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Hayden Panettiere Privately Entered Rehab Weeks Before Her Death

New details have emerged regarding Hayden Panettiere’s final weeks.  Following the confirmation from the Greenville County Coroner's Office that the Nashville star died as a result of drugs in her...

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Standardized Manual-Based Smoking Cessation Treatment in Patients With Comorbid Mental Disorders: Qualitative Interview Study

Background: Smoking prevalence is disproportionately high among individuals with mental disorders, who also show reduced cessation success, suggesting that current cessation interventions may not fully address their specific needs. A barrier to smoking cessation is the fear that quitting may worsen mental health, yet little is known about how individuals with mental disorders experience guideline-conform cessation treatments, which may address such concerns. Objective: This qualitative study explored the perspectives of smoking individuals with comorbid mental disorders who participated in a standardized, manual-based, cognitive behavioral smoking cessation program to identify targets for optimizing guideline-conform interventions for this population, spanning treatment engagement, perceived challenges, and facilitators within this context. Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 participants representing diverse cessation trajectories (sustained abstinence, relapse, and no quit attempt) 6 months after treatment completion. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Three overarching themes were identified. First, participants described smoking cessation as a multidimensional, processual experience extending beyond behavioral change to encompass psychological and social dimensions, characterized by nonlinearity, adaptive meaning-making, and improvements in self-efficacy despite transient strain during early abstinence. Second, smoking was experienced as a functionally embedded practice serving affective, habitual, and social functions, with motivation emerging as dynamic and relationally sustained rather than stable. Third, treatment engagement was shaped by motivational states and contextual circumstances, with participants offering favorable evaluations of the structured intervention alongside recommendations for greater individualization and flexibility. Notably, mental health–related concerns about cessation largely persisted despite predominantly positive or neutral mental health outcomes, a pattern consistent with cognitive immunization processes. Conclusions: Guideline-conform smoking cessation treatment appears feasible and largely well-received by individuals with comorbid mental disorders. The findings highlight the need for targeted psychoeducation to address persistent misconceptions about the mental health risks of cessation, as well as individualized, context-sensitive treatment adaptations, including greater flexibility in session structure, motivational support beyond the active treatment phase, and explicit attention to the social and functional embeddedness of smoking, to improve cessation outcomes in this high-risk population. Trial Registration: ISCRTN ISRCTN12859609; https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN12859609

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The Troubling Ketamine Link Between Presley Gerber and Matthew Perry

Both had access to prescribed ketamine before their deaths

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Presley Gerber Had Around-the-Clock Sober Coach Before Suspected Overdose Death

Presley Gerber often traveled with a 24/7 sober coach who helped care for him in the months leading up to his death ... TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Presley's sober coach was very present in his life over the last…

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Presley Gerber's Ex Lexi Wood Says He "Fought So Hard for His Life"

Lexi Wood is remembering Presley Gerber's light. The Summer House alum, who dated the model in 2022, spoke out after his heartbreaking death. "It’s hard to put into words what it means to lose...

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Presley Gerber: Sober-Living CEO Says Rehab Patients Showing Up Intoxicated Is Common

Presley Gerber showing up to a sober-living facility while seemingly intoxicated isn't odd, so says an executive in the recovery industry ... and he tells us lots of people are getting a final fix before trying to get clean. Nick Mathews -- a CEO…