Texting to Promote Tobacco Abstinence in Emergency Department Smokers: A Pilot Study

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * have smoked \>= 100 cigarettes lifetime * describe themselves as every or some day smokers * are able to give written informed consent * reside in Connecticut * own a cell phone with texting capability. Exclusion Criteria: * inability to read or understand English * currently receiving formal tobacco dependence treatment * current use of tobacco cessation products (patch, gum, inhaler, nasal spray, lozenge, e-cigarette) * currently using Zyban (bupropion), Wellbutrin (bupropion) or Chantix (varenicline) for smoking cessation * current suicide or homicide risk * current psychotic disorder * life-threatening or unstable medical or psychiatric condition * does not have phone with CT area code and with texting capability * lacks capacity to give informed consent * leaving the ED against medical advice * pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive * incarcerated * resides in an extended care facility