Table 4.

Summary of IMB factors relevant to smoking cessation among methadone maintained smokers

	Factors Relevant to the General Population	Factors Specific to Methadone Maintained Smokers
Information	Health effects of smoking	The relationship between quitting smoking and drug relapse
	Toxins in cigarettes
	Pharmacotherapy
	Smoking cessation counseling resources
Motivators/Barriers to Motivation	Pregnancy/Children	Belief that smoking is the same as using drugs
	Cost of smoking	Feeling that it is too much to quit smoking and drugs at the same time
	Health
	Smell of smoke
	Enjoyment of smoking
	Concern about weight gain
	Cost of treatment
	Social pressure to smoke
Behavioral Skills	Replacing smoking	Negotiating clinic culture
	Coping with emotions/stress	Breaking link with methadone dosing
	Coping with fatigue	Breaking link with drug use
	Developing supportive social networks	Skills used to quit drugs
	Saying “no” to offered cigarettes
	Breaking links with alcohol and coffee
	Changing routine
	Obtaining pharmacotherapy and taking correctly