Experimental evidence for a causal relationship between smoking lapse and relapse. |
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Authors: | Juliano, Laura M. Donny, Eric C. Houtsmuller, Elisabeth J. Stitzer, Maxine L. |
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Abstract: | In this study, the authors prospectively evaluated the impact of a smoking lapse on relapse probability. After 4 days of smoking abstinence, 60 smokers were randomly assigned to smoke 5 nicotine-containing or 5 denicotinized cigarettes, or to remain abstinent (no lapse) during a 4-hr time period. Afterward, smoking abstinence was encouraged with monetary incentives, and smoking behavior was tracked for 6 days. Relative to the no-lapse condition, exposure to either of the cigarette types more than doubled the probability of subsequent smoking. Smoking outcomes did not differ between nicotine-containing and denicotinized cigarettes. The data suggest that stimulus factors may play an important role in lapse to relapse processes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords: | smoking lapse relapse probability denicotinized cigarettes nicotine containing cigarettes |
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