Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence [NG209], NICE (updated 4th August 2022)
This guideline covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people ' s harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking. The guideline brings together and updates all NICE ' s previous guidelines on using tobacco, including smokeless tobacco. It covers nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes to help people stop smoking or reduce their harm from smoking. It does not cover using tobacco products such as ' heat not burn ' tobacco.
In August 2022, we reviewed the e...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tobacco Treatment Aids Quitting for Dual Users of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 -- Tobacco treatment, such as nicotine-replacement therapy and behavioral support therapy, helps dual users of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes quit smoking, according to a study published online July 20 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Barriers keep NHPI and LGBTQ smokers from breathing free
Two groups that have high rates of smoking and vaping — the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community and the LGBTQ community — have specific hurdles that prevent them from quitting: the cost of cessation therapies and a lack of culturallyspecific care, according to a pair of reports from theUCLA Center for Health Policy Research.“Examining the smoking behaviors of specific communities is essential to understanding their unique needs,” saidSean Tan, a senior public administration analyst at the center and lead author of both reports. “We found that many NHPI and LGBTQ smokers who want to quit and have trie...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Varenicline, nicotine patch combo helps heavy drinkers quit smoking, study finds
The combination of nicotine replacement therapy and the prescription drug varenicline is more effective for smoking cessation in people who are heavy drinkers than either method alone, a JAMA Network Open study found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Fewer successful quitters use e-cigarettes compared to other cessation aids
Smokers who use e-cigarettes as a strategy to quit the habit tend to be less successful than those who try other methods, such as nicotine replacement therapy or prescription drugs, a Tobacco Control study found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence guidance [NG209], NICE ( published 30th November 2021)
This guideline covers support to stop smoking for everyone aged 12 and over, and help to reduce people ' s harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. It also covers ways to prevent children, young people and young adults aged 24 and under from taking up smoking. The guideline brings together and updates all NICE ' s previous guidelines on using tobacco, including smokeless tobacco. It covers nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes to help people stop smoking or reduce their harm from smoking. It does not cover using tobacco products such as ' heat not burn ' tobacco.
In November 2021, varenicline was...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Combined treatments are the most effective to stop smoking, study finds
Combination therapies, particularly varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) combined, are the most effective tobacco cessation pharmacotherapies, the largest review to examine the effectiveness and safety of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and medicines that people use to quit tobacco has found. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - October 12, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
This review (56 studies, n=12,084) found electronic cigarettes with nicotine increased quit rates vs without and nicotine replacement therapy (RR 1.69, 95% CI 1.25 to 2.27), in absolute terms this might equate to an additional 4 successful quitters per 100 (95% CI 2 to 8). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Daily e-cigarette use shows 'clear benefit' in helping smokers to quit
(King's College London) Results from the study published in Addiction show that when used daily, e-cigarettes help people to quit smoking, compared to no help at all. These findings are in line with previous research, showing that e-cigarettes are a more effective aid for quitting than nicotine replacement therapy and prescribed medication (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Vaping better than nicotine replacement therapy for stopping smoking
As the number of vapers in England plateaus, incorrect perceptions of its relative risks compared to smoking may be discouraging smokers from using vaping to quit. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 24, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Featured Review: Does behavioural support help people to stop smoking?
Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta ‐analysisKey messages Behavioural support can help more people to stop smoking for six months or longer, without causing unwanted effects.Some types of support appear to work better than others. More studies are needed to identify the best ways to support people who are trying to stop smoking, and to identify the best people to support them.Stopping smokingThe best thing people who smoke can do for their health is to stop smoking. People breathe more easily and cough less when they stop smoking. Stopping also lowers their risk of getting lung ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - December 31, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rachel Klabunde Source Type: news
Electronic Cigarettes Improve Long - Term Smoking Cessation
Quit rates higher in people randomly assigned to nicotine e - cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - October 20, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Electronic Cigarettes Improve Long-Term Smoking Cessation
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 -- Nicotine electronic cigarettes (ECs) improve long-term smoking cessation compared with nicotine replacement therapy, according to a review published online Oct. 14 in the Cochrane Library.
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, D.Phil.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking
, but more evidence is needed on long-term harmsNewly updated Cochrane evidence published today in the Cochrane Library finds that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy – such as chewing gum and patches – and compared to no treatment, or electronic cigarettes without nicotine. More information is needed on harms.Smoking is a significant global health problem. Many people who smoke want to quit, but find it difficult to succeed in the long term. One of the most effective and widely used strategies to help people to give up ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 14, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news
Respira Technologies, Inc. announces Brian W. Quigley, former CEO of Altria Group's Smokeless Division, to join as Chief Operating Officer
Quigley to oversee launch of Respira's innovative smoking harm reduction and cessation products targeted at the world's one billion smokers
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 30, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Respira Technologies, Inc. (&... Biopharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery, Personnel Respira Technologies, nicotine replacement therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 30, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
