Systematic Review Maps Gamification Features in Digital Smoking Cessation Interventions
A systematic review of 13 studies evaluating digital smoking cessation interventions identified 56 gamification elements mapped across the eight core ...
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Varenicline plus behavioral therapy shows promise for smokers with cancer in pilot trial
A small single-arm pilot trial found that varenicline combined with a four-session behavioral program addressing both smoking and pain helped ...
Western Pacific tobacco endgame stalls as youth vaping rises and taxes wobble
Most Western Pacific countries are off-track for a 30% tobacco-use reduction by 2030 as MPOWER scores stagnate, industry interference worsens, ...
Trial Tests E-Cigarettes Against Nicotine Replacement for Smokers in Opioid Treatment
An ongoing randomized trial is testing whether e-cigarettes plus telehealth counseling outperform nicotine replacement therapy for smokers in opioid use ...
Smoking Patterns in the Six Years Before Diagnosis Predict Vascular Disease Risk
A nationwide matched case-control study of over 1.1 million South Korean adults linked smoking trajectories in the six years before ...
Web-Based Smoking Cessation Program in Pregnancy Cuts Postpartum Relapse in Trial
A randomized controlled trial in Türkiye found that pregnant women who used a web-based Transtheoretical Model intervention relapsed to smoking ...
E-cigarettes help smokers quit even without specialist support
A randomised trial of 1,170 adults found e-cigarettes alone helped 11.3 per cent of smokers quit for six months, nearly ...
Telehealth Programs Double Short-Term Quit Rates Among Smokers Living With HIV
A meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials finds telehealth-integrated interventions roughly double short-term smoking abstinence among people living with HIV, ...
Scoping review finds effective tools for embedding smoking cessation in primary care
A scoping review of 30 studies found that coordinated counselling, medication, electronic health record support and financial measures can improve ...
Teens Map the Real Routes to Vapes and Say No Single Ban Can Close Them
A qualitative study with Sheffield teenagers who do not vape reveals how cheap prices, lax shop age checks, discreet product ...
Norway’s Generational Smoking Collapse Revealed in 45-Year Birth Cohort Analysis
A 45-year analysis of Norwegian survey data reveals steep generational declines in smoking initiation, rising cessation, and falling cigarette consumption ...
Antidepressant Agomelatine Dampens Nicotine-Driven Brain Changes in Rats
A new rat study shows that the antidepressant agomelatine suppresses nicotine-induced locomotor sensitization, pointing to a possible repurposing strategy for ...
Many US Adults Try Cannabis to Quit Smoking, but the Trade-Off May Be Steep
A new survey of US adults published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine examines how commonly people use cannabis ...
Vapers and smokers break down nicotine at the same speed, study finds
An Australian study of 42 adults found no difference in nicotine metabolite ratio between cigarette smokers and vapers, although vapers ...
Free Workplace Stop-Smoking Services Stumble Over Gatekeepers, Shifts and Privacy
A qualitative evaluation of a free workplace smoking cessation service in England reveals that miscommunication, organisational gatekeeping, shift patterns and ...
Most Cancer Survivors Miss Key Lifestyle Goals, Landmark Swedish Study Finds
A Swedish study of 2,576 long-term cancer survivors found most meet at least one lifestyle recommendation but few meet all ...
Whole-Community Anti-Smoking Programs Cut Recent Smoking, Major Review Finds
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 studies finds that comprehensive community initiatives significantly reduce recent smoking, with the strongest ...
Quitting Smoking May Rewind Your Biological Clock, Epigenetic Study Suggests
A study of nearly 2,000 US adults found that epigenetic age acceleration from smoking declines steadily after cessation, with former ...
Low Health Literacy Linked to Higher Tobacco Use in Korean Adults, Study Finds
A large national survey of Korean adults shows that inadequate health literacy is linked to higher rates of tobacco use, ...
Quitting Smoking Linked to Recovery from Other Addictions, Study Finds
A groundbreaking new analysis conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals a compelling link between smoking ...
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