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*I use the terms “tobacco user” and “people who smoke” to counter the pejorative implications of the term “smoker(s)” | *I use the terms “tobacco user” and “people who smoke” to counter the pejorative implications of the term “smoker(s)” | ||
*I found that most of the tobacco and health advocates I encountered held dismissive and demeaning views about people who smoke... | *I found that most of the tobacco and health advocates I encountered held dismissive and demeaning views about people who smoke... | ||
===2012: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-abstract/15/2/552/1058604 Crossing the Smoking Divide for Young Adults: Expressions of Stigma and Identity Among Smokers and Nonsmokers]=== | |||
*The themes identified illustrated how nonsmokers’ perception of smoking as illogical and self-destructive supported harsh reactions, including stigmatizing behaviors that antagonized smokers. | |||
*A supportive/empathic tobacco-control denormalization approach could enhance young adult smokers’ willingness to make the transition from smoker to smoke free and elicit stronger support for their efforts from nonsmokers. | |||
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