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- Title
Use of Smoking Cessation Aids: Role of Perceived Safety and Efficacy.
- Authors
Ferguson, Stuart G.; Schüz, Benjamin; Gitchell, Joe G.
- Abstract
The majority of smokers indicate that they would like to quit. It has been estimated that approximately three quarters of Australian smokers have tried to change their behaviour in the last 12 months (Scollo & Winstanley, 2008); similarly, more than half of US smokers report having tried to quit in the last year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011). Despite their interest in quitting, the proportion of smokers who successfully quit each year is very low (CDC, 2011). While other factors are also important, poor cessation rates can partly be attributed to the low uptake of efficacious smoking cessation methods, particularly pharmacotherapies (Shiffman, Brockwell, Pillitteri, & Gitchell, 2008).
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; UNITED States; SMOKING cessation; BEHAVIOR modification; DRUG therapy; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); PATIENT compliance; HEALTH behavior research
- Publication
Journal of Smoking Cessation, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1834-2612
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/jsc.2012.11