Contingency management for smoking cessation: enhancing feasibility through use of immunoassay test strips measuring cotinine.
Schepis TS, Duhig AM, Liss T, McFetridge A, Wu R, Cavallo DA, Dahl T, Jatlow P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Contingency management for smoking cessation: enhancing feasibility through use of immunoassay test strips measuring cotinine. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2008, 10: 1495-501. PMID: 19023841, PMCID: PMC3679884, DOI: 10.1080/14622200802323209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContingency managementAdolescent smokersTreatment-seeking adultsQuit attemptsSmoking cessationUse of cotinineUrinary cotinineBehavioral interventionsIntervention programsImmunoassay test stripUrinary cotinine levelsAbstinenceMultiple daily measurementsObjective indicatorsDaily appointmentsCotinine levelsCotinineImmunoassay testingGood markerAdultsBreath COVariety of substancesInterventionCessationSmokersEffects of Acute Tobacco Abstinence in Adolescent Smokers Compared with Nonsmokers
Smith AE, Cavallo DA, Dahl T, Wu R, George TP, Krishnan-Sarin S. Effects of Acute Tobacco Abstinence in Adolescent Smokers Compared with Nonsmokers. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2008, 43: 46-54. PMID: 18565437, PMCID: PMC2527725, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent smokersInitiation of abstinenceMood symptomsAcute tobacco abstinenceNicotine withdrawal symptomsNegative mood symptomsAbstinence-induced changesHours of abstinenceCigarette smokingNicotine withdrawalWithdrawal symptomsDaily smokingTobacco abstinenceAdult smokersTobacco useInpatient sessionsSmokersSimilar subjective effectsNonsmokersAbstinence effectsSymptomsAbstinence periodAdolescent nonsmokersMood changesProlonged abstinence