Forced Smoking Abstinence
Tobacco use contributes to over 400 000 deaths annually. Many successful interventions have been developed for smoking cessation, but the success of smoking relapse–prevention interventions is limited. Forced tobacco abstinence alone during incarceration has little impact on postrelease smoking status. Does a behavioral intervention provided prior to the release improve smoking cessation?
- Title: Forced Smoking Abstinence - Not Enough for Smoking Cessation
- Authors: Jennifer G. Clarke, MD, MPH; L. A. R. Stein, PhD; Rosemarie A. Martin, PhD; Stephen A. Martin, MD; Donna Parker, ScD; Cheryl E. Lopes, PhD; Arthur R. McGovern, PhD; Rachel Simon, BS; Mary Roberts, MS; Peter Friedman, MD, MPH; Beth Bock, PhD
- Date: 2013
- Source: JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(9):789-794. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.197.
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