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Robert F Leeman1, Stephanie S O'Malley, Marney A White

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Simultaneously restricting food intake and nicotine may increase smoking lapses. Food deprivation combined with nicotine withdrawal makes it harder for smokers to resist smoking, potentially hindering cessation efforts.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Addiction research
  • Human laboratory studies

Background:

  • Simultaneous attempts to control food intake and smoking behavior can lead to smoking cessation failure.
  • Understanding the interplay between food and nicotine deprivation is crucial for developing effective smoking cessation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the combined effects of food and nicotine deprivation versus nicotine deprivation alone on smoking resistance and subsequent smoking behavior.
  • To model the relationship between food intake control and smoking lapse behavior in a controlled human laboratory setting.

Main Methods:

  • A between-subjects design involving 30 daily smokers who underwent 18 hours of nicotine deprivation.
  • Participants were either food-deprived (12 hours) or not, exposed to food cues, and given the option to smoke or delay smoking for monetary reinforcement.
  • A subsequent 1-hour period allowed participants to choose between smoking or receiving monetary reinforcement for not smoking.

Main Results:

  • Smokers deprived of both food and nicotine initiated smoking sooner and were more likely to smoke compared to those only nicotine-deprived.
  • While not statistically significant, the food + nicotine-deprived group smoked slightly more cigarettes.
  • Higher ratings of hunger, food craving, and tobacco craving were reported in the food + nicotine-deprived group, with tobacco craving predicting outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Food deprivation significantly undermines a smoker's ability to resist smoking.
  • These findings highlight the challenges smokers face when attempting to manage both food intake and smoking cessation concurrently.
  • The results support the hypothesis that concurrent food restriction exacerbates difficulties in smoking cessation.