Learn to Quit-HIV Pilot Study

A smartphone app developed by the research team designed for people with HIV that provides Acceptance and Commitment Therapy skills to address smoking cessation.

A smartphone app developed by the National Cancer Institute which uses smoking cessation recommendations contained in the US DHHS Clinical Practice Guidelines.

All participants will receive an 8-week course of nicotine patches. They will start off with 4 weeks of 21mg/24 hours patches, then move to 2 weeks of 14mg/24 hours patches, and finally end with 2 weeks of 7mg/24 hours patches.

All participants will partake in over-the-phone smartphone coaching lead by the PI or a research assistant. This will be a time for participants to bring up any technical issues they are experiencing with the study smartphone or app.