One explanation: Vaping doesn’t require much in the way of lifestyle change. You don’t have to give up smoking, justtobacco. You still puff away to get a hit of nicotine, sometimes to a greater extent than previously. Only now, as a fun article inMen’s Healthdescribed it, “… w...
"All we can say is at a time when e-cigarette use is increasing, successful smoking cessation increased, and the prevalence of adults who smoked dropped," said Dr. Steven Schroeder. "That's circumstantial evidence, but it's pretty persuasive," said Schroeder, who heads the Smoking Cessation ...
Semaglutide may reduce the need for medical care related to smoking in people with type 2 diabetes, indicating its potential as a smoking cessation aid, as detailed in a study from theAnnals of Internal Medicine. New use of semaglutide was associated with a lower risk for medical care related ...
In the QuitGuide arm, quit rates were 9.1% (2/22) for pharmacotherapy users versus 21.7% (15/69) for nonusers (odds ratio 0.36, 95% CI 0.07-1.72; P=.20). Results were similar for the use of NRT only. Conclusions Combining pharmacotherapy to aid smoking cessation with a smartphone ...
Thus, the dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes may hinder rather than facilitate smoking cessation among those interested in quitting. This lies against evidence of e-cigarettes' potential value for cessation and harm reduction found in clinical trials. It suggests that e-cigarettes should be ...
Palmer explained it this way. "If you use cigarettes, you're probably smoking for a short duration 10 to 20 times per day, whereas a lot of our e-cigarette users are vaping continuously all day and in situations where they might not otherwise be smoking," she said. "That's evidence th...
(HealthDay)—Many mental health and addiction treatment centers in the United States don't help patients quit smoking, a new government study finds.