Health
Group-based smoking cessation help US inmates quit tobacco
Behavioral and nicotine replacement therapies offered together can help people who are incarcerated quit smoking, according to Rutgers researchers.
Jul 30, 2020
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News tagged with nicotine replacement therapy
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nicotine therapy for coronavirus: the evidence is weak and contradictory
France recently put limits on the purchase nicotine-replacement products, stopping online sales and restricting buyers to a one-month supply of gums, patches and inhalers bought at pharmacies. The limits have nothing to do ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Health
Don't try to kick the smoking habit alone
Going solo when trying to quit smoking isn't enough, one lung health expert says.
Feb 17, 2020
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Cardiology
Smoking rates falling in adults, but stroke survivors' smoking rates remain steady
While the rate of Americans who smoke tobacco has fallen steadily and significantly over the last two decades, the rate of stroke survivors who smoke has not changed significantly, according to preliminary research to be ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Health
Not enough evidence that vaping helps smokers quit: US govt report
There is not enough evidence to conclude that e-cigarettes help smokers quit tobacco, a US government report said Thursday, as the vaping industry faces increased regulatory pressures.
Jan 23, 2020
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Health
New study supports Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) method to quit smoking
The largest and most authoritative research trial of its kind testing the Allen Carr's Easyway (ACE) method of quitting smoking has detected no difference in success rates between ACE and a specialist stop smoking service ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Neuroscience
Scientists identify the cells behind nicotine aversion in the mouse brain
If you have ever smoked, or know someone who has—they might tell you that smoking a cigarette probably felt disgusting at first.
Nov 25, 2019
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Health
Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives: Does that matter?
In a major blow to the vaping industry, the American Medical Association has called for a ban on e-cigarettes and vaping products that the FDA doesn't deem tobacco cessation devices.
Nov 21, 2019
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Health
Why you shouldn't write off e-cigarettes, despite the headlines
Vaping has been getting something of a bad name of late. Countries worldwide are considering restrictions and bans. But, as a way to help smokers quit, e-cigarettes are an important tool that we shouldn't dismiss.
Nov 12, 2019
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Health
Women find it more difficult to quit smoking
Women are half as likely to quit smoking as men, according to research presented at the 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC). Affordability of smoking cessation medications was another barrier to success.
Oct 28, 2019
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