ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)– A new Virginia Tech study is set to start this spring to help smokers quit by focusing on the future. The study is being funded through a grant from the National Cancer Institute at the Fralin Biomedical Research Center at Virginia Tech.
It’s being led by Jeff Stein, who has studied substance use for most of his career.
“We’re going to be combining those evidence-based tools with different ways to help people stay motivated to quit, to stay focused on the future. It’s far too easy to get distracted by what’s happening in the here and now. Of course, smoking itself provides immediate gratification, right? It’s available in the here and now. So, it’s pretty good just by itself; there are temptations distracting us from our future goals to quit smoking,” said Jeff Stein, an assistant professor at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech.
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There will be 128 participants from all over the country, half representing rural areas, and half urban. The study is completely remote, which Stein says will help those who don’t have immediate healthcare access…