Long term management of people with post-tuberculosis lung disease by Wan Seo, Hyung Woo Kim, Ju Sang Kim, Jinsoo Min

“…In the immediate aftermath (0–12 months after anti-TB chemotherapy), there should be an emphasis on monitoring for relapse, tracheobronchial stenosis, and smoking cessation. Subsequent management should focus on addressing hemoptysis, managing infection including aspergillosis, and TB-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or restrictive lung function. …”
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Article 14 of WHO FCTC: gaps in implementation & recommendations by Suzanne Nethan, Dhirendra Sinha, Kumar Chandan, Ravi Mehrotra

“…Many countries have experience in smoking cessation but only 3% Parties have experience in SLT cessation. …”
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Lung Volume Reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) AND#8211; An Updated Review of Surgical and Endoscopic Procedures by Ramakant Dixit, Jacob G. Pulinilkunnathil, Sidharth Sharma, Rajveer Kuldeep

“…The natural course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been shown to be altered by only smoking cessation and oxygen therapy so far. The lung volume reduction surgery is viewed as another modality to change the natural history of emphysema in recent years. …”
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Systemic inflammation in COPD in relation to smoking status by Serapinas Danielius, Narbekovas Andrius, Juskevicius Jonas, Sakalauskas Raimundas

“…</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our data confirm that smoking is associated with increased levels of AAT, CRP, and sTNFR-1 in COPD patients, an array of systemic inflammation markers that continue to be active even after smoking cessation.</p>…”
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Development and Validation of LC-MS/MS Method for Determination of Cytisine in Human Serum and Saliva by Karol Wróblewski, Małgorzata Szultka-Młyńska, Ryan J. Courtney, Bogusław Buszewski, Piotr Tutka

“…Recent clinical trial data regarding cytisine confirm its high effectiveness and safety as a smoking cessation treatment. CYT’s popularity is growing due to its increased availability and licensing in more countries worldwide. …”
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Smoking behaviour and passive smoke exposure of adults – Results from GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS by Anne Starker, Ronny Kuhnert, Jens Hoebel, Almut Richter

“…Conclusions: In Germany, there is still a need for action for effective measures for tobacco prevention, smoking cessation and tobacco control policy, which are effective in all population groups and which take into account the concerns of socially disadvantaged groups.…”
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The effect of cigarette smoking on subjective well-being in South Africa and its implications for tobacco control by Gorton Wilmans, Naiefa Rashied

“…Practical/managerial implications: The study’s main finding promotes the case for reassessing the approach taken to formulating tobacco control policies and for implementing alternative tobacco control policies that consider the psychological effects of cigarette smoking. As smoking cessation is shown to increase the likelihood of reporting higher life satisfaction, measures aimed at cessation (such as broad-scale smoking bans) could prove more successful than taxation. …”
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Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS): A convenient means of smoking? by Mariaelvina SALA, Cecilia GOTTI

“…We also review the most widely used pharmacotherapeutic approaches to smoking cessation, and recent epidemiological data showing that ENDS can help some people to stop smoking. …”
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Vaping: Scientific manipulation in Spain by Rodrigo Cordoba-Garcia, Vidal Barchilon-Cohen

“…Papers with COIs are more than twice as likely to conclude that they are helpful in smoking cessation and that their risks are not significant. …”
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Evaluation of Clay-Functionalized Wafers and Films for Nicotine Replacement Therapy via Buccal Mucosa by Joshua Boateng, Obinna Okeke

“…All the NIC-loaded, MAS-stabilized formulations showed high tissue viability, with values above 80%, showing their great potential for use as buccal delivery platforms for NIC replacement therapy to aid smoking cessation.…”
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Feasibility of Single - Encounter Telemedicine Lung Cancer Screening: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Underserved Population by Jessica Magarinos MD, Lynde Lutzow MD, Chandra Dass MD, Grace X. Ma PhD, Cherie P. Erkmen MD

