Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention

Participants in this group will group will receive the Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) smokeless tobacco cessation reduction intervention via text message over a period of four weeks. Participants will initially report their smokeless tobacco use according to their usual habit, and over the course of the intervention be directed via text message precise times to start and stop each instance of smokeless tobacco use, gradually reducing the occurrences of use. In addition, this group will also receive the support messages that are sent to the control group.

Participants in this group will receive text messages about smokeless tobacco cessation in the form of counseling messages at various times throughout the day over a period of four weeks.