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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Tobacco Addiction

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Tobacco cessation interventions vs placebo or usual care

Tobacco abstinence after combined counselling and pharmacotherapy (combined) · people in treatment for or recovery from alcohol or other drug dependency

Tobacco cessation interventions may leads to higher tobacco abstinence after combined counselling and pharmacotherapy… compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for tobacco use cessation in people in treatment for or recovery from substance use disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.74 [1.39, 2.18]
12 studies · 2229 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Varenicline plus behavioral intervention vs placebo plus behavioral intervention ‐ (repeated point prevalence abstinence (not even a puff/chew/session in the last 7 days) at each of weeks 5, 12, and 25 (combined), verified by CO cutoff < 10 ppm) · people who use waterpipe

The intervention showed no clear difference in varenicline plus behavioral intervention vs placebo plus behavioral… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.24 [0.69, 2.24]
2 studies · 662 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Cessation at longest · People who smoke

The intervention leads to higher cessation at longest (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined pharmacotherapy and behavioural interventions for smoking cessation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.83 [1.68, 1.98]
52 studies · 19488 participants
High

Intervention not reported

Cessation at longest · People who smoke

The intervention probably leads to higher cessation at longest (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined pharmacotherapy and behavioural interventions for smoking cessation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.88 [3.35, 4.5]
1 study · 5887 participants
Moderate