Smoking Cessation

In adults who currently use e-cigarettes, a heightened likelihood of quitting was found in those receiving cytisinicline for 12 weeks compared with placebo, according to topline results from the phase 2 ORCA-V1 trial.

Many veterans with COPD who smoke did not regularly use technology and had low electronic health literacy, suggesting the need for outreach outside of technology, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Smoking consistently after acute ischemic stroke was associated with increased risk for CV events and death compared with never smoking, researchers reported.

In a cohort of smokers screened for lung cancer, women, unmarried individuals, African Americans and those with a low education level had a low likelihood of attempting to quit smoking, according to study results published in CHEST.

A recent study found that Black women who smoked at the time of breast cancer diagnosis had a greater risk for all-cause mortality than those who never smoked, highlighting the importance of smoking cessation.

Smoking cessation was associated with lower risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, compared with sustained or even reduced smoking intensity, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Adults who are not ready to stop using tobacco had greater abstinence rates when treated with varenicline compared with placebo, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A behavioral change digital health company has announced positive results from a randomized controlled trial for its app-based digital tool for tobacco use cessation.

Compared with sustained levels of smoking, people who increased their levels had elevated risk for heart failure and those who quit had reduced risk for HF, researchers reported.

A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded a $733,000 NIH grant to study disparities in smoking cessation for Black Americans.