2017
Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth
Weckler H, Kong G, Larsen H, Cousijn J, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 363-372. PMID: 29048185, PMCID: PMC6849389, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleExperiential Discounting TaskApproach tendenciesAdolescent smokersApproach bias modificationEffect of impulsivityConstruct of impulsivityAdolescent smoking statusHigher BIS scoresBias modificationCigarette stimuliSmoking statusHigh impulsivityImpulsiveness ScaleImpulsivitySham trainingStudy 1Study 2Adolescents' oddsSmoking cessation interventionCessation outcomesBIS scoresTreatment studiesSmoking behaviorAn Open-Label Pilot Study of an Intervention Using Mobile Phones to Deliver Contingency Management of Tobacco Abstinence to High School Students
Kong G, Goldberg AL, Dallery J, Krishnan-Sarin S. An Open-Label Pilot Study of an Intervention Using Mobile Phones to Deliver Contingency Management of Tobacco Abstinence to High School Students. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 333-337. PMID: 29048181, PMCID: PMC5687821, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent smokersEnd of treatmentPerson cognitive-behavioural therapyCognitive behavioral therapyDaily adolescent smokersCarbon monoxide samplesSeven-day point prevalence abstinencePoint prevalence abstinenceValid videosSmoking cessation interventionParticipants' perceptionsTobacco abstinenceText messagesPilot studyPreliminary efficacyDaily text messagesMonetary incentivesCessation interventionsRemote deliveryAbstinenceParticipantsStudy findingsSaliva samplesSmokersIntervention
2015
Update of Adolescent Smoking Cessation Interventions: 2009–2014
Simon P, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Update of Adolescent Smoking Cessation Interventions: 2009–2014. Current Addiction Reports 2015, 2: 15-23. PMID: 26295017, PMCID: PMC4540362, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-015-0040-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive bias modification combined with cognitive behavioral therapy: A smoking cessation intervention for adolescents
Larsen H, Kong G, Becker D, Cavallo D, Cousijn J, Salemink E, D’Escury-Koenigs A, Krishnan-Sarin S, Wiers R. Cognitive bias modification combined with cognitive behavioral therapy: A smoking cessation intervention for adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 146: e168. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.374.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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