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Aversive smoking for smoking cessation [PDF]

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1997
Aversion therapy pairs the pleasurable stimulus of smoking a cigarette with some unpleasant stimulus. The objective is to extinguish the urge to smoke.This review has two aims. First, to determine the efficacy of rapid smoking and other aversive methods in helping smokers stop smoking.
Peter Hajek, Lindsay F Stead
openaire   +4 more sources

Varenicline in smokers with severe or very severe COPD after 24 weeks of treatment. A descriptive analysis: VALUE study

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2017
A large number of COPD patients are smokers. The particular characteristics of this group as well as their need to quit usually require psychological counselling and pharmacological treatment to achieve abstinence and, often, intensively.
Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using human rights measures to advance tobacco control- Japan and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Japan has made progress on tobacco control in recent years. However, every year more than 157800 Japanese citizens1 and residents die from tobacco related diseases.
Action on Smoking and Health
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among school students in Pakistan: secondary analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Susceptibility to smoke has been recognized as a strong predictor of smoking experimentation and taking up regular smoking habit. The identification of smoking susceptible individuals and its determinants is important in the efforts to ...
Aslam, Syeda Kanwal   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Smoke and thriving: An ecological study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Studies suggest a possible inverse correlation between smoking attitude and happiness levels. The present paper investigates the relation between males and females smoking prevalence and happiness levels in 155 countries worldwide.
Grassi, Maria Caterina   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Although the risks smoking poses to health are now well known, many young people continue to take up the habit. While numerous crosssectional studies of adolescents have identified correlates of smoking initiation, much less prospective, longitudinal ...
Dugdill, L   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Physician advice on avoiding secondhand smoke exposure and referrals for smoking cessation services

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2012
Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes premature death and disease. Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is the only way to fully protect nonsmokers from SHS exposure, and also contributes to helping smokers quit smoking.
Judy Kruger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Passive smoking indicators in Italy: does the gross domestic product matter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to analyse the correlation between regional values of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and passive smoking in Italy.
Cianfanelli, Sara   +5 more
core   +1 more source

How important are parents and partners for smoking cessation in adulthood? An event history analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Background. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of parental and partner’s education and smoking behavior on an individual’s chance of smoking cessation over the life course. Methods.
Graaf, Nan Dirk de,   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Genetic variation at CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 interacts with smoking status to influence body mass index [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Cigarette smoking is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), and a commonly cited reason for unwillingness to quit smoking is a concern about weight gain.
Davey Smith, G   +27 more
core   +6 more sources

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