Study: Smoking Cessation Through a Healthcare System Model
A Mass General-led study suggests that managing smoking cessation like other chronic diseases through an integrated health system approach could produce sustained results.
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Varenicline Plus Nicotine Patch Didn’t Improve Smoking Cessation
Varenicline combined with nicotine patch therapy was not associated with greater tobacco smoking cessation than varencline monotherapy in adults who smoke cigarettes, according to research findings.
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Group-based Smoking Cessation Helps Inmates Quit Tobacco
Behavioral and nicotine replacement therapies offered together can help people who are incarcerated quit smoking, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Men's Health.
Surgeon General: Smoking at All-time Low Among American Adults
The number of American adult smokers is an an all-time low (34 million, or 14% of the population), according to the US Surgeon General’s new report on smoking cessation.
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Smoking Cessation Before Surgery Cuts Down on Complications
The World Health Organization advises people to quit smoking tobacco, including cigarettes, at least 4 weeks prior to having surgery.
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Duke-UNC Offer Smoking Cessation CME Program
Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program will host its four-day smoking cessation training course in March and June 2020.
Read MoreSmoking Cessation Effective for Cancer Patients
According to research published in JAMA, a comprehensive smoking cessation program successfully resulted in sustained quit rates for cancer patients.
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COPD: Long-term Nicotine Replacement Doesn’t Improve Smoking Cessation
Long-term nicotine replacement therapy did not provide any advantages over a traditional smoking cessation program for COPD patients attempting to quit.
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Vaping Doesn’t Often Help Smokers Quit
Adult smokers who didn’t use electronic vaping devices were more than twice as likely to quit,...
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AAFP Responds to FDA Nicotine Steering Committee
On April 10, the AAFP wrote a letter to Leslie Kux, associate commissioner for policy at the FDA,...
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Can E-cigarettes Really be a Smoking Cessation Aid?
Scholar argues that recent FDA regulations may keep smokers in the dark about e-cigarettes....
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Electronic Cigarettes: The Jury’s Still Out
While studies clash on whether electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking standard tobacco cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration looks to tighten rules on the devices, which have exploded in popularity in recent years.
Read MoreTeen Boys More Likely to Quit Smoking Than Girls
Teen boys who recently started smoking are more likely to quit than teen girls. And, both boys and girls who are frightened by cigarette warning labels, or play team sports, are more likely to quit also, new research shows.
Read MoreE-cigarettes ‘Not A Healthy Alternative To Smoking’
A new article published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology claims there is “not enough evidence” to suggest that e-cigarettes should be used as smoking cessation aids.
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E-cigarettes: A Successful Smoking Cessation Aid?
Using e-cigarettes in order to quit smoking was associated with improved success rates, according to a study from University College London that surveyed over 5,000 UK smokers.
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