Intentions of smokers to use free nicotine replacement therapy.

Full Abstract

Public health initiatives to distribute nicotine replacement therapy free of charge as a means of promoting smoking cessation are ongoing. Are there enough smokers interested in using nicotine replacement therapy to have a substantial impact on the prevalence of smoking if this aid were distributed free to all interested smokers? We conducted a telephone survey of 825 randomly selected daily smokers aged 18 years or older who had smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day at some point in their lives. Overall, 58.9% of the respondents said they would be interested in nicotine replacement therapy if it were offered for free. Of those interested, almost all (93.8%) said that they would use the nicotine replacement therapy to help them quit for good. There were differences in the levels of interest:
smokers who intended to quit were more interested in using the nicotine replacement therapy than those who planned to reduce or maintain their smoking.

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Author information

Author/s: Cunningham, John A (JA); Selby, Peter L (PL);

Affiliation: Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research Department, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON. john_cunningham(-atsign-)camh.net

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne (CMAJ), published in Canada. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 179 (issue 2) : pp 145-6

Dates: Created 2008/07/15; Completed 2008/08/06;

PMID: 18625985, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: CMAJ. 2008 Jul 15;179(2):135-44. (PMID: 18625984)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adult
Attitude to Health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Government Programs
Health Education - organization & administration
Humans
Intention
Male

Male
Middle Aged
Nicotinic Agonists - administration & dosage
Ontario
Patient Compliance - psychology
Patient Participation - statistics & numerical data
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Smoking - prevention & control; psychology
Smoking Cessation - methods

Associated Chemicals: Nicotinic Agonists (0)

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