Psychological and pharmacological approaches to smoking relapse prevention.

This paper reports data from two studies which examined the effects of smoking treatments combining psychological and pharmacologic treatment methods. Nicotine chewing gum (Nicorette) was used as a pharmacologic aid to help achieve nonsmoking and maintain abstinence. Aversive smoking procedures were used to produce rapid cessation. Cognitive behavioral skills training was included to help subjects develop strategies for identifying and coping with high risk episodes.