Assessing the feasibility of using contingency management to modify cigarette smoking by adolescents.

John M. Roll (2005). Assessing the feasibility of using contingency management to modify cigarette smoking by adolescents. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 463-467.

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 generally successful and that further investigation of this topic is warranted.

DESCRIPTORS: adolescents, contingency management, cigarette smoking