Can remote trials work as well as in-person? new study aims to find out.

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Common to all 3 RCTs: Inclusion criteria: 1. age18+ years 2. stable mailing address (for mailing study packets if assigned to Remote Intake and/or Remote Treatment/Assessment) within accessible range (1.5 hours) of each study site (per self report) 3. able to read, speak \& verbally comprehend English 4. own an iOS or Android smartphone 5. have a valid e-mail address that is checked regularly or have regular access to text messages (to access follow-up assessments) Specific to RCT 1: Inclusion criteria: a) daily cigarette smoker of 5+ cigarettes/day for 6+ months b) moderate or greater motivation to quit smoking (6+ on the Motivation to Stop Smoking Scale) d) agree to refrain from use of other tobacco products and use of non-study cessation treatments while participating in the trial e) Willing to be randomized to attend remote/in-person visits Exclusion Criteria: * Specific to RCT 1: a) use of tobacco/nicotine products other than cigarettes (except blunts, spliffs, cigars, little cigars, cigarillos) for average of 5\_ days per week over the past 3 months b) prior allergy/intolerance to NRT patch or lozenge c). pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in next 4 months d) use of varenicline, NRT (e.g., patch, gum, lozenge), or bupropion in past 7 days for purpose of quitting smoking e) consumption of \>28 alcohol-containing drinks per week g) high risk involvement with illicit or nonmedical prescription drugs (NIDA-modified ASSIST=27+) h) suicide attempt with at least some wish to die in past 3 months i) mental illness (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression) that led to hospitalization in the past 30 days j) unable/unwilling to provide informed consent or follow directions, inappropriately responsive, based on staff observations k) for participants age 21+: refusal to provide/show a pack of cigarettes for documentation at the intake visit