Worksite smoking cessation intervention programs have become increasingly popular, although program evaluations are often unavailable. In 1984, the Texas Operations of Dow Chemical USA offered a Smoking Cessation Incentive Program (SCIP) to its employees. SCIP was a highly publicized, upbeat program ...
The purposive sample (N = 75) was selected from participants of 10 smoking cessation programs in Texas who were measured for self-esteem and self-efficacy at the beginning of their program using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Stanton's revised Self-Efficacy for Smoking Cessation Questionnaire...
20 This cohort study evaluated the outcome of the tobacco treatment program (TTP) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The program began modestly in 2006 with clinician referral, later incorporating automated referral using electronic health records. The program currently ...
percent of adult smokers smoked their first cigarette on or before 18 years .Youth are more exposed to nicotine, when compared to adults. Quit smoking methods including smoking bans, adolescent smoking cessation programs, and pharmacological interventions are encourage to support smoking cessation in ...
"I just wanted to let you know that I am doing well. I have had only very few "cravings" (extremely mild) and more importantly the severity of the withdrawal symptoms have been greatly reduced. I have never felt this well during the initial period following smoking cessation. The combinatio...
In the last 10 years, the importance of smoking cessation among cancer patients and survivors has become increasingly recognized as an essential element of high-quality cancer care. A number of leading oncology organizations and accrediting bodies have recommended integration of smoking cessation services...
The formula for success is no longer guesswork: Adopt tough warning labels, air public service ads, fund smoking cessation programs and impose smoke-free laws. 2 . If you can stop them from smoking, you’ve won the war. Few people start smoking after turning eighteen. 3 .The 10 states...
smoking cessation programs, such as The Last Drag, tailored to LGBT persons, held in LGBT-serving venues, and assuring a supportive context for smoking cessation. Evaluations of community-based programs are encouraging. A marked paucity of LGBT-tailored or targeted randomized controlled cessation ...
. Data were collected from 5164 active duty TRICARE Prime enrollees aged 17-64 years in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas who completed the Health Enrollment Assessment Review (HEAR) survey during September-December 1996, and who remained enrolled in the health plan the year following the ...
There was no association between smoking cessation and nAMD or GA (Figure; eTable 13 in Supplement 1). No evidence was found of heterogeneity using the Cochran Q statistic (Figure) or directional pleiotropy using MR-Egger and MR-PRESSO (eTable 13 in Supplement 1). Genetically predicted life...