Trial reportJournal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
Effect of nicotine replacement therapy on quitting by young adults in a trial comparing cessation services.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tobacco cessation interventions for young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Tobacco Quitline Retreatment Interventions Among Adults With Socioeconomic Disadvantage: A Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
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- Simultaneous versus Sequential Cessation of Tobacco and Cannabis: Preferences of Young Adults Who Co-Use in France.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and Safety Profile of Alternative Tobacco and Nicotine Products for Smoking Reduction and Cessation: A Systematic Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Review
- Cessation Strategies Young Adult Smokers Use After Participating in a Facebook Intervention.Substance use & misuse · 2017Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
contextYoung adult smokers have the highest smoking prevalence among all US age groups but are least likely to use evidence-based cessation counseling or medication to quit.
objectiveUse and effectiveness of nicotine patch were explored in a randomized trial evaluating smoking cessation interventions with this population.
participantsSmokers aged 18 to 30 (n = 3094) were recruited through online and off-line methods and from telephone quit lines and analyzed.
designSmokers were enrolled in a pretest-posttest trial, and randomized to 1 of 3 cessation services.
settingTrial delivering counseling services by self-help booklet, telephone quit lines, or online expert system in the 48 continental United States.
interventionSmokers could request a free 2-week course of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches from the project.
main outcome measureFollow-up surveys at 12 and 26 weeks assessed smoking abstinence, use of NRT, counseling, and other cessation medications, and smoking-related variables.
resultsOverall, 69.0% of smokers reported using NRT (M = 3.2 weeks) at 12 weeks and 74.8% (M = 3.3 weeks) at 26 weeks. More smokers who were sent the free nicotine patches (n = 1695; 54.8%) reported using NRT than those who did not receive them (12 weeks: 84.3% vs 41.9%, P < .001; 26 weeks: 87.6% vs 51.1%, P < .001). The use of NRT was associated with greater smoking abstinence at 12 weeks (P < .001) and 26 weeks (P < .05), especially if used for more than 2 weeks (P < .001). Smokers assigned to a self-help booklet or cessation Web site and heavier smokers were most likely to use NRT (P < .05), whereas those reporting marijuana use and binge drinking used NRT less (P < .05).
conclusionsMany young adults were willing to try NRT, and it appeared to help them quit in the context of community-based cessation services. Strategies should be developed to make NRT available to this age group and support them in using it to prevent lifelong smoking.
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