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People who use combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are more likely to successfully quit smoking than people who use a single form of NRT

Combo Nicotine Replacement Tx Ups Success in Quitting Smoking

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Higher doses of nicotine gum and patches also may increase quit rate
Three factors predict clinically significant neuropsychiatric adverse events in smokers with or without mental health conditions who use cessation pharmacotherapy

Three Factors Predict Psych Events With Drugs for Smoking Cessation

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Anxiety, history of suicidal ideation/behavior, being white associated with higher risk for events
Electronic cigarettes are more effective for smoking cessation than nicotine replacement therapy

E-Cigarettes More Effective for Smoking Cessation

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One-year abstinence higher with e-cigarettes than other nicotine replacement products
An expert consensus decision pathway has been developed for tobacco cessation treatment; the report was published online Dec. 5 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Consensus Decision Pathway Developed for Tobacco Cessation

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Patients who use tobacco should be offered brief intervention, including prescriptions, behavioral support
The Tobacco Status Project Facebook smoking cessation intervention for young adults does not improve abstinence from smoking over one year

Facebook Program Doesn’t Up Smoking Abstinence at One Year

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But, intervention engaged young adults, increased abstinence at end of three-month treatment
Smoking cessation accompanied by weight gain is linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking May Up T2DM Risk

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But temporary increase in type 2 diabetes risk does not attenuate benefits on total, CVD mortality
Electronic cigarette use is most common among current smokers

E-Cigarettes Don’t Seem to Aid Smoking Cessation Efforts

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Dual users had the highest prevalence of respiratory symptoms
The ongoing Tips from Former Smokers campaign

CDC: ‘Tips’ Campaign Has Helped a Number of Smokers Quit

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More than nine million smokers have attempted to quit because of Tips from Former Smokers Campaign
Some individuals self-report that electronic cigarettes help them quit smoking conventional cigarettes

E-Cigarettes May Help Some Quit Tobacco Smoking

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Interviews show some quitters deliberately switch to e-cigs, while some use both
Nicotine preloading does not significantly increase subsequent smoking abstinence in adult daily smokers with tobacco dependence

Little Evidence Nicotine Preloading Helps Smokers Quit

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Adjustment for varenicline use as a post-cessation treatment linked to increase in beneficial effect