SynthesisThe Indian journal of medical research2018
Smokeless tobacco cessation interventions: A systematic review.
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- Efficacy of pharmacological intervention for smokeless tobacco cessation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- The invisible enemy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal smokeless tobacco use as a risk factor for low birth weight.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Efficiency of behaviour support interventions for smokeless tobacco cessation by dentists.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Trial
- Understanding smokeless tobacco use in rural United States: A narrative synthesis of contributing factors and prevention efforts.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of Behavioral Support and Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Prevalence of tobacco use in a cross-sectional survey of people initiating HIV care in a Chennai clinic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Mitigating the risks: addressing smoking cessation in thyroid eye disease.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Determinants of Quit Attempts and Short-Term Abstinence among Smokeless Tobacco Users in India: Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016-17.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of health promotion intervention on the knowledge and selected practices related with oral cancer among a group of vulnerable youth in Sri Lanka.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Brief intervention to enhance cessation of smokeless tobacco use in newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancers: A randomized controlled trial in patient-relative dyads.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effects of tobacco product use on oral health and the role of oral healthcare providers in cessation: A narrative review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Review
- Smokeless tobacco use and dental care utilization, using a National dataset.Addictive behaviors reports · 2022Article
- Associations between sociodemographic factors and receiving "ask and advise" services from healthcare providers in India: analysis of the national GATS-2 dataset.BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Reappraising Choice in Addiction: Novel Conceptualizations and Treatments for Tobacco Use Disorder.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Successfulness of Capacity Building Programmes on Smokeless Tobacco and Areca Nut Cessation.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Designing a mobile health smokeless tobacco cessation intervention in Odisha, India: User and provider perspectives.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
objectivesSmokeless tobacco (SLT) consumption is a global health issue with about 350 million users and numerous adverse health consequences like oral cancer and myocardial disorders. Hence, cessation of SLT use is as essential as smoking cessation. An update on the available literature on SLT cessation intervention studies is provided here.
methodsThrough an extensive literature search on SLT cessation intervention studies, using keywords such as smokeless tobacco, cessation, interventions, quitlines, brief advice, nicotine replacement therapy, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch, bupropion, varenicline, mHealth, etc., 59 eligible studies were selected. Furthermore, efficacy of the interventions was assessed from the reported risk ratios (RRs) [confidence intervals (CIs)] and quit rates.
resultsStudies were conducted in Scandinavia, India, United Kingdom, Pakistan and the United States of America, with variable follow up periods of one month to 10 years. Behavioural interventions alone showed high efficacy in SLT cessation; most studies were conducted among adults and showed positive effects, i.e. RR [CI] 0.87 [0.7, 1.09] to 3.84 [2.33, 6.33], quit rate between 9-51.5 per cent, at six months. Regular telephone support/quitlines also proved beneficial. Among pharmacological modalities, nicotine lozenges and varenicline proved efficacious in SLT cessation. INTERPRETATION &
conclusionsGlobally, there is limited information available on SLT cessation intervention trials, research on which must be encouraged, especially in the low-resource, high SLT burden countries; behavioural interventions are most suitable for such settings. Appropriate training/sensitization of healthcare professionals, and school-based SLT use prevention and cessation programmes need to be encouraged.
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