A Text Messaging Program for Smokers in Primary Care

Daily smokers will be offered patches and lozenges dosed according to package instructions (patches dosed according to cigarettes smoked per day and lozenges dosed according to time to first cigarette). Non-daily smokers will be offered a 2 week supply of 2 mg lozenges. Smokers not ready to quit will be offered one box of lozenges dosed according to time to first cigarette to use in a practice quit attempt.

12 week text messaging program tailored to readiness to quit and quit date. Program includes content encouraging NRT use. Content is personalized with user's name and Massachusetts General Hospital resources.

Brief advice delivered by telephone by a clinical research coordinator who underwent Tobacco Treatment Specialist core training