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Assessing the Feasibility of Using Contingency Management to Modify Cigarette Smoking by Adolescents
Roll, John M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Many smokers initiate this dangerous behavior during adolescence. This report describes a contingency management intervention designed to initate and maintain a period of abstinence from cigarettes by adolescent smokers. Results suggest that the intervention was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Contingency Management, Smoking, Behavior Modification