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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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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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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
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)
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
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
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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Background and challenges to implementation Taiwan has established nationwide smoking cessation treatment service which was founded by the revenue of cigarette taxation since 2002.
Chihkuan Lai, Beeyo Chen, Ming-Da Liu
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Background Smoking is an important risk factor for mental health-related problems. Numerous studies have supported a bi-directional association between cigarette smoking and depression.
Elisardo Becoña +5 more
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Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
Tobacco smoking is the main cause of COPD. Smoking cessation is the only therapeutic measure that can cure COPD and prevent this disorder from its chronic progression.
Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz
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