Financial incentives to promote extended smoking abstinence in opioid-maintained patients: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Prior studies by our group demonstrated the efficacy of a brief but intensive behavioral intervention for producing initial smoking abstinence among opioid-dependent patients. In the present study, our aim was to promote longer-duration abstinence in this population. Following an initial 2-week incentive intervention for smoking abstinence, we examined whether a 10-week maintenance arm involving continuation of contingent reinforcement will produce greater smoking abstinence than a similar duration of noncontingent reinforcement.

Design

Randomized, 12-week, parallel-group study.

Setting

Out-patient research clinic in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Participants

Opioid-maintained smokers (n = 88) who provided breath carbon monoxide and urinary coti

SUBMITTER: Sigmon SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4826799 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature