Prevalence of use and real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids during the COVID-19 pandemic: a representative study of smokers in England.

Sarah E Jackson Sharon Cox Lion Shahab Jamie Brown

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2022)

In England, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in use of remote support for smoking cessation and varenicline by smokers in a quit attempt up to June 2021. The data were inconclusive regarding an association between the pandemic and changes in the real-world effectiveness of popular smoking cessation aids.

Keyphrases

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randomized controlled trial
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