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Abstract Background and aim There is evidence that smoking cessation may improve depression and anxiety symptoms. We assessed the feasibility of implementing and trialling a smoking cessation intervention in services providing cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for common mental illness. Design, setting and participants This study was a pragmatic, two‐
Gemma M. J. Taylor+9 more
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Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation
BACKGROUND: Nicotine receptor partial agonists may help people to stop smoking by a combination of maintaining moderate levels of dopamine to counteract withdrawal symptoms (acting as an agonist) and reducing smoking satisfaction (acting as an antagonist)
Kate Cahill+3 more
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Background: Tobacco smoking is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. Nearly one-fifth of adults in the UK regularly smoke cigarettes. The ill-health associated with smoking costs the NHS over £3B every year.
Joanna Leaviss+7 more
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BackgroundVarenicline and oral nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) have each been shown to increase the likelihood of smoking cessation, but their combination has not been studied.
Munjireen Sifat+11 more
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Graphic illustration showing the strategic approaches based on the currently investigated evidence of psychedelics that suggests the challenges and how to address the prescription of mental disorders. These applicable avenues may provide substantial insight into distinguishing between brain networks and psychedelics.
Sung‐Hyun Kim+5 more
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BACKGROUND The alcohol cue reactivity paradigm is increasingly used to screen medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and other substance use disorders.
R. Miranda+9 more
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Background Adhering to varenicline has been shown to significantly improve the chances of successfully quitting smoking, with studies indicating a twofold increase in 6-month quit rates.
Nadia Minian+9 more
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Nicotine is acknowledged as the key addictive compound of tobacco. Varenicline (Champix® or Chantix®), mainly acting as a partial agonist at the α4β2 nicotinic receptor, is an approved smoking cessation pharmacotherapy, although with efficacy limited to ...
Vernon Garcia-Rivas+13 more
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It is unclear if genetic variants affect smoking cessation treatment response. This study tested whether variants in the cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 subunit (CHRNA5) predict response to smoking cessation medication by directly comparing the ...
Li-Shiun Chen+12 more
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Introduction Varenicline is an effective smoking cessation medicine. However, the possible adverse neuropsychiatric events reported by Food and Drug Administration for varenicline may cause safety problems for professional drivers.
Shuilian Chu+4 more
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