Background. The reasons for relapse to smoking are not fully understood but several factors
are of importance. Addiction to nicotine seems to play a prominent role but there are several …

Introduction Previous studies have reported that smoking abstinence rates are increased
when nicotine skin patch treatment is initiated prior to the target quit smoking date, as …

BACKGROUND.: Tobacco dependence medications are effective, and combinations may
offer advantages. This study evaluates abstinence rates among smokers treated in a …

Abstract Background Partial adherence in Internet smoking cessation interventions presents
treatment and evaluation challenges. Increasing adherence may improve outcomes …

Aims To identify factors predicting long‐term relapse to smoking in people attending
smoking treatment services who have maintained at least 1 year abstinence. Design …

Participant attendance at smoking cessation-counseling sessions is an important factor in
treatment outcome. In this study, we examined the influence of demographic, psychological …

Objective To investigate the association of the duration of use of prescription medications
and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) with smoking cessation using a national sample of …

Introduction: Researchers have increasingly begun to gather ecological momentary
assessment (EMA) data on smoking, but new statistical methods are necessary to fully …

Introduction: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is commonly used to aid smoking
reduction (SR) or in situations of enforced temporary abstinence (TA). National Surveys …

This study determined whether higher dose nicotine patches are more efficacious than lower
dose patches among heavy smokers. A randomized double-blind study compared 0, 21, 35 …