Introduction:
Tobacco is nowadays the first avoidable cause of death in developed countries, triggering respiratory, cardiovascular and oncological problems. At present there are different programs with proven efficacy for smoking cessation; at the psychological level, one of the most effective is the program designed by Becoña, which consists of 9 sessions. The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of a smoking cessation treatment in the general population based on the techniques of Becoña's program, but reduced to 5 sessions.

Material and Methods:
The sample consisted of 32 subjects, divided into 2 groups: Group 1 with 16 people and the 9-session treatment was applied and group 2 with 16 people and the 5-session treatment was applied.

Results:
Characterization of the sample: 40% women and 60% men with an average age of 51.8. The STAI, Trait (mean=22.97; SD=9.45) and State (mean=20.37; SD=10.41) and Fagestörm (mean=4.40; SD=1.58) were used, as well as self-registers for smoking behavior. Group 1 had an abstinence rate of 63.6%, while group 2 had an abstinence rate of 55.3%. No significant differences were found between the two programs (r=0.373).

Conclusions:
This indicates that the treatment studied presents an effectiveness similar to that achieved by similar programs using the same behavioral techniques, with the consequent benefit of showing similar results using a shorter amount of time.