Background Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) aims to temporarily replace much of the
nicotine from cigarettes to reduce motivation to smoke and nicotine withdrawal symptoms …

Aims This paper provides a concise review of the efficacy, effectiveness and affordability of
health‐care interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation, in order to inform …

Use of medications in Arab countries is complex; although it follows strict laws and
regulations, there seems to be many forces that push and pull implementation of these in …

The Arab world is comprised of 22 countries with a combined population of∼ 360 million.
The region is still at the initial stages of the tobacco epidemic, where it is expected to witness …

Abstract Background and Aims It has been proposed that more use should be made of
Bayes factors in hypothesis testing in addiction research. Bayes factors are the ratios of the …

Introduction: Waterpipe tobacco smoking is highly prevalent among young people in some
settings. There is an absence of nationally representative prevalence studies of waterpipe …

Introduction: Converging clinical and biological evidence suggest sex is an important factor
when selecting a pharmacological intervention for smoking cessation. The current …

Background Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of early death. Varenicline
[Champix (UK), Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Brussels, Belgium; or Chantix (USA), Pfizer Inc …

Aims To summarize evidence for the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions in low‐and
middle‐income countries (LMICs). Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis of …

Objective The growing prevalence of tobacco use in low “to middle” income countries
(LMICs) and the hurdles of conducting tobacco cessation in that context necessitates a focus …