| Abstract: | 120 Ss (who smoked a mean of 30.5 cigarettes/day) were assigned either to intensive behavioral treatment, to nicotine gum in a low-contact treatment, or to the intensive behavioral plus nicotine gum treatment. At each assessment, Ss reported the number of cigarettes smoked in the previous 24 hrs and provided blood samples; assessments were conducted at 0, 3, 12, 26, and 52 wks. Results show that the combined treatment produced higher abstinence rates than the other 2 conditions at all assessments. These differences were significant at 3, 12, and 26 wks, but not at 52 wks. Nicotine dependence was assessed by blood cotinine levels, scores on a dependence scale, and by number of cigarettes smoked at pretreatment. It was found that Ss with high blood cotinines were more likely to be helped by nicotine gum treatment than were less dependent Ss. (4 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
