Social Media for Tobacco Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Review of the Literature

This article seeks to evaluate the current literature on the use of social media interventions to support smoking cessation.Recent FindingsFindings suggest that social media interventions are feasible and can be utilized effectively for smoking cessation treatment. Greater participant engagement with intervention content appears to be associated with positive changes in smoking behaviors in most, but not all studies reviewed.SummarySmoking cessation interventions on social media hold promise to help smokers quit. Future randomized trials with longer follow-up intervals are needed to expand the current evidence base, as are studies that systematically investigate strategies to improve participant engagement with interventions.

Source: Current Addiction Reports - April 25, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: research