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An update on nicotine replacement therapy

Journal of Oral Research and Review, 2019
Tobacco use is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world. Most tobacco users want to quit but find it difficult to stop due to the addictiveness of nicotine. Interventions for tobacco cessation are important in enabling tobacco users to
K A Kamala, S Sankethguddad, S G Sujith
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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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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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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patch for smoking cessation [PDF]

, 2013
PMCID: PMC3602285This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided ...
Bullen, C, Howe, C, Laugesen, M, McRobbie, H, Parag, V, Walker, N, Williman, J   +6 more
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Efficacy of exercise counselling as an aid for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2003
To examine whether exercise counselling increases smoking abstinence and reduces tobacco withdrawal and gains in weight and body ...
Adrian Taylor, American College of Sports Medicine, Andrew Steptoe, Andy McEwen, Bassett, Blair, Bock, Bootzin, Borg, Borrelli, Byrne, Coleman, Dale, Doll, Dunn, Dunn, Hajek, Heatherton, Hillsdon, Hughes, Jorenby, Jorenby, Kawachi, Lick, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marlatt, Martin, Michael Ussher, Morgan, Pate, Peto, Pomerleau, Robert West, Roubenoff, Royal College of Physicians, Sallis, Shiffman, Silagy, Strath, Thomas, Tonnesen, Ussher, Ussher, West, West, West, West, West, West   +51 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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Nicotine replacement therapy [PDF]

BMJ, 1994
EDITOR, - Jin Ling Tang and colleagues' systematic analysis of randomised trails of the efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy in helping people to stop smoking1 is an important contribution to evidence of the effectiveness of nicotine gum and patches in stopping smoking. As the authors conclude, these aids …
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Review: Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation

Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2018
Smoking is associated with numerous cancers and atherosclerosis. Smoking cessation has substantial potential in reducing morbidity and mortality worldwide. The initial steps “5 A’s” (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) should be applied in all patients.
Chok Limsuwat, Shigeki Saito, Karin Halvorson   +2 more
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Nicotine replacement therapy: A friend or foe

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), tobacco cessation is a primary health-care service that should be provided not only to the people having adverse habits of consuming tobacco but also to the
Rajkumari E Devi, Diplina Barman, Shruti Sinha, Suranjana J Hazarika, Sreeparna Das   +4 more
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The role of doctors in smoking cessation: evidence from the Cochrane Library

SA Heart Journal, 2021
This article examines the role of doctors in assisting patients who smoke to quit, using evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews of randomised trials.
Tim Lancaster
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