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The efficacy and safety of acupuncture and nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Introduction Tobacco hazard is one of the most serious public health problems, accounting for up to 6 million deaths worldwide p.a. We aim to determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and/or nicotine replacement therapy on smoking cessation ...
Qingsheng Wang, Runjing Dai, Hailiang Zhang, Xiaomei Jiang, Xiaojing Ma, Xiangrong Zhang, Shisan Bao, Dong Ren, Jingchun Fan   +8 more
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Smoking cessation strategies: An in-depth analysis of nicotine replacement therapy and alternatives

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction and purpose: The primary objective of this literature review is to thoroughly investigate the topic of nicotine replacement therapy, considering the latest discoveries and detailing various forms of available nicotine substitution ...
Łukasz Mrozek, Aleksandra Hajduk, Krzysztof Puchalski, Maciej Zwolski, Zuzanna Szumlas, Konrad Klocek, Bartosz Kostecki, Aleksander Jurek, Artur Nowak   +8 more
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Serum nicotine level among various tobacco users: A study

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2016
Introduction: The use of tobacco and its products has increased in the population over the past two decades, resulting in considerable systemic exposure to nicotine. Aims and Objectives: To estimate and compare the serum nicotine levels among smokers and
Dayanandam Mala, Pushpanjali, Venkateshwarlu Nallapu, Madhavi Ambati, Jitendar Reddy Kubbi, Jaya Krishna Bairi   +5 more
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Methods for smoking cessation and treatment of nicotine dependence [PDF]

, 2005
SummarySmoking is related to 30% of cancer deaths. It is a risk factor for respiratory tract, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, uterine cervix, kidney and bladder carcinomas.
Montovani, Jair Cortez, Silveira Balbani, Aracy Pereira   +1 more
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Growth, survival rate, body morphology and color of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to Nicotine

Revista Científica, 2023
Although Nicotine is one of the most potent toxins in the world, it has been used as replacement therapy and has been given to patients through gums, dermal patches, lozenges and inhalers.
Koray Umut Yaraş, Şehriban Çek–Yalniz   +1 more
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Adverse events of smoking cessation treatments (nicotine replacement therapy and non-nicotine prescription medication) and electronic cigarettes in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System, 2004−2016

SAGE Open Medicine, 2018
Objectives: Several smoking cessation treatments (nicotine replacement therapy and non-nicotine prescription medication) and electronic cigarettes are widely used.
Yumi Motooka, Toshinobu Matsui, Rachel M Slaton, Ryogo Umetsu, Akiho Fukuda, Misa Naganuma, Shiori Hasegawa, Sayaka Sasaoka, Haruna Hatahira, Kazuhiro Iguchi, Mitsuhiro Nakamura   +10 more
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Tobacco use and risk of COVID-19 infection in the Finnish general population

Scientific Reports, 2022
Empirical evidence, primarily based on hospital-based or voluntary samples, suggests that current smokers have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection than never smokers. In this study, we used nationally representative data to examine the association between
Sebastián Peña, Katja Ilmarinen, Laura Kestilä, Suvi Parikka, Sanna Kärkkäinen, Ida Henriette Caspersen, Ahmed Nabil Shaaban, Per Magnus, Maria Rosaria Galanti, Sakari Karvonen   +9 more
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Impact of Scottish smoke-free legislation on smoking quit attempts and prevalence [PDF]

, 2011
<p><b>Objectives:</b> In Scotland, legislation was implemented in March 2006 prohibiting smoking in all wholly or partially enclosed public spaces. We investigated the impact on attempts to quit smoking and smoking prevalence.</p>
CM Fichtenberg, D Mackay, Daniel F. Mackay, Daniel J. Rankin, DT Levy, FJI Fowkes, G Elliott, G Schwarz, GEP Box, GEP Box, GM Ljung, H Akaike, JG Ayres, Jill P. Pell, JM Weintraub, JP Pell, K Messer, KB Metzger, KP Burnham, L McCain, L Szatkowsli, MA Wakefield, MC Grassi, MM Schaap, PC Akhtar, R West, S Gallus, S Semple, S Semple, SA Lewis, Sally Haw, SJ Haw, SJ Haw   +32 more
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Implementation of a quality improvement project on smoking cessation reduces smoking in a high risk trauma patient population. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundCigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the U.S. each year. In 2013 the prevalence of smoking in our institution's trauma population was 26.7 %, well above the national adult average of 18.1 % according to the CDC website. As
Carrens, Karen, Doben, Andrew, Gross, Ronald, Korntner, Samuel, Nahmias, Jeffry, Poola, Shiva   +5 more
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Overcoming Challenges to Treating Tobacco use During Pregnancy - A Qualitative study of Australian General Practitioners Barriers

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background General practitioners can play an important role in addressing smoking among pregnant women but studies suggest they rarely do so. The aim of this study was to explore general practitioners perceptions about the management of smoking in ...
Yael Bar-Zeev, Eliza Skelton, Billie Bonevski, Maree Gruppetta, Gillian S. Gould   +4 more
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