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Effects of psychological conditions and changes on smoking cessation success after a residential smoking cessation therapy program: a retrospective observational study. [PDF]
Background Residential smoking cessation therapy programs offer intensive treatment for heavy smokers who struggle to quit independently, particularly those with high nicotine dependence and health conditions that necessitate urgent cessation.
Kim GL+10 more
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Kirandeep Kaur, Shivani Juneja, Sandeep KaushalDepartment of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, IndiaWith reference to the article published under the title "Pharmacologic agents for smoking cessation: A ...
Kaur K, Juneja S, Kaushal S
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A 52 year old man with asthma, hyperlipidaemia, and a family history of early onset heart disease comes to see you because of increased wheezing and dyspnoea. He has smoked a pack per day for 36 years. He tried quitting “cold turkey” but felt irritable and couldn’t concentrate; he tried nicotine gum but it didn’t work.
Rigotti Nancy A+2 more
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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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Mindfulness for smoking cessation [PDF]
Mindfulness-based smoking cessation interventions may aid smoking cessation by teaching individuals to pay attention to, and work mindfully with, negative affective states, cravings, and other symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. Types of mindfulness-based interventions include mindfulness training, which involves training in meditation; acceptance and ...
Jackson, S+5 more
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A causal approach to functional mediation analysis with application to a smoking cessation intervention [PDF]
The increase in the use of mobile and wearable devices now allows dense assessment of mediating processes over time. For example, a pharmacological intervention may have an effect on smoking cessation via reductions in momentary withdrawal symptoms. We define and identify the causal direct and indirect effects in terms of potential outcomes on the mean
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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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This issue provides a clinical overview of smoking cessation, focusing on health consequences of smoking, prevention of smoking-related disease, treatment, and practice improvement. The content of In the Clinic is drawn from the clinical information and education resources of the American College of Physicians (ACP), including MKSAP (Medical Knowledge ...
Elizabeth V, Ratchford, Natalie S, Evans
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Lobeline for smoking cessation [PDF]
Lobeline is a partial nicotine agonist, which has been used in a variety of commercially available preparations to help stop smoking.The objective of this review was to assess the effects of lobeline on long term smoking cessation.We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group trials register (most recent search December 2011).Randomized trials ...
Stead, L, Hughes, JR
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Aversive smoking for smoking cessation [PDF]
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
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