ArticleAustralian and New Zealand journal of public health2011
Australian smokers increasingly use help to quit, but number of attempts remains stable: findings from the International Tobacco Control Study 2002-09.
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- Young Australian women's accounts of smoking and quitting: a qualitative study using visual methods.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- Can a Computer-Based Prescription of Free Medication Increase Smoking Cessation Rates Efficiently?Turkish thoracic journal · 2016Article
- Inhibition of histone deacetylases facilitates extinction and attenuates reinstatement of nicotine self-administration in rats.PloS one · 2015Article
- Introduction effects of the Australian plain packaging policy on adult smokers: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2013Article
- Effectiveness of stop-smoking medications: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2013Article
- Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) policy evaluation surveys.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2012Article
- Usage patterns of stop smoking medications in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States: findings from the 2006-2008 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2011Article
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objectiveTo assess interest in quitting smoking and quitting activity, and the use of pharmacotherapy and behavioural cessation support, among Australian smokers between 2002 and 2009.
methodsData were taken from 3303 daily smokers taking part in a minimum of two consecutive waves of the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey. Using weighted data to control for sampling and attrition, we explored any effects due to age, sex, whether living in a metropolitan or regional area, and nicotine dependence.
resultsAround 40% of smokers reported trying to quit and, of these, about 23% remained abstinent for at least one month when surveyed. Low socioeconomic smokers were less likely to be interested in quitting and less likely to make a quit attempt. Reported use of prescription medication to quit smoking rose sharply at the last wave with the addition of varenicline to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme. Among those who tried, use of help rose gradually from 37% in 2002 to almost 59% in 2009 (including 52% using pharmacotherapy and 15% using behavioural forms of support). IMPLICATIONS: Use of help to quit is now the norm, especially among more dependent smokers. This may reflect a realization among smokers that quitting unassisted is more likely to fail than quitting with help, as well as the cumulative effect of promoting the use of help. Given the continuing high levels of failed quit attempts, services need to be able to expand to meet this increasing demand.
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