Smoking

Expert Interview With CEO of IntelliQuit Mobile App, Matthew Bars

By

Britt Gambino

Publish Date February 28, 2020

The IntelliQuit mobile app is able to quantify the consumption of nicotine and nicotine metabolites, which allows a clinician to titrate a patient’s nicotine replacement therapy.

Helping Patients Quit Smoking: A Road Map for Clinicians

By

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Publish Date January 29, 2020

Successful smoking cessation involves a 2-pronged approach, since there are 2 components to smoking – physiological and behavioral, according to Nervana Elkhadragy, PharmD, MS, TTS, of Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis.

Rethinking the Safety of E-Cigarettes in Light of the Vaping Crisis

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Publish Date October 2, 2019

There has been ongoing controversy regarding the relative safety of e-cigarettes vs combustible cigarettes.

Considering EVALI in CT Findings of Acute Lung Injury

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Vaping exposure should be included in the clinical history of all patients with CT findings of acute lung injury without another known cause, particularly if they are young and otherwise healthy.

Weight Gain Does Not Attenuate the Mortality Benefit of Smoking Cessation

By

Bryant Moeller

Although smoking cessation is associated with weight gain, this increase in weight did not offset the mortality benefit of quitting.

FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

The United States Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes, a move that the agency has tried before.

Secondhand Smoke Exposure May Increase Risk of Oral Cancer

There seems to be a causal association between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and oral cancer.

Dual Use of ENDS, Smoking Tobacco Increases Risk of Incident Respiratory Symptoms

By

Brandon May

Concomitant use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and smoked tobacco is associated with an increased risk of incident respiratory symptoms compared with either ENDS or smoked tobacco alone.

Electronic Nicotine Delivery System May Reduce Toxicant Exposure, Cigarette Consumption

By

Rita Aghjayan

People using electronic nicotine delivery systems with cigarette-like nicotine delivery may reduce their exposure to a tobacco-specific carcinogen metabolite, even with concurrent smoking.

Rates of Interest in Quitting E-Cigarette Among Different Types of Smokers

By

Bryant Moeller

A majority of individuals who smoke e-cigarettes had an interest in quitting, although this interest was highest in former cigarette users.

Majority of E-Cigarette Users Want to Quit

More than half of identified e-cigarette users were concurrent established cigarette smokers or former cigarette smokers.