Interactive Multimedia Stop Smoking Program

We will establish the technical merit and feasibility of developing a state-of-the-art, computerizeprogram that will provide intensive treatment in a minimal intervention format. This program will accessation rates than existing minimal interventions by using interactive multimedia technology to cocomprehensive treatment that is self- directed; individualized; includes interventions addressing morelapse prevention; and treats both the physiological and habit components of smoking. During Phasedesign specifications document to guide the development process; (2) produce a prototype of the propconduct initial usability testing with the prototype. This project will provide data to support a Phcomplete production and evaluation of the proposed program. The long-term objective of this researchof-the-art scientific and technical knowledge into an effective and cost-effective stop-smoking treanumbers of smokers (via marketing, initially, as a worksite program and, ultimately, via sales/leasiproviders and individual consumers), thereby reducing the prevalence of smoking and the occurrence odiseases.