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Addictive Behaviors

Addict.Behav.

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36

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LR: 20141202; CI: Copyright (c) 2010; GR: K23 DA015774/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23 DA015774-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23DA15774/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7603486; 0 (Nicotinic Agonists); 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide); NIHM

England

1873-6327; 0306-4603

PMID: 20888129

eng

Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM

10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.026 [doi]

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20888129

OBJECTIVES: This study examined differences in cessation success based on smokers' self-initiated pre-quit reductions in cigarettes per day (cpd). METHODS: The study utilized data from a nicotine replacement+behavioral therapy smoking cessation intervention conducted in a female prison facility with 179 participants who were wait-listed for 6 months prior to intervention. We compared two groups of smokers based on whether they self-selected to reduce smoking prior to their cessation attempt (n=77) or whether they increased smoking or did not reduce (n=102). General Estimating Equations (GEE) were used to model smoking cessation through 12-month follow-up. RESULTS: Examination of pre-cessation cpd showed that those who reduced were heavier smokers at baseline, relative to those who did not reduce (p

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Cropsey,K.L., Jackson,D.O., Hale,G.J., Carpenter,M.J., Stitzer,M.L.

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35209, United States. kcropsey@be.apsyl.his.uab.edu

PMC3005277

http://vp9py7xf3h.search.serialssolutions.com/?charset=utf-8&pmid=20888129

2011