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Thorax, 2000 Cigarette smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. It is the major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the developed world. Smoking is a chronic relapsing disease. Optimal treatment includes nonpharmacologic support, together with pharmacotherapy. All clinicians should be comfortable with the use of nicotine
S I, Rennard, D M, Daughton
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Vascular Medicine, 2016 Smoking increases the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Smoking cessation before surgery reduces the risk of complications. The perioperative period may be a “teachable moment” for smoking cessation and provides smokers an opportunity to engage in long-term smoking cessation.
Elizabeth V, Ratchford, Natalie S, Evans
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Respiratory Care, 2003 Cigarette smoking is the primary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and smoking cessation is the most effective means of stopping the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Worldwide, approximately a billion people smoke cigarettes and 80% reside in low-income and middle-income countries.
Scott P, Marlow, James K, Stoller
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2021 Introduction Alcohol and tobacco are often used together. Studies have shown that some biological factors contribute to the concurrent use of alcohol and nicotine.
Raymond K. S. Ho +2 more
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Pulmonology, 2018 Objective To analyse the effectiveness and safety of two smoking cessation medications (varenicline and nicotine patches) in patients with controlled psychiatric disorders in daily practice in a Smoking Cessation Service.Methods This is a retrospective ...
C.A. Jimenez-Ruiz +5 more
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020 Introduction People with psychotic disorders are associated with high prevalence of cigarette smoking and prevalence rates. Studies show that many smokers with psychotic disorders would like to stop smoking, yet the abstinence rate among them is low ...
Raymond K. S. Ho +4 more
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Cancer patients and smoking cessation
Nowotwory, 2023 Abstinence from smoking is the most important element of cancer prevention. Tobacco smoking is responsible for at least 15 different types of cancer and almost 30% of all cancer deaths.
Magdalena Cedzyńska +1 more
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Predictors of smoking relapse in a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Monastir (Tunisia)
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2013 Background Smoking prevalence in adolescents and young adults is substantially elevated in Tunisia. Moreover, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the effectiveness and associated factors in smoking cessation interventions among adolescents and young ...
Sana El Mhamdi +5 more
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The effect of brief counselling and NRT sampling on the recruitment of smokers to quit smoking
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019 Introduction The smoking population has declined to 10.8% in Hong Kong in 2017 thematic household survey. The passive recruitment measures to motivated smokers to join smoking cessation service exclusively results in a significant missed opportunity to ...
Kin Sang Ho +7 more
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Pilot study of a 3-day residential treatment for smoking cessation in Hong Kong
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018 Introduction The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Integrated Centre on Smoking Cessation has been providing free smoking cessation services since 2009. The average quit rate from 2009 to 2014 was 37%.
Raymond Kin Sang HO +2 more
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