Tag: Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation Aids Survival Even Following a Cancer Diagnosis
Maximal survival benefit seen for smoking cessation treatment within six months of diagnosis
Smoking Tied to Increased Opioid Use
Higher levels of smoking also tied to pain-related work limitations and worse self-reported health, mental health
Accelerating Smoking Elimination Could Prevent Millions of Deaths by 2050
Additional benefits would be seen for extended life expectancy from birth
Smoking Cessation Linked to Lower Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Compared with current smokers, adjusted risk for AF was lower in former smokers and those who quit during the study
CDC: Despite Wanting to Quit, Only 8.8 Percent Quit Smoking in 2022
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8 percent quit in 2022
Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care
Incentivizing smoking cessation increases cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking
Higher Engagement With Chat-Based Smoking Intervention Boosts Abstinence Rates
Engagement with mobile chat-based intervention associated with higher abstinence rates at three and six months
FDA, DOJ Form Task Force to Fight Illegal Vapes
Smoking Cessation Aids Equally Effective in Those With Mental Health Conditions
Specifically, vaping products, varenicline, and heated tobacco products tied to significantly greater odds of successful cessation
Cytisinicline Beneficial for Cessation of Electronic Cigarette Smoking
Significantly more patients receiving cytisinicline versus placebo had continuous e-cigarette abstinence at the end of treatment
