Promoting Home Smoking Restrictions: Biomarker Feedback to Smoking and Non-Smoking Adults

Promoting Home Smoking Restrictions: Biomarker Feedback to Cohabitating Smoking and Non-Smoking Adults

This study is directed at decreasing home environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) exposure with a novel approach of adoption of home smoking restrictions. This will be done by providing the cohabitating smoker and non-smoker with biomarker feedback documenting exposure to ETS. The intent is to identify an intervention strategy(ies) to reduce ETS exposure.

This is a two-group interventional trial targeting cohabitating smokers and non-smokers. Participants will be randomized to the control condition or biomarker feedback group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Cohabitating Non-Smoker (control) and smoker (active)
• Smoker must test > 6ppm on carbon dioxide (CO) test and non-smoker < 6ppm
• General good health
• Written informed consent
• Live within Twin Cities 7 county metropolitan area (Minnesota)
• Plan to live in same home for 6 months and be willing for researchers to come to their home

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals that live in a treatment facility or shelter
• Individuals endorsing current domestic violence