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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

159 questions · 192 findings · 40 reviews · Tobacco Addiction

No studies found 8 · 4.2%GRADE not reported 1 · 0.5%Very low 56 · 29.2%Low 70 · 36.5%Moderate 43 · 22.4%High 14 · 7.3%

Intervention not reported

Combination NRT & bupropion versus placebo Smoking cessation · people who have quit smoking using a cessation intervention

The intervention showed no clear difference in combination NRT & bupropion versus placebo Smoking cessation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Varenicline versus placebo Smoking cessation · people who have quit smoking using a cessation intervention

The intervention probably leads to higher varenicline versus placebo Smoking cessation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Biomedical risk assessment vs Control (waitlist, routine/standard oral health education, or minimal intervention)

Smoking cessation · people who smoke

Biomedical risk assessment showed no clear difference in feedback on smoking exposure Smoking cessation at longest compared with standard care or minimal intervention (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Motivational interviewing vs another smoking cessation intervention

Smoking cessation · tobacco smokers (general population, adolescents, offenders, homeless, substance users, hospital inpatients, HIV‐positive)

Motivational interviewing showed no clear difference in smoking cessation at ≥ 6 months compared with another smoking cessation intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Telephone quitline referral vs usual care or no treatment

Health system telephone counselling vs quitline · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

It is very uncertain whether telephone quitline referral changes health system telephone counselling vs quitline compared with no treatment or usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacotherapy plus counselling vs no pharmacotherapy or placebo plus counselling

Quit at longest · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

Pharmacotherapy plus counselling leads to higher quit at longest compared with no pharmacotherapy or placebo plus counselling (high certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Nicotine replacement therapy vs placebo

Change in weight (kg) · People who have quit smoking

Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation showed no clear difference in mean weight change (kg) at end of treatment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Varenicline vs placebo

Change in weight (kg) · People who have quit smoking

Varenicline for smoking cessation showed no clear difference in mean weight change (kg) at end of treatment compared with placebo (high certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Fluoexetine vs placebo

Change in weight (kg) · People who have quit smoking

Fluoexetine showed no clear difference in mean weight change (kg) at end of treatment compared with placebo (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Nicotine replacement therapy vs control

Biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in pregnancy (20 weeks' gestation or more) · Pregnant women who smoke

Nicotine replacement therapy may leads to higher biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bupropion vs control

Biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in pregnancy (20 weeks' gestation or more) · Pregnant women who smoke

Bupropion showed no clear difference in biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review