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Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: Results from a randomized controlled trial
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Background Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world, and long-term abstinence rates remain modest. Mindfulness training (MT) has begun to show benefits in a number of psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety and more recently, in addictions. However, MT has not been evaluated for smoking cessation through randomized clinical trials.Methods 88 treatment-seeking, nicotine-dependent adults who were smoking an average of 20cigarettes/day were randomly assigned to receive MT or the American Lung Association's freedom from smoking (FFS) treatment. Both treatments were delivered twice weekly over 4 weeks (eight sessions total) in a group format. The primary outcomes were expired-air carbon monoxide-confirmed 7-day point prevalence abstinence and number of cigarettes/day at the end of the 4-week treatment and at a follow-up interview at week 17.Results 88% of individuals received MT and 84% of individuals received FFS completed treatment. Compared to those randomized to the FFS intervention, individuals who received MT showed a greater rate of reduction in cigarette use during treatment and maintained these gains during follow-up (F=11.11, p=.001). They also exhibited a trend toward greater point prevalence abstinence rate at the end of treatment (36% vs. 15%, p=.063), which was significant at the 17-week follow-up (31% vs. 6%, p=.012).Conclusions This initial trial of mindfulness training may confer benefits greater than those associated with current standard treatments for smoking cessation.
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“in studies of cigarette smoking and emotional eating, mindfulness training was found to mechanistically decouple cigarette or food craving from smoking or eating, with a subsequent fivefold increase in smoking cessation rates, and a 40% reduction in craving-related eating, respectively (Brewer et al., 2011; Elwafi, Witkiewitz, Mallik, Thornhill-IV, & Brewer, 2013; Ashley E. Mason, Jhaveri, Cohn, &”
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“contextual CBTs such as mindfulness-based therapy and ACT appear to demonstrate success in treating nicotine addiction and promoting smoking cessation with minimal or no reported increased risk of suicidality.76,78,88”
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“Brewer et al.78 concluded that mindfulness training is an effective method to help people quit smoking.”
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“These authors further promote that the 17-week point prevalence odds ratio of 6.75 in their mindfulness-based intervention group was significantly larger than the average odds ratio of behavioral therapies as reported in the current clinical practice guidelines”
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“recent reviews of the evidence indicate its efficacy for promoting abstinence and reducing cravings.51,78–80,95”
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“MBIs (e.g., MTS) showed significant improvements on self-reported measures of attentional control, emotion regulation, and mindfulness. Post-treatment, these measures were significantly correlated with meditation time and smoking abstinence versus Quit Line intervention or FFS (55, 73, 74).”
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“Mindfulness-based interventions have demonstrated promise for supporting recovery and improving mental health for persons with substance use conditions (e.g. Refs. [11–21]).”
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“Brewer 2011 accounts for the difference between the conclusions of Oikonomou 2017's review and our review. Brewer 2011's results indicated a strong benefit of mindfulness training, albeit with high levels of imprecision (RR 4.97, 95% CI 1.52 to 16.22; 88 participants).”
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“MT has been found to mechanistically break key links in the reinforcement pathway for other habitual behaviors such as smoking and emotional eating [29,30], with concomitant changes in related brain regions predicting clinical outcomes [31].”
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“These researchers found that 36% of participants receiving mindfulness training achieved abstinence compared to 15% of participants in the alternative treatment group. After a 17-week follow-up, 31% of the mindfulness cohort remained abstinent compared to just 6% of participants receiving the alternative.”
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“Similar to Oikonomou 2017, this differs from our results because it included Brewer 2011, which showed a strong benefit of mindfulness on abstinence rates.”
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“Several studies reported positive associations between the degree to which participants engaged in mindfulness homework exercises and changes in cigarette, marijuana, and alcohol use posttreatment (e.g., [68–70]).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Brewer, J. A., Mallik, S., Babuscio, T. A., Nich, C., Johnson, H. E., Deleone, C. M., Minnix-Cotton, C. A., Byrne, S. A., Kober, H., Weinstein, A. J., Carroll, K. M., & Rounsaville, B. J.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brewer, Judson A.
- Venue
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-12
- Volume
- 119
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 72-80
- ISSN
- 0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3191261
- OpenAlex
- W2089965180
- Cited by
- 383
- References
- 92
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 37 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 17.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Yale University
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (K05-DA00457, K05DA000089, K05DA00089, P50DA009241, K05DA000457, K12 DA00167, R03DA029163, P50-DA-0-9241, K12DA000167)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (UL1DE019586)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- mindfulness training, smoking cessation, nicotine dependence, smoking abstinence, group intervention, addiction treatment
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Carbon Monoxide, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Nicotine, Smoking, Tobacco Use Disorder, Smoking Cessation, Treatment Outcome, Nicotinic Agonists, Young Adult
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