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Delivering effective tobacco dependence treatment that is feasible within lung cancer screening (LCS) programs is crucial for realizing the health benefits and cost savings of screening. Large-scale trials and systematic reviews have demonstrated that digital cessation interventions are effective.

Little is known about the mechanisms through which the formation of social ties in an online network may influence smoking behavior. In this study, we investigated how temporal changes of an individual’s number of social network ties are related to abstinence in an online social network.

Based on an extensive literature on social support interventions that has been published over the past 30+ years, we believe there is a need for a fundamental shift in research on social support. Our comments are largely on smoking cessation, but are applicable to other areas of behavior change.

The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the frequency of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System terms in a web-based smoking cessation intervention; and (2) determine whether terms vary by U.S. geographic region and date.