Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Management of chronic disease by Russell, R, Norcliffe, J, Bafadhel, M

“…Cigarette smoking is the major cause of the disease and smoking cessation is the most effective intervention in both preventing disease development and progression. …”

Pooling data for number needed to treat: No problems for apples by Moore, R, Gavaghan, D, Edwards, J, Wiffen, P, McQuay, H

“…Objective: To consider the problem of the calculation of number needed to treat (NNT) derived from risk difference, odds ratio, and raw pooled events shown to give different results using data from a review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation. Discussion: A review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation from the Cochrane Library provided different values for NNT depending on how NNTs were calculated. …”

An exploratory pilot study of the relationship between neural correlates of cognitive control and reduction in cigarette use among treatment-seeking adolescent smokers. by Krishnan-Sarin, S, Balodis, I, Kober, H, Worhunsky, P, Liss, T, Xu, J, Potenza, M

“…Despite high rates of tobacco use during adolescence, few empirically validated smoking cessation strategies exist for adolescent smokers. …”

Polygenic risk scores for late smoking initiation associated with the risk of schizophrenia by Kazutaka Ohi, Daisuke Nishizawa, Yukimasa Muto, Shunsuke Sugiyama, Junko Hasegawa, Midori Soda, Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, Ryota Hashimoto, Toshiki Shioiri, Kazutaka Ikeda

“…Of the four smoking-related behaviors, the PRSs for age at smoking initiation in Europeans significantly predicted the age at smoking initiation (R 2 = 0.049, p = 0.026) and the PRSs for smoking cessation significantly predicted the smoking cessation (R 2 = 0.092, p = 0.027) in Japanese ever-smokers. …”
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Evaluation of an Image-Derived Input Function for Kinetic Modeling of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Binding PET Ligands in Mice by Matthew Zammit, Chien-Min Kao, Hannah J. Zhang, Hsiu-Ming Tsai, Nathanial Holderman, Samuel Mitchell, Eve Tanios, Mohammed Bhuiyan, Richard Freifelder, Anna Kucharski, William N. Green, Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Chin-Tu Chen

“…Two radioligands were explored: 2-[¹⁸F]FA85380 (2-FA), displaying similar pKa and binding affinity to the smoking cessation drug varenicline (Chantix), and [¹⁸F]Nifene, displaying similar pKa and binding affinity to nicotine. …”
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Tobacco Treatment Guideline for High Risk Groups: A pilot study in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Antigona C. Trofor, Sophia Papadakis, Lucia Lotrean, Ioana Buculei- Porosnicu, Vergina K. Vyzikidou, Vaso Evangelopoulou, Constantine Vardavas, Panagiotis Behrakis

“…Introduction Smoking cessation is a key clinical intervention for reducing progressive lung destruction and lung function deterioration in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). …”
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Varenicline is More Effective than Nicotine Replacement Therapy During Pregnancy: Findings from the Smoking MUMS (Maternal Use of Medications and Safety) Study by Stephanie KY Choi, Duong T Tran, David B Preen, Deborah Randall, Anna Kemp-Casey, Kristjana Einarsdottir, Louisa R Jorm, Alys Havard

“…Introduction Studies in the general population suggest that varenicline is more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation. However, clinical guidelines recommend against the use of varenicline during pregnancy and suggest NRT be used when the expected benefits outweigh the potential risks. …”
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Active or passive maternal smoking increases the risk of low birth weight or preterm delivery: Benefits of cessation and tobacco control policies by Michel-Henri Delcroix, Conchita Delcroix-Gomez, Pierre Marquet, Tristan Gauthier, Daniel Thomas, Yves Aubard

“…Articles were selected using the following keywords: maternal smoking, low birth weight, preterm birth, smoking cessation, passive smoking, exhaled carbon monoxide, tobacco control policies. …”
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Relationships of serum CC16 levels with smoking status and lung function in COPD by Kelli C. Gribben, Jill A. Poole, Amy J. Nelson, Paraskevi A. Farazi, Christopher S. Wichman, Art J. Heires, Debra J. Romberger, Tricia D. LeVan

