Coping Skills Treatment for Smoking Cessation (Project-WIN)
Nicotine Dependence
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Nicotine Dependence focused on measuring cigarette smoking, smoking cessation, nicotine dependence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-65 years old
- regular smoker for at least one year
- currently smoking 10 or more cigarettes per day
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current Axis I disorder
- Psychoactive substance abuse or dependence (excluding nicotine dependence) within past year
- Current suicidal risk
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Use of nicotine replacement products or bupropion
Sites / Locations
- Butler Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
New Smoking Cessation Counseling
Standard Smoking Cessation Counseling
One 60-minute individual session Seven 2-hour group sessions Two individual brief telephone contacts over an eight-week period. Eight weeks of transdermal nicotine patch, which will begin at the time of quitting smoking and will continue even after the treatment sessions have ended. Standard nicotine patch dosing will be used.
One 60-minute individual session Seven 2-hour group sessions Two individual brief telephone contacts over an eight-week period. Eight weeks of transdermal nicotine patch, which will begin at the time of quitting smoking and will continue even after the treatment sessions have ended. Standard nicotine patch dosing will be used.