Tag: Smoking Cessation
E-Cigarettes, Cytisine, Varenicline Most Effective to Help Stop Smoking
Combination of a patch and fast-acting nicotine replacement therapy also effective
Unguided Electronic Cigarette Use Beneficial for Smoking Cessation
Study shows that all behavioral outcomes favor e-cigarette users across the motivational spectrum for quitting
Six, 12 Weeks of Cytisinicline Efficacious for Smoking Cessation
Cytisinicline well tolerated with only 2.9 percent of participants discontinuing due to an adverse event
Smoke-Free Legislation Linked to Drop in Adverse Health Outcomes
Reduced risk seen for all CVD events, respiratory system disease events, hospitalization due to CVD or RSD, adverse birth outcomes
2006 to 2019 Saw Significant Drop in Nicotine Dependence Prevalence
Adjusted prevalence of nicotine dependence was lower for those aged 18 to 25, 26 to 34, 35 to 49 versus those aged 50 and older
Adaptation to Pharmacotherapy Does Not Up Smoking Cessation in Black Adults
No significant difference in verified seven-day abstinence seen by treatment group among Black adults who smoke daily
Sustained Smoking Cessation Tied to Improved Mental Health
Decreases in depression, anxiety seen, particularly in people with history of mental illness
Current Smoking, Vaping Linked to Symptom Burden in Cancer
Symptom burden is not associated with interest in quitting, likelihood of quitting, or odds of quit attempts
Quitting Smoking Early Linked to Lower Mortality After NSCLC Diagnosis
For ever smokers, log2-transformed years since smoking cessation before diagnosis associated with significantly lower mortality
Smartphone App May Help People Identify Smoking Triggers
App use tied to higher six-month biochemically verified sustained abstinence rate
