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ArticleIndustrial psychiatry journal2013

How to stop tobacco use? Tobacco user's perspective.

Siddharth Sarkar, Akhilesh Sharma, Debasish Basu

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Article in Industrial psychiatry journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Siddharth SarkarDepartment of Psychiatry, Drug-De-Addiction and Treatment Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Akhilesh SharmaDepartment of Psychiatry, Drug-De-Addiction and Treatment Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Debasish BasuDepartment of Psychiatry, Drug-De-Addiction and Treatment Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Abstract

objectivesTo explore the tobacco-dependent subject's perspectives of what measures are likely to work for tobacco cessation. MATERIALS AND

methodsNicotine-dependent male subjects attending a tertiary level de-addiction center in North India were recruited. Demographic and clinical data was recorded. Open-ended questions were asked to know user's perspective about the measures by which tobacco use can be effectively stopped in the country. The subjects were allowed as many responses as they desired.

resultsA total of 46 subjects were recruited. The median age of the sample was 35 years, with median duration of tobacco use being 12 years. All subjects were males, and most were married, employed, and had urban residence. Supply reducing measures were the most commonly reported to stop tobacco (67.4% of subjects) followed by people quitting tobacco use by themselves (19.6%) and raising awareness through media (13.1%).

conclusionThis pilot study reflects the perspectives of tobacco users for the measures likely to be effective in tobacco cessation. Evaluating the effect of implementation of individual policies may help focusing towards measures that yield greatest benefits.

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Nicotinereasonsstoppingtobaccoways

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PMID24459380
PMCPMC3895319

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