Effectiveness of smoking reduction intervention for hardcore smokers

Effectiveness of smoking reduction intervention for hardcore smokers

BACKGROUND The prevalence and correlates of hardcore smokers, who have high daily cigarette consumption, no quitting history and no intention to quit, have been studied in several western developed countries, but no previous trials of smoking cessation have tested intervention effectiveness for these smokers. The current study examined if hardcore smokers can benefit from smoking reduction inte...

Smoking reduction intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking: a randomised controlled trial.

Need for medication to complement catecholamines in smoking cessation of hardcore smokers

Many smokers find it difficult to stop smoking without assistance. The antidepressants bupropion and nortriptyline can aid smoking cessation. The main aim of this study was to understand the pathophysiology of smoking cessation better based on biological backgrounds. We investigated the following biological markers for any alterations during smoking cessation in the absence of pharmacotherapy: ...

Effectiveness of smoking-cessation intervention in all of the smokers at a worksite in Japan.

In Japan, the prevalence of smoking among males and females was 56.1% and 14.2%, respectively, in 1997. Male smoking prevalence was exceedingly high as compared to those in other industrialized countries. We conducted a randomized controlled intervention study on smoking cessation for all smokers in a worksite regardless of their willingness to quit smoking. All of the male smokers in a radiato...

Hardcore Smokers in Norway 1996–2009

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the relative proportion of hardcore smokers (HCS) in Norway for the years 1996-2009. METHODS Data were derived from Statistics Norway's annually cross-sectional representative samples of the adult population. The total sample size of smokers each year was between 250 and 500. The outcome measure was HCS, defined by their intenti...