Background: In 1996, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved switching
nicotine gum and patch from prescription to over-the-counter (OTC) status. Some expressed …

Most smoking cessation programs advise abrupt rather than gradual cessation. We
conducted a randomized, controlled trial of gradual cessation (n= 297) vs. abrupt cessation …

Aims Most smokers attempt to stop smoking without using help. We evaluated the efficacy of
a decision aid to motivate quitters to use efficacious treatment. Setting and participants A …

Introduction There is a need for effective, inexpensive and scalable interventions in the
treatment of substance use disorder (SUD). An adjunct intervention that warrants exploration …

Aims It is important to know how far smokers' attempts at using nicotine replacement therapy
(NRT) for smoking 'harm reduction'(reducing harm from continued smoking) promote or …

Background The main objective of our study was to assess the impact of a board game on
smoking status and smoking-related variables in current smokers. To accomplish this …

Once established, smoking is a very difficult addiction to break. Many smokers persist in
tobacco use for several years and typically cycle through multiple periods of remission and …

Objective: To explore attitudes to quitting smoking and experience of smoking cessation
among Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnic minority communities. Design: Qualitative study …

Introduction: Use of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation improves quit rates, but these
treatments are underutilized, particularly among Black smokers. Attitudes toward …

Objectives. We examined whether a proactive care smoking cessation intervention designed
to overcome barriers to treatment would be especially effective at increasing cessation …