TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoking reduction
T2 - An alternative approach for smokers who cannot quit
AU - Millatmal, T.
AU - Daughton, D.
AU - Thompson, A. B.
AU - Floreani, A. A.
AU - Romberger, D.
AU - Epperson, K.
AU - Larson, L.
AU - Rennard, S. I.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Cigarette smoking is the foremost cause of death in the United States and is a major health problem worldwide Clearly, the best way to eliminate the risk of smoking related diseases, is to quit smoking. Smoking cessation has immediate and long-term benefits and substantially reduces the risk of many smoking-related diseases. Unfortunately quitting smoking is rarely easy. For those smokers who cannot or do not wish to quit, reduction in their total smoking may represent a potential health benefit. Reduction in total smoking can, theoretically, be achieved by: 1) reducing the number of cigarettes smoked daily and/or 2) switching to a low tar/low nicotine cigarette. Smokers, however, tend to self-adjust nicotine to maintain relatively constant levels. Reduction in tar/nicotine content or number of cigarettes, therefore, may not produce health benefits. Smoking reduction with alternative nicotine delivery, however, may represent an alternative option for smokers who cannot, or do not, wish to quit.
AB - Cigarette smoking is the foremost cause of death in the United States and is a major health problem worldwide Clearly, the best way to eliminate the risk of smoking related diseases, is to quit smoking. Smoking cessation has immediate and long-term benefits and substantially reduces the risk of many smoking-related diseases. Unfortunately quitting smoking is rarely easy. For those smokers who cannot or do not wish to quit, reduction in their total smoking may represent a potential health benefit. Reduction in total smoking can, theoretically, be achieved by: 1) reducing the number of cigarettes smoked daily and/or 2) switching to a low tar/low nicotine cigarette. Smokers, however, tend to self-adjust nicotine to maintain relatively constant levels. Reduction in tar/nicotine content or number of cigarettes, therefore, may not produce health benefits. Smoking reduction with alternative nicotine delivery, however, may represent an alternative option for smokers who cannot, or do not, wish to quit.
KW - Cigarette switching
KW - Nicotine replacement
KW - Smoking
KW - Smoking reduction
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M3 - Short survey
C2 - 7841980
AN - SCOPUS:0028606329
SN - 1122-0643
VL - 49
SP - 421
EP - 424
JO - Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
JF - Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
IS - 5
ER -