Text-Message Outreach to Connect Adolescents and Young Adults to Nicotine Treatment: A Pilot Study in Pediatric Primary Care

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of text-message outreach in connecting adolescents and young adults to nicotine treatment.
• Conducted a pilot study in pediatric primary care settings.
• Utilized a text-message outreach system to engage adolescents and young adults.
• Monitored connections made to nicotine treatment through responses to messages.
• Increased connection rates to nicotine treatment services reported.
• Adolescents and young adults showed higher engagement through text messages.