Using quitline registries to support relapsed smokers in new quit attempt
Phone messaging to former smoking quitline participants can motivate them to make new quit attempts. The technique is particularly effective for older, long-term smokers with chronic conditions. Study...
View ArticleFormer smokers who quit within the past year are four times more likely to be...
Analysis of national survey of adult tobacco use points to use of e-cigarettes as a quitting aid. Adding to a growing body of research on patterns of e-cigarette use, researchers from Rutgers School...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Medicaid tobacco cessation: Big gaps remain in efforts to get smokers to quit
Only 10 percent of Medicaid smokers get anti-smoking medication, new study says. A new study, published in the January 2016 issue of Health Affairs, by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public...
View ArticleHeavy smokers who quit more than 15 years ago still at high risk for lung...
Expanding lung cancer screening to include people who quit smoking more than 15 years ago could detect more cases and further reduce associated mortality, according to a study1 by Mayo Clinic...
View ArticleSmokers with depression try to quit more often but find it harder
People diagnosed with depression are about twice as likely to smoke as the general population. A survey of 6811 participants from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the USA, published in the...
View ArticlePenn research: An FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drug could help smokers quit
Despite several safe drug therapies available to help smokers quit, three-quarters report relapsing within six months of a quit attempt. University of Pennsylvania researchers Rebecca Ashare and Heath...
View ArticleClik here to view.
E-cigarettes helped up to 22,000 English smokers quit in 2014
Researchers from University College London have taken an in-depth look at smoking cessation data and the role of e-cigarettes. The findings trumpet the praises of e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting...
View ArticleResearch reveals over 1 million smokers in England use e-cigarettes to quit
New research from University College London has revealed that in 2015 the number of smokers in England who used an e-cigarette in an attempt to quit smoking reached more than 1 million. The research...
View ArticleResearch reveals over 1 million smokers in England use e-cigarettes to quit
New research from University College London has revealed that in 2015 the number of smokers in England who used an e-cigarette in an attempt to quit smoking reached more than 1 million. The research...
View Article‘Cold turkey’ wins for successful smoking cessation
Quitting smoking abruptly is more likely to lead to lasting abstinence compared to quitting gradually, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Current guidelines recommend...
View Article