place in Britain and our study was in the USA, the issues with health care among minorities in our respective nations is still the same. It can be hypothesized that the lower rates of smoking abstinence among minority smokers may be explained by reduced health care, possibly due to economics, misconceptions, lack of communication, and/or lack of cultural understanding by health-care providers (Fu et al. 2007; King et al. 1997). The various options of tobacco dependence treatment should be explored with the individual smokers for acceptability as well as to meet individual needs (White et al. 2006). Currently, treatment for a general smoker who is considered a “light” smoker (<15 cigarettes per day) is not the same as that for a “heavy” smoker (>25 cigarettes per day), but as is evident in this study, the number of cigarettes per day should not be the sole deciding factor in determining the type and intensity of treatment a smoker receives. A more targeted approach to the role of behavioral interventions in the treatment of smokers has been evaluated in the past (Fernander et al. 2006), but a targeted approach that considers racial and cultural differences that can lead to acceptability of and
