Nicotine replacement therapy use among smokers and ex-smokers: associated attitudes and beliefs: a qualitative study

K Silla, E Beard, L Shahab - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background Smokers who are unwilling or unable to quit smoking may benefit from using
nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for harm reduction. This may include the partial or …

Smokers' use of nicotine replacement therapy for reasons other than stopping smoking: findings from the ITC Four Country Survey

D Hammond, JL Reid, P Driezen, KM Cummings… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To measure the prevalence and correlates of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use
for reasons other than quitting smoking among smokers in four countries. Design and setting …

Attitudes toward nicotine replacement therapy in smokers and ex‐smokers in the general public

JF Etter, TV Perneger - Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) doubles the chances that a smoker will quit
smoking, but most smokers who attempt to quit do not use it at all or only use it …

Characterization of long-term users of nicotine replacement therapy: evidence from a national survey

K Silla, E Beard, L Shahab - nicotine & tobacco research, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Harm reduction involving partial or complete substitution of cigarettes with
nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is likely to benefit smokers by reducing exposure to …

Perceived safety and efficacy of nicotine replacement therapies among US smokers and ex‐smokers: relationship with use and compliance

S Shiffman, SG Ferguson, J Rohay, JG Gitchell - Addiction, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective for smoking cessation, but most
smokers try to quit without using it. We examined the impact of misperceptions of NRT safety …

Perceived safety of nicotine and the use of nicotine replacement products among current smokers in Great Britain: results from two national surveys

A Bobak, S Shiffman, JG Gitchell, J Bery… - Journal of Smoking …, 2010 - cambridge.org
The hypotheses that smokers hold misconceptions around nicotine replacement therapy
(NRT) safety, and that these concerns limit the use of NRT, was tested with two large face-to …

Beliefs of stop smoking practitioners in United Kingdom on the use of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction

E Beard, M McDermott, A McEwen… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: This paper aimed to assess the current beliefs of stop smoking practitioners
and managers about using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking reduction (SR) …

Use of nicotine replacement therapy to reduce or delay smoking but not to quit: prevalence and association with subsequent cessation efforts

DE Levy, AN Thorndike, L Biener… - Tobacco Control, 2007 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the prevalence of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use for purposes
other than quitting smoking and examine the relation of this non-standard NRT use (NSNRT) …

Exploratory survey study of long-term users of nicotine replacement therapy in Danish consumers

G Borup, KL Mikkelsen, P Tønnesen… - Harm Reduction …, 2015 - Springer
Background Long-term use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has been approved in
several countries for smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit smoking. However …

Pre-quitting nicotine replacement therapy: Findings from a pilot study

C Bullen, R Whittaker, N Walker… - Tobacco induced …, 2006 - Springer
Background Using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) while still smoking in the lead up to
quitting could enhance success at quitting, one of the most cost-effective means of improving …