Only 1 percent of smokers who try to quit are smoke-free one year later, but those resolving to kick the habit in 2009 may be able to improve their odds by participating in an intensive treatment program developed by Florida State University researchers.

Funded by a $375,000, three-year grant from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, College of Medicine Assistant Professor Mary Gerend and Psychology professors Natalie Sachs-Ericsson and Brad Schmidt have developed a unique 16-week program that involves education, group sessions with a therapist and nicotine replacement therapy, also known as "the patch."

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