PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Gather data needed to build QUEST (Quitting Using Executive function Strategy Training), an intervention to help youth and young adults (YYEH) with executive function dysregulation better 1) access evidence-based cessation; 2) adhere to processes of evidence-based treatment; and 3) address stress to prevent relapse.
II. Establish the feasibility of collecting acquired brain injury (ABI) status, and impact data sensitive to change over time (clinical and epigenetic), from YYEH tobacco users in community settings.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:
I. Determine if 1) executive functioning 2) mild cognitive impairment and 3) epigenetic age \& other biomarkers of health risk measures are sensitive to difference by ABI status among YYEH past week combustible tobacco users.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive access to the Ohio Tobacco Quitline, receive nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges for up to 8 weeks. Patients also participate in tobacco cessation counseling sessions for 5 sessions over 8 weeks. Patients additionally undergo cognitive assessment and nasal swab collection on study.
