Website Looks to Help LGBT Cigarette Smokers Quit

News: Website Looks to Help LGBT Cigarette Smokers Quit

San Francisco, CA- Researchers at the University of California, San
Francisco (UCSF) are currently recruiting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) cigarette smokers for a study that looks to evaluate
the use of the Internet to assist people in quitting smoking.
(http://iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu <http://iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu/> ).

This study comes on the heels of research showing high rates of smoking
in the LGBT community. In some parts of the community, LGBT smoking
rates can be as much as 50% higher than their heterosexual counterparts.
This along with the fact that smoking kills more people each year than
HIV/AIDS, car accidents, and drug and alcohol use combined, makes
smoking treatment programs an emerging public health priority for LGBT
individuals.

The study will compare two Internet-based smoking treatments: one that
provides general information that has been helpful in a variety of
smoking treatment programs, another that includes the general information
plus information and support designed especially for an LGBT audience.
Smokers will be randomly selected to participate in one or the other.
Researchers hope to enroll 600 participants over the course of a year.
The purpose of the study is to determine if either treatment results in
higher rates of use, more quit attempts, or higher quit rates.

iQuit is unique in offering participants cessation services that are
highly convenient and private. LGBTs can access the site‚s resources any
time of day, from multiple locations, and their participation is kept
confidential. To be eligible for the study, individuals must be 18 years
of age or older and identify as LGBT.

For more information about this study, visit the iQuit website at
http://iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu <http://iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu/> .

(Please pass this e-mail on to other LGBTs who might be interested in
the study. If you would like posters, flyers, or postcards to display in
your community, please contact Anthony Taylor at taylora [at] itsa.ucsf.edu
or by calling us toll free at 866-895-8050.)


Anthony C. Taylor
Research Assistant
University of California, San Francisco
Habit Abatement Clinic
1515 Scott Street, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94115
Office (415)476-7459
Fax (415)502-8440
Anthony C. Taylor
Research Assistant
University of California, San Francisco
Habit Abatement Clinic
1515 Scott Street, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94115
Office (415)476-7459
Fax (415)502-8440