Delay discounting describes how individuals tend to prefer smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards, and high levels of discounting are predictive of various [...]

It is estimated that more than 50% of smokers who become pregnant will continue to smoke despite the Surgeon General's warning. In some studies, prenatal smoke exposure h [...]

The proposed research study aims to explore the most effective methods of training undergraduate nursing students in motivational interviewing, such that they achieve a b [...]

Smoking cigarettes during the perioperative period is associated with many adverse surgical outcomes. Many hospitals, including some Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAM [...]

To reduce surgical complications related to smoking, some Veteran Affairs (VA) medical centers have implemented requirements that patients quit smoking prior to elective [...]

Adult tobacco use in the US has been declining; however, rates remain elevated among socioeconomically disadvantaged persons. Community-based primary care clinics are cru [...]