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Continuing to wear nicotine patches after smoking lapses promotes recovery of abstinence.
- Source :
- Addiction; Jul2012, Vol. 107 Issue 7, p1349-1353, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Aims Smokers who lapse during a cessation attempt are at particularly high risk of relapse, so interventions to help smokers recover from lapses are urgently needed. Two recent studies have suggested continuing to use nicotine patches following a lapse may be a beneficial relapse prevention strategy. However, to date no study that uses approved doses of nicotine patches under real-world conditions has tested this hypothesis. Design and setting Clinical trial conducted across eight US study sites. Participants and measurements Using data from 509 subjects (240 active; 269 placebo) who lapsed during weeks 3-5 of treatment in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 21-mg nicotine patches, we examined whether active nicotine patch use improved the chances of recovering abstinence (7-day point-prevalence) at weeks 6 and 10. Findings Active patch use (versus placebo) increased the likelihood of recovery from a lapse both at 6 weeks [8.3% versus 0.8%; relative risk (RR) = 11.0, P < 0.001] and at 10 weeks (9.6% versus 2.6%; RR = 3.7, P < 0.001). Conclusions Continuing treatment to aid smoking cessation with active patches promotes recovery from lapses. Smokers should be encouraged to persist with patch treatment if they lapse to smoking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONFIDENCE intervals
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SMOKING cessation
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SECONDARY analysis
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
RELATIVE medical risk
BLIND experiment
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
NICOTINE replacement therapy
DRUG administration
DRUG dosage
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09652140
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Addiction
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76371728
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03801.x