Bans on menthol cigarettes across Canada from 2015 to 2017 led to a significant increase in the numbers of smokers who attempted to quit and who quit successfully, while reducing relapse rates among former smokers. Canada was the one of the first countries to implement a ban on menthol cigarettes, and the first country where such a ban was evaluated.
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This effective smoking cessation campaign used eight television ads based on Prochaska's theory of behavioural change, to move smokers along from the pre-contemplation to the maintenance stage of smoking cessation. The ads featured an average male smoker moving through the stages of smoking cessation.
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Reward and Reminder, within months, dramatically reduced the illegal sales of cigarettes to minors in a number of American states, and is easily replicable. This case study is an excellent illustration of the use of multiple baseline design instead of control groups.
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Quitline coaching over the phone helped almost half of young people who vape ditch the habit.
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Text messaging-based interventions are effective at promoting smoking cessation.
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Swedish researchers have developed and tested a protocol for quitting smoking. They showed its effectiveness using a Randomized Control Trial (RCT.) Six months after treatment, the protocol yielded twice as many quits as standard practice.
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This research identified the most effective types of images to pair with newly developed cigar health warning labels.
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This guide is designed to help readers initiate, design, implement, and assess a (tobacco) influencer program.
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Standard approaches to tobacco smoking cessation may not be as effective for certain populations. Therefore, tailoring on cultural factors could improve their effectiveness. This systematic review found that culturally tailoring interventions may help more people quit smoking than non-tailored interventions.
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This study evaluated effects of exposure to culturally tailored anti-smoking ads versus control ads. It looked at quitting intentions, cigarette purchase intentions, and tobacco industry perceptions. The ads targeted young adult, cisgender and transgender, sexual minority women (SMW).
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Group-based smoking cessation interventions double the rate of smoking cessation at six-month follow up. Implementing group-based smoking cessation programs, that incorporate multiple behavior change techniques, is recommended for effective smoking cessation care. Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 randomized controlled trials.
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In this randomized clinical trial of 303 patients, conducted at 2 National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, sustained telephone counseling over 6 months and provision of free medication compared with 4-week telephone counseling and medication advice resulted in 6-month biochemically confirmed quit rates of 34.5% vs 21.5%, a difference that was statistically significant. Among patients recently diagnosed with cancer, sustained cessation counseling and free medication may increase the likelihood of smoking abstinence compared with shorter-term counseling, but the generalizability of the study findings is uncertain and requires further research. Published in 2020.
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This study found that the perceived benefits of heated tobacco consumption negatively influence the likelihood of quitting smoking.
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SMS text messaging-based smoking cessation interventions compared to inactive controls were associated with abstinence among young people and could be considered a viable option for smoking cessation in this population. Based on a review of 13 eligible studies, comprising 27,240 participants.
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Peer-support interventions increased smoking abstinence. However, there remains a lack of consensus about how to define a peer. Efficacy varies with key intervention features such as peer smoking status and follow-up timepoint. Although the absence of evidence of publication bias and opposing plausible residual bias enhance the certainty of evidence, the findings should be interpreted cautiously given the overall 'very low' certainty of evidence. Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Non-pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation are the most effective for pregnant women. The moderator analysis suggests that pregnant women of low socioeconomic status might benefit less from smoking cessation interventions than women of a high socioeconomic status. These women are usually heavier smokers that live in pro-smoking environments and could require more intensive and targeted interventions.
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Moderate quality evidence supports smoking cessation interventions delivered within a lung screening setting compared to usual care, with high-quality evidence that more intensive interventions are likely to be most effective.
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This Cluster Randomized clinical trial found that prompting oncology clinicians to discuss tobacco use therapy with appropriate patients yielded a 35.6% uptake rate compared with a 13.5% uptake rate with usual care. In contrast, patient reminders did not affect uptake rates.
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