Background Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) aims to replace nicotine from cigarettes to
ease the transition from cigarette smoking to abstinence. It works by reducing the intensity of …

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

Today tobacco use is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world. Tobacco
use is often incorrectly perceived to be solely a personal choice. This is contradicted by the …

Smoking and other forms of tobacco use are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
The effect of cigarette smoking on cardiovascular health is evident even at the lowest levels …

Craving to smoke is often conceptualized and measured as a tonic, slowly changing state
induced by abstinence. In this article, we review the literature on the existence, causes, and …

Tobacco smoking is an extremely addictive and harmful form of nicotine (NIC) consumption,
but unfortunately also the most prevalent. Although disproportionately high frequencies of …

Tobacco products are products made of leaf tobacco and contain the highly addictive
ingredient, nicotine. Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for cancer, cardiovascular …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US. About 50% of lung cancer
patients are current smokers at the time of diagnosis and up to 83% continue to smoke after …

Estas diretrizes constituem uma ferramenta atualizada e abrangente para auxiliar o
profissional de saúde na abordagem do tabagista, recomendando atitudes baseadas em …

Objective: We assessed the safety of long-term varenicline administration for smoking
cessation. Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial, eligible adult smokers …