Responding To Tobacco Cravings

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Dear participant,

Are you a smoker who has tried to quit but found that cravings got in your way? Do you know of a smoker in a similar position?

The University of Lincoln will give the opportunity for regular smokers to participate in cutting-edge psychological research that might help them learn to better manage their cravings.

Participants can complete the online study in approximately 30 minutes, at a place and time of their choice, and may choose to enter a prize draw to win £100.

To participate you need to be: a) a current smoker, b) fluent in English, c) not currently using any other smoking cessation treatments (e.g. e-cigarettes). 

This study is about learning two contemporary, psychological techniques for managing tobacco cravings. The techniques are taught via two, 10-minute-long videos imbedded in the online study.

You will not be asked to try and quit smoking as part of the study.

However, if you wish to try to put into practice what you learned, you will be given the option to participate in Part B of the project. Part B participants will be asked to use the techniques they have learned in a practice attempt to manage their cravings and quit or reduce their smoking for 24 hours. Part B participants may also opt to enter a draw for a prize of £100. 

We believe that the techniques taught might help all participants learn how to respond to their cravings more effectively, helping them in current and future attempts to quit smoking.

I hope that you will find this project of interest and that you decide to take part in this groundbreaking study.

Best wishes,

Van Stephanopoulos

Principal Investigator

Compensation: Prize draw of £100 (and a second prize draw of £100 for those who will also choose to do Part B)

Location: https://goo.gl/FfLvZB