Smokers' expected outcomes of using nicotine dependence medications may act as barriers
to their use. In Study 1, 27 smokers were interviewed. Framework analysis was used to …

BACKGROUND:: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has been proven to be effective in
heterogeneous groups of smokers. However, analyses have not specifically examined …

BACKGROUND: Behavioral and pharmacological treatments have been shown to improve
smoking cessation rates, but treatments are under-utilized. AIMS: To examine the …

Aims To evaluate relapse prevention (relapse prevention) and contingency management
(contingency management) for optimizing smoking cessation outcomes using nicotine …

The “hardening hypothesis” states tobacco control activities have mostly influenced those
smokers who found it easier to quit and, thus, remaining smokers are those who are less …

Aim To evaluate the population effectiveness of stop‐smoking medications while accounting
for potential recall bias by controlling for quit attempt recency. Design Prospective cohort …

Although most smokers in our society report that they would like to quit, smoking prevalence
rates have remained relatively unchanged during most of the 1990s. This is in contrast to a …

Objective: To determine the feasibility of implementing cessation interventions in Syria.
Methods: We randomized 50 smokers to either a brief or intensive behavioral cessation …

Background: Within the alcoholism field, there is mounting evidence supporting an important
relationship between medication adherence and drinking outcomes. Little is known …

This study was designed to examine the effect of a policy banning smoking and a smoking-
cessation intervention on alcohol and drug treatment outcomes. We compared long-term …