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

Biomedical risk assessment as an aid for smoking cessation

Clair, C, Mueller, Y, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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3 questions

Mobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation

Whittaker, R, McRobbie, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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3 questions

Motivational interviewing for smoking cessation

Lindson, N, Thompson, TP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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4 questions

Interventions to increase adherence to medications for tobacco dependence

Hollands, GJ, Naughton, F, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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3 questions

Additional behavioural support as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation

Hartmann‐Boyce, J, Hong, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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1 questions

Real‐time video counselling for smoking cessation

Tzelepis, F, Paul, CL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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1 questions

Smoking cessation intervention for reducing disease activity in chronic autoimmune inflammatory joint diseases

Roelsgaard, IK, Esbensen, BA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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1 questions

Smoking reduction interventions for smoking cessation

Lindson, N, Klemperer, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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8 questions

Competitions for smoking cessation

Fanshawe, TR, Hartmann‐Boyce, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019
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2 questions

Nicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation

Hartmann‐Boyce, J, Chepkin, SC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018
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1 questions

Family and carer smoking control programmes for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

Behbod, B, Sharma, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018
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14 questions

Enhancing partner support to improve smoking cessation

Faseru, B, Richter, KP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018
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2 questions

Oral and sublingual immunotherapy for egg allergy

Romantsik, O, Tosca, MA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018
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4 questions

Mass media interventions for preventing smoking in young people

Carson‐Chahhoud, KV, Ameer, F, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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1 questions

Group behaviour therapy programmes for smoking cessation

Stead, LF, Carroll, AJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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6 questions

Nursing interventions for smoking cessation

Rice, VH, Heath, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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3 questions

Individual behavioural counselling for smoking cessation

Lancaster, T, Stead, LF · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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3 questions

Tobacco cessation interventions for young people

Fanshawe, TR, Halliwell, W, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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13 questions

Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment

van den Brand, FA, Nagelhout, GE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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2 questions

Mass media interventions for smoking cessation in adults

Bala, MM, Strzeszynski, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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4 questions

Internet‐based interventions for smoking cessation

Taylor, GMJ, Dalili, MN, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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7 questions

Incentives for preventing smoking in children and adolescents

Hefler, M, Liberato, SC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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2 questions

System change interventions for smoking cessation

Thomas, D, Abramson, MJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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7 questions

Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use

McNeill, A, Gravely, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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6 questions

Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation: effects by subgroup defined by genetically informed biomarkers

Schuit Ewoud, Panagiotou Orestis A., et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
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38 questions