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This study tested a new support program designed to help veterans who smoke but aren't ready to quit. It compared an 'Enhanced Chronic Care' approach, which offered ongoing motivational support, to standard care, which was just brief yearly advice to quit. The goal was to see if …

This study tested an automated phone system called CareConnect that helps cancer patients quit smoking. The system called 400 cancer patients who smoke and offered to connect them with free quitting resources. Researchers wanted to see if this automated approach would help more p…

This study tested whether switching smokers with mental health conditions to cigarettes with very low nicotine, while also providing e-cigarettes, could reduce their exposure to harmful chemicals and help control their addiction. Researchers followed 88 daily smokers for 16 weeks…

This small study tested whether a therapy focused on building personal strengths could help adults with serious mental illness quit smoking. Sixteen participants who wanted to quit received 16 weeks of group therapy alongside nicotine replacement. Researchers measured whether the…

This study tested a new way to help veterans who smoke and are at high risk for suicide to quit. It compared standard quit-smoking treatment to a program that also included special therapy (DBT) to help manage difficult emotions. The goal was to see if the combined approach was m…

This small pilot study tested whether a program using a virtual counselor on a tablet, combined with support from a community health worker, is a practical and acceptable way to help people quit smoking. It involved 15 adults from public housing in Baltimore who wanted to quit. T…

This small pilot study tested whether a computer program delivered by a virtual 'avatar' coach, combined with support from a community health worker, could help people quit smoking. The study involved 30 adults from Baltimore public housing who were current smokers. Researchers m…

This study aimed to understand if certain flavor chemicals in e-cigarettes (vapes) can make them more addictive by changing how the brain responds. Researchers had 36 adult tobacco users try two different vape flavors for ten days while continuing their normal tobacco use. They u…

This study aimed to understand whether little cigars and cigarillos, especially flavored ones, are more addictive than cigarettes. Researchers worked with 65 young adults aged 18-34 who regularly smoked both products. They measured how price changes affected participants' desire …