Comparing Smoking Treatment Programs for Lighter Smokers - 1

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare two different types of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved smoking cessation medications (nicotine patch or bupropion) used in conjunction with two levels of counseling. It was hypothesized that the higher level of counseling would have the highest rates of treatment completion and highest rates of abstinence.

Timeline

Start

2003-09

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2009-06

Publications

• Background Gariti P, Levin S, Whittingham T, Barou D, Kampman KM, Lynch K, Halbert CH, Alterman A. Why do those who request smoking treatment fail to attend the first appointment? J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Jul;35(1):62-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.08.009. Epub 2007 Oct 10.
• Results Gariti P, Lynch K, Alterman A, Kampman K, Xie H, Varillo K. Comparing smoking treatment programs for lighter smokers with and without a history of heavier smoking. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009 Oct;37(3):247-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.01.006. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
• Hajizadeh A, Howes S, Theodoulou A, Klemperer E, Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Lindson N. Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 24;5(5):CD000031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub6.

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