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Randomly assigned 40 habitual smokers to 1 of 4 treatment groups: warm, smoky air plus rapid smoking; warm, smoky air only; rapid smoking only; an attention-placebo control group. 3 Es, also randomly arranged, saw each S individually for an average of 7.2 sessions, and follow-up data were obtained for 6 mo. posttreatment. All but 1 S was abstinent at termination, and 21 Ss remained abstinent 6 mo. later. A significant Treatment Group* Follow-Up Interval interaction was observed and found to be attributed to the attention-placebo group having a steeper relapse curve. The 3 aversion groups were quite similar and, taken together, were smoking less at the 6-mo follow-up than the controls. There were no differences among Es. The consistency of results with data from a previous study and implications for future research are discussed.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)