Relationship of depression to smoking outcomes in a methadone-maintained population.

The association of depression and successful smoking cessation efforts is inconsistent. We test the hypothesis that higher levels of depression complicate efforts to quit smoking in a methadone-maintained (MM) population offered nicotine replacement and a brief behavioral intervention. We recruited 383 participants from 2/02 to 5/04; 340 (88.

A smoking cessation intervention for the methadone-maintained.

Aim: To test, in combination with the nicotine patch, the incremental efficacy of a maximal, tailored behavioral treatment over a minimal treatment for smoking cessation.

Design: Randomized clinical trial with 6-month follow-up.

Setting: Five methadone maintenance treatment centers in Rhode Island.

Respiratory symptom relief related to reduction in cigarette use.

Introduction: Many smokers reduce their cigarette consumption during failed attempts to quit. We report the impact of changes in consumption on smoking-related respiratory symptom severity (SRRSS).

Methods: Between February 2002 and May 2004 we recruited 383 smokers from 5 methadone maintenance programs for a randomized trial of nicotine replacement plus behavioral treatment versus nicotine replacement alone for smoking cessation.