2022
Examining Tobacco Treatment Perceptions and Barriers Among Black vs. Non-Black Adults Attending Lung Cancer Screening
Bold KW, Cannon S, Ford BB, Neveu S, Sather P, Toll BA, Fucito LM. Examining Tobacco Treatment Perceptions and Barriers Among Black vs. Non-Black Adults Attending Lung Cancer Screening. Cancer Prevention Research 2022, 15: 327-333. PMID: 35063942, PMCID: PMC9064926, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningCancer screeningTobacco treatmentWithdrawal symptomsRace/ethnicityTreatment perceptionsUS Preventive Services Task ForceHealth disparitiesAnnual lung cancerSmilow Cancer HospitalYale-New HavenCharacteristics of patientsHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk populationNon-Hispanic blacksTobacco-related health disparitiesAddress health disparitiesPatient characteristicsSmoking historyBlack patientsCancer HospitalLung cancerHigh riskPatientsSmoking
2020
A Preoperative Contingency Management Intervention for Smoking Abstinence in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
Rojewski AM, Fucito LM, Baker NL, Krishnan-Sarin S, Carpenter MJ, Bernstein SL, Toll BA. A Preoperative Contingency Management Intervention for Smoking Abstinence in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 23: 1064-1067. PMID: 33340400, PMCID: PMC8248947, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of surgeryCancer surgeryAbstinence ratesContingency management interventionCM patientsCM interventionSeven-day point prevalence abstinence ratesCM groupSelf-reported smoking abstinencePoint prevalence abstinence ratesTobacco treatment programEnd of treatmentIncentives contingentMonetary incentives contingentBreath carbon monoxideCO breath testMultisite pilot studyOperable cancerStandard careNicotine patchCancer patientsSmoking abstinenceSurgical proceduresBreath testPatients
2019
Longitudinal Findings from a Randomized Clinical Trial of Varenicline for Alcohol Use Disorder with Comorbid Cigarette Smoking
Bold KW, Zweben A, Fucito LM, Piepmeier ME, Muvvala S, Wu R, Gueorguieva R, O'Malley SS. Longitudinal Findings from a Randomized Clinical Trial of Varenicline for Alcohol Use Disorder with Comorbid Cigarette Smoking. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 937-944. PMID: 30817018, PMCID: PMC7039307, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of treatmentAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinking daysMedical managementCigarette smokingComorbid cigarette smokingUse disordersDrinking daysCo-occurring alcohol use disorderHigh ratePlacebo-controlled trialBetter clinical outcomesAssessment of alcoholPercent of participantsVarenicline treatmentClinical outcomesSmoking abstinenceParallel groupClinical trialsTimeline FollowVareniclineSmoking behaviorAlcohol treatmentPosttreatment outcomesMultisite trialElectronic cigarette and tobacco use in individuals entering methadone or buprenorphine treatment
Baldassarri SR, Fiellin DA, Savage ME, Madden LM, Beitel M, Dhingra LK, Fucito L, Camenga D, Bollampally P, Barry DT. Electronic cigarette and tobacco use in individuals entering methadone or buprenorphine treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 197: 37-41. PMID: 30769264, PMCID: PMC6637405, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid agonist therapyCurrent cigarette smokingCigarette smokingEC useHigher oddsFormer smokersLower oddsPsychiatric distressPast cigarette smokingElectronic cigarette useAgonist therapyCurrent smokersBuprenorphine treatmentChronic painTobacco useNicotine dependenceUse disordersSmokingCigarette useMultivariate analysisElectronic cigarettesSmokersCigarettesMultivariate model
2018
Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial
O’Malley S, Zweben A, Fucito LM, Wu R, Piepmeier ME, Ockert DM, Bold KW, Petrakis I, Muvvala S, Jatlow P, Gueorguieva R. Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 129-138. PMID: 29261824, PMCID: PMC5838706, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMedical managementUse disordersCigarette smokingWeek 9Varenicline tartrateEfficacy of vareniclinePlacebo-controlled trialBehavioral health risksComorbid cigarette smokingRace/ethnicityAlcohol dependence criteriaSmoking 2Medication adherenceOutpatient clinicPlacebo pillsMean ageEligible participantsSmoking abstinenceClinical trialsParallel groupPlaceboMAIN OUTCOMEVareniclineWeek 13
2017
Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study
Baldassarri SR, Bernstein SL, Chupp GL, Slade MD, Fucito LM, Toll BA. Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study. Addictive Behaviors 2017, 80: 1-5. PMID: 29304395, PMCID: PMC6463885, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programTreatment-seeking smokersElectronic cigarettesWeek 24Tobacco treatmentTobacco smokersTreatment programTobacco treatment interventionsTobacco smokingPatch therapyTobacco dependenceEffective adjunctBehavioral counselingMean reductionSmokersSmoking outcomesTreatment settingsTreatment interventionsSmokingNicotine solutionPilot studyNicotineCigarettesSignificant differencesSubjectsThe clinical utility of the Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) in an alcohol pharmacotherapy trial
Zweben A, Piepmeier M, Fucito L, O'Malley S. The clinical utility of the Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) in an alcohol pharmacotherapy trial. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 77: 72-78. PMID: 28476276, PMCID: PMC5480370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication Adherence QuestionnaireMedication adherenceAdherence QuestionnaireMedical managementTreatment attendanceAlcohol pharmacotherapy trialsAlcohol-dependent smokersTreatment satisfaction ratingsBrief psychosocial treatmentsAlcohol use disorderMM sessionsPharmacology treatmentBaseline characteristicsBaseline demographicsAlcohol pharmacotherapyMedication nonadherenceUnintentional nonadherenceAdherence groupPharmacotherapy trialsDependent smokersTreatment adherenceSingle administrationPatient ratingsTreatment periodClinical utility
2016
Exploring the Utility of Web-Based Social Media Advertising to Recruit Adult Heavy-Drinking Smokers for Treatment
Bold KW, Hanrahan TH, O'Malley SS, Fucito LM. Exploring the Utility of Web-Based Social Media Advertising to Recruit Adult Heavy-Drinking Smokers for Treatment. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2016, 18: e107. PMID: 27194456, PMCID: PMC4889869, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAdvertisingAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedSmokingSocial MediaYoung AdultConceptsHeavy drinking smokersWeb-based surveyScreening eligibilityAdult smokersAlcohol useCurrent treatment goalsMajority of smokersGreater New HavenHeavy alcohol consumptionSerious medical problemNon-heavy drinkersPerson followDaily smokingTreatment goalsSmokersSmoking behaviorAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesHeavy drinkersScreening surveyMedical problemsTreatment studiesSmokingInitial eligibilityCertain subgroups
2015
Heavy-Drinking Smokers' Treatment Needs and Preferences: A Mixed-Methods Study
Fucito LM, Hanrahan TH. Heavy-Drinking Smokers' Treatment Needs and Preferences: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2015, 59: 38-44. PMID: 26297324, PMCID: PMC4548819, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol interventionsHeavy drinking smokersMixed-methods studyPerceptions of smokingSmoking cessationTreatment preferencesSmokingStress/negative affectHealth gainsHealth feedbackTreatment formatStrong associationSemi-structured focus group interviewsTreatment modelSmokersOverall enthusiasmDrinkingBehavior changeInterventionGreatest barrierMethods studyTreatmentStandardized surveyFocus group interviewsParticipantsAn analysis of moderators in the COMBINE study: Identifying subgroups of patients who benefit from acamprosate
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Tsai WM, O’Connor P, Fucito L, Zhang H, O’Malley S. An analysis of moderators in the COMBINE study: Identifying subgroups of patients who benefit from acamprosate. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 25: 1586-1599. PMID: 26141511, PMCID: PMC4600651, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcamprosate effectHeavy drinkingShort abstinenceEnhanced treatment responseMonths of treatmentSubgroup of patientsBody mass indexDrug plasma levelsIdentification of subgroupsBetter prognosisLower BMIMass indexPlasma levelsGlutamatergic hyperactivityTreatment responseAcamprosateCOMBINE StudyPrior treatmentLarger studyConsecutive daysAbstinencePretreatment abstinenceTreatment effectsCognitive inefficiencySubgroupsA Randomized Trial for Hazardous Drinking and Smoking Cessation for Callers to a Quitline
