BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is a need for more evidence on the 'real-world' effectiveness of commonly used aids to smoking cessation from population-level studies. This study assessed the association between abstinence and use of different smoking cessation treatments after adjusting for key potential confounding factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional data from aggregated monthly waves of a household ...

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a valuable, proven, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved tool for smoking cessation. However, the discoveries of functional nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) on lung epithelial and cancer cells and of nAChR polymorphisms associated with lung cancer risk, in addition to a large number of preclinical studies indicating that nicotine may prom...

INTRODUCTION Current smoking cessation treatments largely address pharmacological dependence on nicotine. New approaches are needed that address both nicotine dependence and psychological dependence on cigarettes as the source of nicotine. One such approach is the use of cigarettes with reduced nicotine content. METHODS We reviewed the available literature on the use of reduced-nicotine conte...

AIMS To determine the effect of offering smokers who want to quit easy access to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), a period of familiarization and choice of product on smoking abstinence at 6 months. DESIGN Single-blind, randomized controlled trial. SETTING New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1410 adult smokers who called the national Quitline for quitting support were randomized to us...

BACKGROUND Web-based cessation interventions have been shown to reduce tobacco use, be more efficacious than self-help booklets, be more efficacious if they provide tailored messages, and enhance quit rates in conjunction with nicotine replacement therapy. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to usability test and pilot test the Tobacco Tactics website for veterans. METHODS Both format...

BACKGROUND A hospital admission provides an opportunity to help people stop smoking. Providing smoking cessation advice, counseling, or medication is now a quality-of-care measure for US hospitals. We assessed the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions initiated during a hospital stay. METHODS We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Review Group's register for randomized and quas...

OBJECTIVE To assess nicotine patch use in smokers who purchased the product as a non-prescription medicine from pharmacies. DESIGN A questionnaire administered at the time of purchase. SETTING Community pharmacies throughout New Zealand. SUBJECTS A total of 805 male and female purchasers of nicotine patches aged 18 through 87 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patterns of usage including self...

Public health and smoking are old enemies because smoking is among the 10 leading causes of ill health on a global scale and is also possible to prevent, as repeatedly reported (1). In both developed and developing countries, smoking takes its heavy toll of lives every year, both directly and indirectly, through exposure to passively inhaled tobacco smoke (2) or via feto-placental effects. Much...

BACKGROUND Standard, generic self-help materials have been largely ineffective as behavioral treatments for smoking cessation. In contrast, self-help programs tailored to the needs of specific smokers have shown promise in facilitating quitting. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incremental efficacy of the Committed Quitters Program (CQP), a set of computer-tailored materials offered to purchasers of...

BACKGROUND India has millions of tobacco users. It is the leading cause of deaths due to oral cancer and hence needs effective strategies to curb it. Hence the aim of present study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of Oral Health Education (OHE) and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) in tobacco cessation. MATERIAL AND METHODS The clinical trial consisted of Manohar Lal Kapoor (MLK...