Contingency management promotes smoking reductions in residential substance abuse patients.
Rates and consequences of cigarette smoking are more severe in substance abusers. In this 12-week pilot study, residential substance abuse treatment patients received standard care for smoking cessation (n=12) or prize contingency management (n=12) for expired carbon monoxide (CO) tests < or =8 ppm and salivary cotinine <10 ng/ml, which are indicative of smoking abstinence. Percentage of negative CO tests and the highest number of consecutive negative CO tests were greater in contingency management compared to standard care.
Alessi
Sheila M
SM
University of Connecticut Health Center, USA. alessi@psychiatry.uchc.edu
Petry
Nancy M
NM
Urso
Julie
J
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001944:Breath Tests; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D014040:Token Economy