“…Department of Health & Human Services, 2014). The prevalence of smoking among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is particularly high, with past-year estimates around 44.6% (e.g., Acierno, Kilpatrick, Resnick, Saunders, & Best, 1996; Stewart, 2014). Smokers with PTSD not only smoke more heavily compared with smokers without PTSD, but also demonstrate greater nicotine dependence (ND) and lower quit rates following smoking cessation interventions (Feldner, Babson, & Zvolensky, 2007; Lasser et al, 2000; Moran, Sampath, Kochunov, & Hong, 2013).…”