"A treatment session especially for PLWHA to help them discuss and take action about their smoking may be useful."

NCT01482923

Conditions

1. Tobacco Cessation
2. HIV
3. AIDS

Interventions

1. Behavioral: Treatment as usual
2. Behavioral: AIR (Aspirations, Inspiration, Respiration)

Inclusion Criteria: - Age 18 years or older as per self-report; - English speaking; - New York or New Jersey State resident; - HIV-positive serostatus direct referral from a CAB agency staff member, which verifies that the person is an HIV+ client, or by as verified by presentation of medical evidence (i.e.,confirmatory test result, ARV prescription, M11Q form, or lab results); - Self-report of smoking > or = to 20 cigarettes (> or = to one pack) within the prior 7 days; - To confirm smoking status, the carbon monoxide alveolar breath test must be > or = to 10 ppm; - To confirm cognitive functioning, score on the in-person BLESSED Exam must be < or = to 10; - Low income, defined by either: 1) Proof of Medicaid insurance, or 2) Self-report of income at 50% or below median income for New York State for New York State residents, or if a New Jersey resident, at or below 50% median income for New Jersey Exclusion Criteria: - Presence of current severe psychopathology that would limit study participation (e.g., unstable schizophrenia, bipolar disorder recent changes to medication noncompliance); - Currently receiving smoking cessation treatment elsewhere. --- M11Q ---