“…Additional longitudinal studies may be warranted to assess relationship of CC16 with smoking cessation on lung function among subjects with COPD.…”
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Tobacco use behaviors and views on engaging in clinical trials for tobacco cessation among individuals who experience homelessness by Joshua Miller, Jordan Cuby, Sharon M. Hall, Maxine Stitzer, Margot Kushel, Donna Appiah, Maya Vijayaraghavan

“…We designed a clinical trial of an extended contingency management intervention for smoking cessation for people experiencing homelessness. …”
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A group intervention to reduce smoking in individuals with psychiatric disorder: brief report of a pilot study by Stephen R. Kisely, Mike Wise, Neil Preston, Senia Malmgren, Peter Shannon

“…Outcome measures included smoking cessation, motivation to stop, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FIND), urinary cotinine and psychiatric symptoms on the General Health Questionnaire. …”
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Peran Fatwa Muhammadiyah tentang Hukum Merokok dalam Sikap, Norma Subjektif, dan Kontrol Perilaku terhadap Perilaku Merokok by Muh Nur Akhsin Ridho, Evi Martha

“…The results showed that for smokers informants, attitudes and subjective norms did not contribute to smoking cessation behavior, while behavior controls play a role in smoking cessation behavior. …”
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Examining Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Use among Current Smokers by MinHee Park, HyeYoung Song

“…Although evidence is lacking regarding its safety and use as smoking cessation aids, many smokers have been reported to use e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids, making it necessary to provide accurate information on e-cigarettes.…”
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Graphical review: The redox dark side of e-cigarettes; exposure to oxidants and public health concerns by Hua Cai, Chen Wang

“…Nonetheless, accumulating evidence has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of e-cigarettes in leading to smoking cessation, and decreasing the adverse health impacts of cigarette smoking. …”
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Effects of tobacco product use on oral health and the role of oral healthcare providers in cessation: A narrative review by Sangeeta Gajendra, Scott McIntosh, Sucharu Ghosh

“…More efforts are needed for smoking cessation interventions in the dental office. Smoking cessation interventions provided by oral healthcare providers include brief educational, behavioral, and pharmacological interventions. …”
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A group intervention to reduce smoking in individuals with psychiatric disorder: brief report of a pilot study by Stephen R. Kisely, Mike Wise, Neil Preston, Senia Malmgren, Peter Shannon

“…Outcome measures included smoking cessation, motivation to stop, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), urinary cotinine and psychiatric symptoms on the General Health Questionnaire. …”
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Tobacco treatment delivery in cancer patients in Europe: The importance of quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis by Charis Girvalaki, Giuseppe Gorini, Krzysztof Przewozniak, Jacqueline Daly

“…Unfortunately, these successful smoking cessation interventions are often neglected and are not incorporated in cancer treatment and recovery. …”
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Pooling data for Number Needed to Treat: no problems for apples by Moore, R, Gavaghan, D, Edwards, J, Wiffen, P, McQuay, H

“…Objective: To consider the problem of the calculation of number needed to treat (NNT) derived from risk difference, odds ratio, and raw pooled events shown to give different results using data from a review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation. Discussion: A review of nursing interventions for smoking cessation from the Cochrane Library provided different values for NNT depending on how NNTs were calculated. …”

Dietary Guidance for Cardiovascular Health: Consensus and Controversies by Panagiota Pietri

“…Healthy diet, regular exercise and smoking cessation comprise the ‘golden triad’ of primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) [...]…”
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Investigating the Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Serum Uric Acid Levels in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Cross Sectional Study by Mohammed Alrouji, Ali Manouchehrinia, Jehan Aram, Abdulmajeed Alotaibi, Sharif Alhajlah, Yasir Almuhanna, Othman Alomeir, Anas Shamsi, Bruno Gran, Cris S. Constantinescu

“…Objectives: The present study is aimed at determining the effect of cigarette smoking (CS) on serum uric acid (UA) levels quantitatively before and after smoking cessation among people with MS (pwMS). Additionally, a possible correlation between UA levels and both disability progression and disease severity was also investigated. …”
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