Toll BA, Martino S, O’Malley S, Fucito LM, McKee SA, Kahler CW, Rojewski AM, Mahoney MC, Wu R, Celestino P, Seshadri S, Koutsky J, Hyland A, Cummings KM. A Randomized Trial for Hazardous Drinking and Smoking Cessation for Callers to a Quitline. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2015, 83: 445-454. PMID: 25419583, PMCID: PMC5996380, DOI: 10.1037/a0038183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard careHazardous drinkingHigher smoking cessation ratesNew York State Smokers' QuitlineHeavy drinkingBrief motivational counselingSmoking cessation ratesState Smokers' QuitlineBrief alcohol interventionTelephone coachesCessation counselingTreat analysisCessation ratesRandomized trialsTelephone quitlinesCessation successSmoking cessationAcceptable adherenceMotivational counselingQuitlineAlcohol interventionsAlcohol useCareSmokersDrinking
2014
Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, O'Connor PG, Weisner C, Fucito LM, Hoffmann S, Mann K, O'Malley SS. Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2014, 38: 2647-2656. PMID: 25346505, PMCID: PMC4397985, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcamprosateAge FactorsAlcohol AbstinenceAlcohol DeterrentsAlcohol DrinkingBehavior TherapyCombined Modality TherapyControlled Clinical Trials as TopicDecision TreesGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGermanyGoalsHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedNaltrexonePredictive Value of TestsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsTaurineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
2012
Relations of Alcohol Consumption With Smoking Cessation Milestones and Tobacco Dependence
Cook JW, Fucito LM, Piasecki TM, Piper ME, Schlam TR, Berg KM, Baker TB. Relations of Alcohol Consumption With Smoking Cessation Milestones and Tobacco Dependence. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2012, 80: 1075-1085. PMID: 22963593, PMCID: PMC3644956, DOI: 10.1037/a0029931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol consumption patternsTobacco dependenceAlcohol consumptionSmoking cessation milestonesCessation milestonesInfrequent drinkersBinge drinkersModerate drinkersDependence MotivesInitial cessationComposite International Diagnostic InterviewSmoking cessation attemptEffect of treatmentPrimary dependence motivesClinical trialsCessation attemptsSmoking Dependence MotivesCessation failureSecondary dependence motivesDiagnostic InterviewClinical researchDrinkersCessation difficultiesWisconsin InventoryCessationHow Do Perceptions About Cessation Outcomes Moderate the Effectiveness of a Gain-Framed Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling Intervention?
Latimer-Cheung AE, Fucito LM, Carlin-Menter S, Rodriguez J, Raymond L, Salovey P, Makuch R, Cummings KM, Toll BA. How Do Perceptions About Cessation Outcomes Moderate the Effectiveness of a Gain-Framed Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling Intervention? Journal Of Health Communication 2012, 17: 1081-1098. PMID: 22765277, PMCID: PMC3644974, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.665420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState quitlineSmoking cessation counselingTelephone counseling interventionSmoking cessation messagesCessation counselingOutcome expectanciesSmoking statusSmoking cessationCessation messagesQuit statusHealth messagesSecondary analysisSmokers' beliefsCare messagesQuitlineIndividual perceptionsCounseling conditionCounseling interventionPreventionMenPositive outcome expectanciesInterventionOutcomesExpectancyIndividual differencesCigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence
Fucito LM, Park A, Gulliver SB, Mattson ME, Gueorguieva RV, O'Malley SS. Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 832-838. PMID: 22541040, PMCID: PMC3410039, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingAlcohol dependenceBehavioral interventionsAlcohol-dependent smokersCombination of medicationsBaseline demographic differencesPoor treatment outcomesPoor treatment responseDrinking outcomesBetter drinking outcomesSevere alcohol dependenceAlcohol-dependent individualsCigarette intakeAlcohol use outcomesMedical managementPharmacological treatmentTreatment outcomesTreatment responseSmokingSmokersCOMBINE StudyAlcoholism typologyDrinking-related variablesTreatment assignmentNonsmokers
2011
