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
2010
Smoking Expectancies, Weight Concerns, and Dietary Behaviors in Adolescence
Cavallo DA, Smith AE, Schepis TS, Desai R, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S. Smoking Expectancies, Weight Concerns, and Dietary Behaviors in Adolescence. Pediatrics 2010, 126: e66-e72. PMID: 20547649, PMCID: PMC3662026, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking-related weight concernsDietary restrictionHeavy smokersWeight concernsLight smokersEffect of smokingCross-sectional surveyCessation interventionsCigarette smokingSmoking intensitySmoking levelsSmokersBody weightDietary behaviorsGreater weight concernClinical implicationsNonsmokersCross-sectional natureSmoking expectanciesInfluence of genderSmokingAdolescentsSchool adolescentsHigh school adolescentsExpectancy