“…Our institution developed a single-encounter, telemedicine (SET) lung cancer screening whereby patients receive low-dose CT in-person, but counseling regarding results, coordination of follow-up care and smoking cessation is delivered using telemedicine. This study compares outcomes of SET lung cancer screening to our pre-COVID, single-visit, in-person (SIP) lung cancer screening. …”
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Building Capacity of Portuguese Nurses to be Tobacco Control Champions by Esmeralda Barreira, Jorge Freitas, Stella Bialous

“…After the program, we observed an increase in the number of nurses that: 1) advise patients to stop smoking (p=0,002); 2)assess whether patients are interested in quitting smoking (p=0,001); 3)recommend using a telephone line for smoking cessation (p=0,001); 4)analyse the barriers to cessation with patients who are not interested in trying to cease (p=0,002); and 5)advise patients and their families to create a smoke-free home environment after hospital discharge (p=0,002). …”
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Use of e-cigarettes among young queer men living in Aotearoa New Zealand by Judith McCool, Peter Saxton, Rosie Dobson, Thibaut Bouttier-Esprit

“…Recent evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are widely used for purposes other than smoking cessation. Aim This study investigated how vaping is perceived and the role e-cigarettes play in the daily lives of young queer users. …”
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The benefits of quitting smoking for people with cancer by Svetlana Ristic, Ana Jovicevic, Dragana Jovicevic, Sanja Kocic, Katarina Janicijevic, Aleksandra Arnaut

“…Conclusions It is essential to increase knowledge about the health benefits of quitting smoking in order to advance the results of oncological treatments. Implemented smoking cessation programs need to be adapted to oncology patients.…”
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Preventive measures against risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in the prison environment: an integrative review by 10.15253/2175-6783.20232483186, Monique de Freitas Gonçalves Lima, Nila Larisse Silva de Albuquerque, Cleide Maria Pontes, Tatiane Gomes Guedes, Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares

“…Preventive measures found were related with exercising, nutritional improvement, weight control, smoking cessation, stress control, and laboratory follow up, focusing specially in physical activities and nutritional improvement. …”
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Evaluation of Serum Scube-1 Levels and Affecting Factors in Smokers by Sibel TUNÇ KARAMAN, Okcan BASAT

“…The study included smokers aged 18-65 years who were admitted to the Smoking Cessation Clinic of a tertiary hospital and a control group consisting of healthy volunteers admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic and had never smoked. …”
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The effects of comprehensive home-based cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care in patients with ischemic heart disease in Iran: Study protocol for a multicenter randomized contro... by Hassan Okati-Aliabad, Alireza Ansari- Moghaddam, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mahdi Mohammadi, Leila Vakili, Mohammad Hadi Abbasi, Hossein Heidari, Gholamreza Masoudy, Safoura Yazdekhasti, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…Psycho-educational consultation based on the Health Action Process Approach including heart-healthy diet, stress management, lifestyle changes, smoking cessation, and physical activity has been performed. …”
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Relative Clinical and Cost Burden of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Hospitalizations in Older Adults in the United States—A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Omotola Olasupo, Hong Xiao, Joshua D. Brown

“…CAP should be prioritized for prevention in older adults with strategies such as vaccination and smoking cessation.…”
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Individuals with long-term illness, disability or infirmity are more likely to smoke than healthy controls: An instrumental variable analysis by Xingzuo Zhou, Yiang Li, Tianning Zhu, Yiran Xu

“…Despite the prevalence of smoking cessation programs and public health campaigns, individuals with long-term illness, disability, or infirmity have been found to smoke more often than those without such conditions, leading to worsening health. …”
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High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. by Tai Hing Lam, Lin Xu, Chao Qiang Jiang, Wei Sen Zhang, Feng Zhu, Ya Li Jin, G Neil Thomas, Kar Keung Cheng

“…If confirmed, unless China quickly and strictly complies with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with massive smoking cessation in the population, this is a more striking warning that China will be facing an even larger disease burden from tobacco use than previous forecasts.…”
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