Cochrane Review Group

Tobacco Addiction

68 systematic reviews in Tobacco Addiction ask 430 questions. 6% have no studies to answer them, 27% rest on very low certainty evidence and 27.2% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews
68
Questions
430
current versions
No studies
6%
Moderate or high
27.2%
No studies 26 · 6%Ungraded 12 · 2.8%Very low 116 · 27%Low 159 · 37%Moderate 87 · 20.2%High 30 · 7%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Smoking cessation counselling vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention
Quit at longest · individuals who smoke cigarettes and are admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical care
Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane
RR 1.52 [0.8, 2.89]2 studies · 1417 participantsVery low
Telephone quitline referral vs no treatment or usual care
Quitline referral vs control · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients
Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane
RR 1.17 [0.7, 1.96]2 studies · 1870 participantsVery low
Telephone quitline referral vs no treatment or usual care
Health system telephone counselling vs quitline · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients
Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane
RR 1.23 [1, 1.51]3 studies · 3260 participantsVery low
Smoking cessation counselling vs no smoking cessation counselling, grouped by intensity of intervention
Quit at longest · individuals who smoke cigarettes and are admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical care
Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane
RR 1.04 [0.9, 1.2]7 studies · 4627 participantsVery low
Hospital‐only intervention vs intervention that continues after hospital discharge
Behavioural support ‐ asynchronous** · smoking cessation in hospitalised patients
Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients (2024) · Cochrane
RR 0.97 [0.83, 1.14]2 studies · 1598 participantsVery low
Nicotine EC vs behavioural support only/no support
Serious adverse events at 4 weeks to 8 months Assessed via self‐report and medical records · People who smoke
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2024) · Cochrane
RR 0.89 [0.59, 1.34]10 studies · 3263 participantsVery low
Intervention NR
Bupropion therapy plus behavioral intervention vs behavioral intervention alone (continuous waterpipe smoking abstinence, defined as an expired CO of 9 ppm or less at the 6‐month postintervention · people who use waterpipe
Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane
RR 0.77 [0.42, 1.41]121 participantsVery low
Intervention NR
Bupropion therapy plus behavioral support versus self‐help (continuous waterpipe smoking abstinence, defined as an expired CO of 9 ppm or less at the 6‐month postintervention · people who use waterpipe
Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane
RR 1.94 [0.94, 4]86 participantsVery low
Intervention NR
E‐health interventions · people who use waterpipe
Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane
OR 1.482 studies · 389 participantsVery low
Cytisine vs varenicline
Neuropsychiatric SAEs · people who smoke tobacco
Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cytisine vs varenicline
Cardiac SAEs · people who smoke tobacco
Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cytisine vs nicotine replacement therapy
SAEs · people who smoke tobacco
Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane
RR 1.15 [0.76, 1.75]1 study · 1310 participantsVery low

Reviews 68

Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

Streck, JM, Rigotti, NA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024
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12 questions

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

Lindson, N, Butler, AR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024
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9 questions

Antidepressants for smoking cessation

Hajizadeh, A, Howes, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023
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9 questions

Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation

Asfar, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023
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5 questions

Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation

Livingstone-Banks, J, Fanshawe, TR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023
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32 questions

Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation

Theodoulou, A, Chepkin, SC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023
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30 questions

Pharmacological and electronic cigarette interventions for smoking cessation in adults: component network meta‐analyses

Lindson, N, Theodoulou, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023
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19 questions

Mindfulness for smoking cessation

Jackson, S, Brown, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022
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15 questions

Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence

Tattan-Birch, H, Hartmann-Boyce, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022
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15 questions

Smoking cessation for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Wu, AD, Lindson, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022
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2 questions

Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals

Holliday, R, Hong, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021
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4 questions

Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation

Hartmann-Boyce, J, Theodoulou, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021
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25 questions

Strategies to improve smoking cessation rates in primary care

Lindson, N, Pritchard, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021
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8 questions

Serum or plasma ferritin concentration as an index of iron deficiency and overload

Garcia-Casal, MN, Pasricha, S-R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021
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12 questions

Smoking cessation for improving mental health

Taylor, GMJ, Lindson, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021
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3 questions

Whole‐cell pertussis vaccine in early infancy for the prevention of allergy in children

Perez Chacon, G, Ramsay, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021
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6 questions

Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy

Claire, R, Chamberlain, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020
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6 questions

Interventions to reduce tobacco use in people experiencing homelessness

Vijayaraghavan, M, Elser, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020
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3 questions

Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation

Barnes, J, McRobbie, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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4 questions

Print‐based self‐help interventions for smoking cessation

Livingstone‐Banks, J, Ordóñez‐Mena, JM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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2 questions

Exercise interventions for smoking cessation

Ussher, MH, Faulkner, GEJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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2 questions

Telephone counselling for smoking cessation

Matkin, W, Ordóñez‐Mena, JM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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2 questions

Community pharmacy personnel interventions for smoking cessation

Carson‐Chahhoud, KV, Livingstone‐Banks, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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1 questions

Relapse prevention interventions for smoking cessation

Livingstone‐Banks, J, Norris, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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5 questions

Incentives for smoking cessation

Notley, C, Gentry, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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2 questions