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
2009
d-Cycloserine attenuates reactivity to smoking cues in nicotine dependent smokers: A pilot investigation
Santa Ana EJ, Rounsaville BJ, Frankforter TL, Nich C, Babuscio T, Poling J, Gonsai K, Hill KP, Carroll KM. d-Cycloserine attenuates reactivity to smoking cues in nicotine dependent smokers: A pilot investigation. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2009, 104: 220-227. PMID: 19592176, PMCID: PMC2791457, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cuesCue exposure therapyExposure therapyD-cycloserineVivo smoking cuesBehavioral exposure therapyCue exposure treatmentNicotine dependenceNicotine-dependent smokersPilot laboratory studyCue reactivitySubjective urgePhysiological reactivityExposure treatmentCuesDependent smokersAbstinence of smokingPlace preferenceSmoking behaviorExpired carbon monoxide levelsPilot investigationExploratory analysisGeneral communityOne weekPrior studies