TOBACCO DEPENDENCE

This study tested a new group therapy program designed to help veterans at high risk for suicide quit smoking. It combined standard quit-smoking counseling with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which teaches skills to manage difficult emotions. The goal was to see if this comb…

This study tested whether an enhanced support program could help veterans who smoke but weren't ready to quit. Researchers compared ongoing motivational support and counseling to standard yearly advice about quitting. They followed 502 veterans for two years to see which approach…

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 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 little cigars and cigarillos, especially flavored ones like fruit, 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' d…

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…