Preliminary Examination of Adolescent Spending in a Contingency Management-Based Smoking-Cessation Program

• NCJ Number: 232061
• Journal: Journal Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Dated: September-October 2010 Pages: 335-342
• Author(s): Dana A. Cavallo; Charla Nich; Ty S. Schepis; Anne E. Smith; Thomas B. Liss; Amanda K. McFetridge; Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin
• Date Published: September 2010
• Length: 8 pages
• Grant Number(s): P50DA0942
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the spending habits of adolescent smokers.

Abstract

Contingency management (CM) utilizing monetary incentives is efficacious in enhancing abstinence in an adolescent smoking-cessation program, but how adolescents spend their money has not been examined. This study assessed spending habits of 38 adolescent smokers in a CM-based smoking-cessation project prior to quitting and during treatment using a questionnaire about spending in a number of categories, including cigarettes, other addictive substances, durable goods, and disposable goods. Our preliminary results indicate that participation in a CM-based program for smoking cessation did not lead to greater spending on cigarettes and other substances and may have produced more socially acceptable spending. Figure and references (Published Abstract)