Effect of Night Smoking, Sleep Disturbance, and Their Co-Occurrence on Smoking Outcomes
Peters EN, Fucito LM, Novosad C, Toll BA, O'Malley SS. Effect of Night Smoking, Sleep Disturbance, and Their Co-Occurrence on Smoking Outcomes. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2011, 25: 312-319. PMID: 21443301, PMCID: PMC3571661, DOI: 10.1037/a0023128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported sleep disturbanceCessation failureNight smokingSleep disturbancesSleep habitsGreater sleep disturbanceSmoking cessation treatmentSignificant sleep disturbanceSmoking outcomesPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexCessation outcomesSleep Quality IndexRisk factorsCessation treatmentNicotine dependenceSingle itemHigh-risk groupPhysiological dependenceNicotine patchSleep cycleSmoking statusSmokersSmokingWeek 1Greater riskA preliminary investigation of varenicline for heavy drinking smokers
Fucito LM, Toll BA, Wu R, Romano DM, Tek E, O’Malley S. A preliminary investigation of varenicline for heavy drinking smokers. Psychopharmacology 2011, 215: 655-663. PMID: 21221531, PMCID: PMC3645986, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-2160-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy drinking smokersActive medicationPretreatment groupAlcohol cravingHeavy drinkersOpen-label phaseSmoking cessation pharmacotherapyEffects of vareniclineHeavy drinking daysGreater reductionPlacebo leadVarenicline pretreatmentCessation counselingCessation pharmacotherapyAbstinence ratesCigarette smokingVareniclineSmoking changesDrinking daysPotential treatmentSmokingAlcohol dependenceEntire study periodSmokersHeavy drinking
2010
Nicotine dependence as a moderator of a quitline-based message framing intervention
Fucito LM, Latimer AE, Carlin-Menter S, Salovey P, Cummings KM, Makuch RW, Toll BA. Nicotine dependence as a moderator of a quitline-based message framing intervention. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 114: 229-232. PMID: 21036492, PMCID: PMC3044773, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCounselingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHotlinesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSmoking CessationTobacco Use DisorderConceptsMessage framing interventionsNicotine dependence scoresGain-framed messagesNicotine dependenceDependence scoresMore cigarettesPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceNew York State Smokers' QuitlineSmoking cessation treatmentHigh nicotine dependenceState Smokers' QuitlineBaseline total scoreHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence levelHigher dependence scoresNicotine medicationsNicotine patchCessation treatmentDependent smokersSmoking abstinenceSmokersSmoking outcomesTotal scoreFraming interventionQuitlineCognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression Emotion Regulation Strategies in Cigarette Smokers
Fucito LM, Juliano LM, Toll BA. Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression Emotion Regulation Strategies in Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2010, 12: 1156-1161. PMID: 20829326, PMCID: PMC2964920, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntq146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategiesCognitive reappraisalExpressive suppressionGreater attentional biasEmotional Stroop taskMood induction procedureGreater positive moodActual smoking behaviorImportant psychological factorDepressive symptomsAttentional biasStroop taskSmoking cuesMotivational correlatesNegative affectPositive moodMood conditionWeaker expectanciesInduction procedureDepressed subsampleFrequent reappraisalPreliminary supportPsychological factorsCurrent depressive symptoms
2009
Depression Moderates Smoking Behavior in Response to a Sad Mood Induction
Fucito LM, Juliano LM. Depression Moderates Smoking Behavior in Response to a Sad Mood Induction. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2009, 23: 546-551. PMID: 19769439, PMCID: PMC2749968, DOI: 10.1037/a0016529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher depression scoresSmoking behaviorDepression scoresMood changesDepression-prone smokersAir carbon monoxideNegative mood changesVulnerable smokersSmokersPotential mediatorsSmoking motivationModifying effectScoresCigarette puffsMoodPositive moodPreliminary supportInductionPotential moderatorsParticipantsSad mood inductionSmoking