The goal of tobacco control has always been to reduce death and disease due to tobacco
use. Recent discussions have broadened the concept of tobacco control beyond cessation …

CD8 T cells can play both a protective and pathogenic role in inflammation and autoimmune
development. Recent studies have highlighted the ability of CD8 T cells to function as T …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of allowing non-prescription sales of nicotine
medications in the United States on increasing the numbers of smokers quitting. DESIGN …

A great deal is now known about the prevalence and natural history of adolescent smoking.
The literature on smoking intervention, drawn from theoretically based experiments, shows …

RATIONALE: A clinically limiting feature of currently-available nicotine gum is its slow rate of
nicotine delivery and consequently slow onset of therapeutic effects. Previous research …

This is going to be a whirlwind tour through the treatment system, describing the realities for
people who are trying to quit smoking in today's treatment environment. First, I want to …

Background The existing research base clearly establishes that many non-smokers are
annoyed and physically irritated by exposure to ETS at levels that occur when smoking is …

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health
found cigarette smoking to be a health hazard of sufficient importance in the United States …

Reviews treatment approaches to preventing smoking relapse and suggests avenues for
future research. To be maximally effective, it is suggested that relapse-prevention …

Over the past 25 years, numerous educational materials and strategies have been
developed for the prevention and control of tobacco use. However, there has been no …