Tobacco Cessation Treatment Preferences Among Veteran Smokers

Participants will participate in 5-7 meetings in which they will receive cognitive-behavioral therapy for tobacco cessation.

Participants may receive pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation based on VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services guidelines. Medications may include nicotine-replacement therapy, varenicline, and/or bupropion.

If the participant has a working cell phone and is willing to receive text messages, supportive, personalized text messages will be sent to the participant starting after Session 1 and extending through 6 months post-quit using VA's Annie texting capability.

Participants will receive a referral to SmokefreeVET, a text-messaging intervention designed to help veterans prepare for and attempt quitting smoking.

Participants will receive a referral to VA Quitline, which is a nationally available telehealth intervention that provides assistance to veterans who wish to quit tobacco use. Quitline includes five sessions of cognitive-behavioral treatment.

Participants will receive a handout that provides them with information about pharmacotherapies for tobacco cessation.