Project Impact 2: A Culturally Tailored Smoking Cessation Intervention for Latino Smokers

Participants receive 4 weeks of 21 mg, 4 weeks of 14 mg, and 4 weeks of 7 mg patches.

Questionnaires regarding tobacco and alcohol use, culture, religion, and sense of control completed at baseline, at weeks 2 and 6, and at 3 and 6 months after baseline.

Carbon monoxide (CO) test given at baseline, at weeks 2 and 6, and at 3 and 6 months after baseline.

Participants receive general health education and handouts.

Participants given reading materials that highlight how aspects of their culture relate to health, smoking and quitting.

Participants attend 3 counseling sessions during the study.