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Smoking cessation requires a multi-pronged approach including the use of adequate nicotine replacement.
Health Headlines Commentary for April 22, 2019 Source: Trying to quit smoking? Use more nicotine, not less, says study Reference: Featured Review: Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
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Smoking cessation remains the premier health-promoting decision despite possibility of weight gain
Health Headlines Commentary for August 17, 2018 Source: Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain Reference: Smoking Cessation, Weight Change, Type 2 Diabetes, and Mortality
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“Cold turkey” offers better smoking cessation outcomes
Health Headlines Commentary for March 24, 2016 Source: ‘Cold turkey’ best way to quit smoking, study shows Reference: Quitting smoking overnight ‘better than cutting down gradually’ Gradual Versus Abrupt Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Noninferiority Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. Published online March 15 2016
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New Year’s resolutions: Do your homework first before choosing meaningless January 1st to stop smoking
Health Headlines Commentary for December 28, 2015 My clinical approach to smoking cessation boiled down to 5 minutes
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Hospital-based smoking cessation program is cost-effective
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 19, 2014 Source: Cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling during hospitalization shown in study Reference: Economic evaluation of a hospital-initiated intervention for smokers with chronic disease, in Ontario, Canada. Tobacco Control, 2014; DOI:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051483
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Raising tobacco taxes to reduce smoking rates neglects human nature and the inverted "U" curve
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 2, 2014 [display_podcast] Source: Death and taxes Tobacco tax hikes would prevent millions of deaths, researchers say Reference: Global Health: Global Effects of Smoking, of Quitting, and of Taxing Tobacco
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Electronic cigarettes have potential to save lives but should be regulated and standardized for safety
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 13, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Electronic cigarettes ‘could save millions of lives’
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Smoking cessation medications are effective
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 31, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Quitting Smoking: Licensed Medications Are Effective Reference: Pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation: an overview and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Review, 2013 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009329.pub2
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Smoking cessation relapse rates common according to study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Quit Smoking: A New Case for Going Cold Turkey Reference: Alpert H, et al “A prospective cohort study challenging the effectiveness of population-based medical intervention for smoking cessation” Tob Control 2012; DOI:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050129.