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A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among disadvantaged smokers

Health Technology Assessment, 2014
Background: There have been few rigorous studies on the effects of behavioural support for helping smokers to reduce who do not immediately wish to quit.
Adrian H Taylor, Tom P Thompson, Colin J Greaves, Rod S Taylor, Colin Green, Fiona C Warren, Rebecca Kandiyali, Paul Aveyard, Richard Ayres, Richard Byng, John L Campbell, Michael H Ussher, Susan Michie, Robert West   +13 more
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Predictors of smoking reduction among Blacks [PDF]

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2010
Blacks who smoke have increased tobacco-related health risks. Cessation decreases the likelihood of many health problems. Smoking reduction may be important in the cessation process and potentially reduce health risks.Because little is known about specific predictors of smoking reduction, we investigated factors predicting reduction among Black light ...
Carla J, Berg, Janet L, Thomas, Hongfei, Guo, Lawrence C, An, Kolawole S, Okuyemi, Tracie C, Collins, Jasjit S, Ahluwalia   +6 more
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Effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute coronary events: a country-wide study. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported a reduction in acute coronary events (ACEs) in the general population after the enforcement of smoking regulations, although there is uncertainty concerning the magnitude of the effect of such interventions.
Vizzini, Loredana, Richiardi L., Gasparrini, Antonio, Merletti F, Barone-Adesi, F, Gasparrini Antonio, Richiardi, Lorenzo, Antonio Gasparrini, Barone-Adesi, Francesco, Merletti Franco, Loredana Vizzini, Barone-Adesi Francesco, Franco Merletti, Merletti, Franco, Richiardi Lorenzo, Vizzini L, Merletti, F, BARONE ADESI, Francesco, Gasparrini A, Richiardi, L, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Vizzini Loredana, Vizzini, L, Gasparrini, A, Lorenzo Richiardi   +24 more
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E-cigarette use and smoking reduction or cessation in the 2010/2011 TUS-CPS longitudinal cohort

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are heavily marketed and widely perceived as helpful for quitting or reducing smoking intensity. We test whether ever-use of e-cigarettes among early adopters was associated with: 1) increased cigarette ...
Yuyan Shi, John P. Pierce, Martha White, Maya Vijayaraghavan, Wilson Compton, Kevin Conway, Anne M. Hartman, Karen Messer   +7 more
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Smoking cessation, but not smoking reduction, reduces plasma homocysteine levels [PDF]

Clinical Cardiology, 2002
AbstractBackground: Cigarette smoking has been associated with increased plasma homocysteine levels. Although hyperhomocysteinemia may mediate some of the adverse cardiovascular consequences of smoking cigarettes, the effects of smoking cessation and smoking reduction on homocysteine levels have not been evaluated previously.Hypothesis: The purpose of ...
James H, Stein, Magda, Bushara, Khalaf, Bushara, Patrick E, McBride, Douglas E, Jorenby, Michael C, Fiore   +5 more
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Toward pharmacy-based smoking cessation services in Nigeria: Knowledge, perception and practice of community pharmacists

Population Medicine, 2021
Introduction Worldwide, tobacco smoking is one of the leading causes of avoidable deaths. In Nigeria, there is currently no clinical guidelines for tobacco dependence treatment.
Wuraola Akande-Sholabi, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi   +1 more
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Effect of Varenicline on Smoking Cessation Through Smoking Reduction [PDF]

JAMA, 2015
Some cigarette smokers may not be ready to quit immediately but may be willing to reduce cigarette consumption with the goal of quitting.To determine the efficacy and safety of varenicline for increasing smoking abstinence rates through smoking reduction.Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational clinical trial with a 24-week treatment
Ebbert, JO, Hughes, JR, West, RJ, Rennard, SI, Russ, C, McRae, TD, Treadow, J, Yu, CR, Dutro, MP, Park, PW   +9 more
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Smoked cocaine in socially-depressed areas [PDF]

, 2010
Background: The main objectives of this study are to describe the smoked cocaine user's profile in socially-depressed areas and their needs from a harm-reduction perspective, to investigate their use of smoking crack and compare the acute effects between
Pons-Prat, Montserrat, Olga Díaz, Delás, Jordi, Elena Adán, Pons Montserrat, Díaz Olga, Aguas Compaired, M. (Margarita), Adan, Elena, Adán Elena, Margarita Aguas, Diaz, Olga, Montserrat Pons, Aguas Margarita, Jordi Delas, Delas Jordi, Fuertes Ricardo, Ricardo Fuertes, Fuertes, Ricardo   +17 more
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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
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Electronic cigarette: a possible substitute for cigarette dependence

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality in western countries and it is important for smokers to stop as early as possible. Electronic cigarettes are a popular phenomenon of global proportion.
P. Caponnetto, C. Russo, C.M. Bruno, A. Alamo, M.D. Amaradio, R. Polosa   +5 more
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