Culturally Specific Interventions: African American Smokers

Culturally Specific Interventions and Acculturation in African American Smokers

The investigators expect that a culturally specific group intervention targeting African American smokers will result in greater smoking cessation rates compared to a standard intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. self-identification as African American
2. current smoker of ≥ 5 cigarettes/day or expired CO level of ≥ 8 ppm;
3. age 18-65;
4. able to speak and read English;
5. permanent contact information;
6. access to transportation by public transit or car;
7. no current behavioral or pharmacological treatment ;
8. interest in quitting smoking; (9) have availability to attend sessions.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. enrolled in another cessation program,
2. do not speak and read English,
3. do not have access to transportation by car or bus to attend sessions,
4. do not have childcare during session times,
5. have contraindications for patch use (pregnant/breastfeeding),
6. if they are in treatment for substance abuse (e.g., illicit drugs, alcohol abuse),
7. if they endorse active addiction to another substance (e.g., illicit drugs or alcohol),
8. if they have been diagnosed with an acute cardiac or respiratory condition;
9. people identified as having a severe mental illness