Episodic Future Thinking Involving the Nonsmoking Self Can Induce Lower Discounting and Cigarette Consumption

Abstract

Our findings indicate that smokers who engage in EFT involving the self after smoking cessation show reduced smoking, and this suggests that EFT involving the ideal self (e.g., the nonsmoking self for smokers intending to quit or reduce smoking) may constitute a new approach to controlling impulsive or addictive behaviors.