Nicotine and Tobacco Research Center

At the heart of the Centers' research is the Nicotine and Tobacco Research Center. This Center covers a wide range of investigation into tobacco and nicotine dependence that includes basic research in fundamental biobehavioral mechanisms and applied research. 

Applied research studies include: clinical and community studies in pharmacological and cognitive behavioral interventions, brief interventions in managed care settings and other health care settings, interventions for uninsured and underserved populations, the use of computer informatics technologies, and dissemination of research findings to inform treatment practices and public policy.  The Nicotine and Tobacco Research Center has undergone tremendous growth. 

Current awards include:

• Genetic Risk Factors for Nicotine Addiction
• Intervention Study to Promote Physician Adherence to Smoking Cessation Guidelines
• Motivating the Parents of Kids with Asthma to Quit Smoking (for Latinos)
• Motivation and Patch Treatment for HIV-Positive Smokers
• Prenatal smoking Exposure and Infant Cortisol Actvivity
• Smoking Cessation in the Chest Pain Observation Unit
• Training Program for Smoking Cessation for TMH Nurses
• Translating Research into Real World: The VNA as a New Channel for Smoking Cessation

More research programs

Faculty

Faculty members with an interest in Smoking Cessation Treatment 

Beth Bock, PhD

Belinda Borrelli, PhD      

Brian Hitsman, PhD

Elizabeth Lloyd Richardson, PhD

Faculty members with an interest in dissemination research for tobacco control:

Find out more:

• Smoking cessation program at The Miriam Hospital

• Doc Chat: How to Quit Smoking for the Last Time