Neuroimaging Correlates and Feasibility of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to Improve Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Veterans With Comorbid PTSD

Active rTMS is a non-invasive brain stimulation intervention that is FDA cleared as a treatment for smoking cessation in adults.

Sham rTMS involves no brain stimulation, but appears to the participant and provider to be active rTMS.

All participants will receive five sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for smoking cessation.

"All participants will receive nicotine replacement therapy in for the form of 21 mg, 14 mg, and/or 7 mg nicotine patches (based on smoking quantity) and a rescue method such as nicotine lozenge or nicotine gum."