2013
An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence–contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy
Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo DA, Cooney JL, Schepis TS, Kong G, Liss TB, Liss AK, McMahon TJ, Nich C, Babuscio T, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM. An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence–contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 346-351. PMID: 23523130, PMCID: PMC3748248, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation interventionCognitive behavioral therapyAbstinence-contingent incentivesAdolescent smokersCessation interventionsBehavioral therapyCigarette useEffective smoking cessation interventionsUrine cotinine levelsPoint prevalence abstinenceShort-term abstinenceSecondary outcomesCotinine levelsPrimary outcomeCessation treatmentCessation barriersCessation skillsFirst cigaretteFollow-upSmokersHigher abstinenceSurvival analysisNovel interventionsFour weeksHigh school
2006
Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Adolescent Smokers
Krishnan-Sarin S, Duhig AM, McKee SA, McMahon TJ, Liss T, McFetridge A, Cavallo DA. Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Adolescent Smokers. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2006, 14: 306-310. PMID: 16893273, DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.14.3.306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent smokersSchool-based smoking cessation programUrine cotinine levelsMonths of treatmentWeekly cognitive behavioral therapySmoking cessation programCBT alone groupCotinine levelsCessation programsContingency management proceduresBiochemical verificationPilot studyDaily appointmentsWeeksContingency managementAbstinenceCessationSmokersAdolescentsGroupReset contingencyParticipantsTherapyMonths