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RECRUITINGPhase 3INTERVENTIONAL

Early Withdrawal Exposure and Negative Affect Withdrawal (NAW) Regulation Training for Smoking Cessation

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About This Trial

Smoking remains the single most preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for approximately half a million deaths every year. The current study will investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of a novel smoking cessation intervention. The current study will thus provide essential information regarding a treatment that has the potential to enhance the efficacy of existing smoking cessation interventions, thereby having a beneficial impact on the public health of the United States.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - at least 18 years of age - smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day - Expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) reading of at least five parts per million - report the intention to quit - reside in the Birmingham area with no plan to relocate outside of the area in the next 6 months - access to a telephone Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - inability to speak English - presence of a condition that contraindicates use of the nicotine patch - presence of conditions that might interfere with compliance with the protocol or greatly complicate treatment - any acutely life-threatening disease - concurrent participation in a formal treatment program for smoking cessation - current use of any pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * at least 18 years of age * smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day * Expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) reading of at least five parts per million * report the intention to quit * reside in the Birmingham area with no plan to relocate outside of the area in the next 6 months * access to a telephone Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak English * presence of a condition that contraindicates use of the nicotine patch * presence of conditions that might interfere with compliance with the protocol or greatly complicate treatment * any acutely life-threatening disease * concurrent participation in a formal treatment program for smoking cessation * current use of any pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

cognitive-behavioral withdrawal regulation strategies

Participants will generate and refine individualized withdrawal regulation strategies with the aid of a therapist

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relaxation strategies

Participants will generate and refine relaxation techniques with the aid of a therapist

BEHAVIORAL

early withdrawal exposure

Exposure to the first 4 hours of abstinence across 4 separate sessions

Locations (1)

Ryals Public Health Building
Birmingham, Alabama, United States