Correlation between state smoking rates and prescription opioid dispensing rates, pre and post pandemic, 2019 versus 2022. Notes: US states and DC. The fit lines are estimated by linear regressions. Sources: Authors’ calculations using BRFSS data and CDC-reported data. Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.010 Smoking is recognized as a leading cause of preventable...
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First large US clinical trial of cytisinicline finds the smoking cessation medication effective and well tolerated
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON – The first large-scale U.S. clinical trial of cytisinicline, led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigator, found the smoking cessation medication to be effective and well tolerated in adults who wished to break their nicotine dependence. In the Phase 3 study published in JAMA, researchers reported that cytisinicline could offer adults who smoke a...
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Study suggests women find it more difficult to quit smoking than men
ophia Antipolis, France – 25 Aug 2021: A study of more than 35,000 smokers has found that women smoke fewer cigarettes than men but are less likely to quit. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.1 Study author Ms. Ingrid Allagbe, a PhD student at the University of Burgundy, Dijon, France said: “In our study, women who...
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Smoking cessation drug may treat Parkinson’s in women
by Texas A&M University Immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Wikipedia Texas A&M University College of Medicine ressearchers have recently discovered that cytisine—a smoking cessation drug commonly used in Europe—reduces the loss of dopamine neurons in females. These findings provide potential evidence for...
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Certain factors predict smoking cessation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
by Wiley Smoking doubles the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and continuing to smoke after being diagnosed has negative effects on patients. In an Arthritis Care & Research study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who smoked, certain healthcare factors were linked with a higher likelihood that patients would quit smoking. In the study that included...
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Certain factors predict smoking cessation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
by Wiley Smoking doubles the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and continuing to smoke after being diagnosed has negative effects on patients. In an Arthritis Care & Research study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who smoked, certain healthcare factors were linked with a higher likelihood that patients would quit smoking. In the study that included...