Smoking Cessation
Integrated care ‘best treatment option’ for smoking cessation during lung cancer screening
Integrated care involving medication and intensive counseling showed effectiveness for smoking cessation among adults undergoing screening for lung cancer, the results of a randomized clinical trial showed.
Text message intervention, varenicline aid in vaping cessation
Nicotine vaping cessation rates were elevated with use of a text message intervention or varenicline vs. no/minimal support or placebo, according to data published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Dual use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes negatively impacts abstinence likelihood
A smaller proportion of individuals who used both e-cigarettes and cigarettes achieved nicotine abstinence vs. individuals who used only cigarettes or only e-cigarettes, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.
FDA clears investigational new drug application for inhaled nicotine replacement therapy
The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for the RespiRx Nicotine Inhaler (QN-01), an inhaled nicotine replacement therapy, according to a press release.
Cigarette to e-cigarette switch improves wheeze, dual use does not
Among adult smokers who moved from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes exclusively, wheeze resolution went up, but this was not the case if they moved to dual use, according to results published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
Adults use smoking cessation smartphone app more with access to digital pet game
Current adult smokers with access to a digital pet game within a smoking cessation app had better app engagement and program adherence vs. those without game access, according to results published in Journal of Medical Internet Research.
‘Doc, I’m ready to quit’: Evidence-based approaches to smoking cessation
A 50-year-old man has been a patient in the practice for the past 25 years.
Cardiovascular risk may take decades to erase after quitting for heavy smokers
Ex-smokers with a light lifetime smoking burden had a CVD risk shortly after quitting similar to those who have never smoked, results from a cohort analysis showed.
‘Real-life impact’: Early smoking cessation after cancer diagnosis maximizes survival benefit
Smoking cessation within 6 months of a cancer diagnosis can significantly improve survival, according to results of a prospective study.
Smoking cessation prescriptions increase when patients have asthma
BOSTON — Smokers with asthma were more likely to be prescribed a smoking cessation treatment than smokers who did not have asthma, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.