Effectiveness of different web-based interventions to prepare co-smokers of cigarettes and cannabis for double cessation: A three-arm randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Becker, Julia ^a   Haug, Severin ^a   Sullivan, Robin ^a   Schaub, Michael Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Co smoking; Motivational enhancement; Motivational interviewing; Personalized feedback; Simultaneous cessation; Tobacco; Web based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84918554048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3246     Document Type: Article

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