Introduction: The great majority of smokers relapse when they make quit attempts. Therefore,
understanding the process of relapse may guide the development of more effective smoking …

Although smoking-cessation rates have continued to increase, the vast majority of smokers
who quit eventually relapse. Between 1974 and 1985, over 1.3 million smokers quit during …

Objectives: Nearly all smokers who lapse experience a full-blown relapse, but the mediating
mechanisms that contribute to this relationship are not well understood. A better …

Three hundred twenty-nine ex-smokers (149 males and 180 females) who had maintained
abstinence for at least 3 months prior to intake were followed for a period of 1 year to …

Rates of smoking relapse remain high, despite the wide availability of cessation aids.
Presumably factors such as craving, withdrawal symptoms, and smoking urges are key …

OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of attempts to stop smoking and predictors of relapse.
METHODS: This study included 2431 smokers from pre-existing Internet panels in the …

Research on relapse has often focused either on the momentary context of lapses or on
stable traits that predict who will relapse. We examine the relation between the two …

Introduction: Relapse is the most common smoking cessation outcome. Accurate prediction
of relapse likelihood could be an important clinical tool used to influence treatment selection …

Background. Relapse remains the most refractory aspect of nicotine dependence, but little is
known about relapse that occurs after a period of prolonged abstinence (ie,“late relapse”) …

Aims To describe the long‐term natural history of a range of potential determinants of
relapse from quitting smoking. Design, setting and participants A survey of 2502 ex‐smokers …