TOBACCO DEPENDENCE

This study tested a program called CareConnect that uses automated phone calls to help cancer patients stop smoking. 400 cancer patients who smoked took part. The program offered educational messages and direct referrals to quitlines and other resources. The goal was to see if th…

This study tested a new treatment that combines standard smoking cessation help with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a proven therapy for suicide risk. The goal was to help veteran smokers who are at high risk for suicide quit tobacco. 67 veterans took part, and the study mea…

This study tested a type of talk therapy called Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) to help people with serious mental illness quit smoking. Sixteen adults who smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day and wanted to quit took part. The therapy focused on building personal strengths and confid…

This pilot study tested whether a computer program featuring an avatar (a digital guide) could help adults in low-income housing in Baltimore quit smoking and connect them with lung cancer screening. Ten participants were enrolled and followed for 6 months. The main goal was to s…

This study tested a program called Enhanced Chronic Care for veterans who were not ready to quit smoking. The program provided ongoing motivation and support to help them become ready to quit. Over 500 veterans took part, and the study compared this approach to standard care to s…

This study tested whether using very low nicotine cigarettes along with nicotine-containing e-cigarettes could reduce harmful chemicals in smokers with mental health conditions. 88 smokers took part. The main goal was to measure a cancer-related substance in urine and other marke…

This study tested whether a computer-based virtual counselor, along with support from a community health worker, could help adults in public housing quit smoking and get screened for lung cancer. Five people aged 50 or older who smoked took part. The goal was to see if the progra…

This study looked at whether little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) are addictive, especially when flavored like fruit, and if men and women respond differently. Researchers studied 65 young adults who smoke both LCCs and cigarettes. They measured how much people would smoke as pric…

This study looked at whether flavor chemicals in e-cigarettes can make them more addictive by changing brain function. 36 adults who regularly use tobacco products took part. Researchers measured brain activity and puffing behavior to understand how flavors influence addiction ri…