Switching to E-Cigarettes Not Likely to Prevent Smoking Relapse
An analysis of nationally representative data found that most former smokers who used electronic cigarettes relapsed to cigarette smoking.
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Benefit of E-Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking Unclear
Nicotine e-cigarettes added to counseling improved abstinence at 12 weeks, but not at 24 weeks.
Personalized, Intensive Smoking Cessation Programs Can Enable Cancer Patients to Maintain Smoking Abstinence
Described as “the fourth pillar” of cancer care, study findings demonstrate that a comprehensive tobacco treatment program can achieve long-term smoking cessation.
CDC: Prevalence of Smoking Quit Attempts Unchanged in Most States
From 2011 to 2017, quit attempts increased in four states, decreased in two states.
Responsive Engagement and Cessation in Cancer Health (REACCH): A Nurse Navigator-Led Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Program at the University of Arizona Cancer Center
Using an assessment tool, a cancer center sought to improve assessment of new patients who use tobacco and increase referrals to tobacco cessation programs.
Quitting Smoking Lowers Risk for Bladder Cancer Postmenopause
Significant drop seen in first 10 years of cessation, continues to decrease as cessation time increases.
Evidence-Based Approach Improves Tobacco Cessation Among Cancer Patients
Tobacco-cessation program at an ambulatory cancer center sought to reduce smoking among patients undergoing treatment for cancer.
Counseling on the Dangers of Vaping
How can nurses caring for smokers counsel patients on quitting smoking when many are using vaping as an alternative to cigarettes?
Varenicline (Chantix)
This slideshow reviews varenicline (chantix), indicated as an aid to smoking cessation treatment. Table of Contents Slide 5: Dosage and AdministrationSlide 14: Cautions, Effects, and InteractionsSlide 19: What to Tell Your PatientSlide 28: Reference
Vaping May Induce Severe, Negative Effects on Lung Health
Researchers presented the preliminary results from an ongoing randomized, crossover study evaluating the cardiorespiratory effects of e-cigarettes.
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