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SUBMITTER: Lindson N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495240 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lindson Nicola N Theodoulou Annika A Ordóñez-Mena José M JM Fanshawe Thomas R TR Sutton Alex J AJ Livingstone-Banks Jonathan J Hajizadeh Anisa A Zhu Sufen S Aveyard Paul P Freeman Suzanne C SC Agrawal Sanjay S Hartmann-Boyce Jamie J
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20230912
<h4>Background</h4>Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease worldwide. Stopping smoking can reduce this harm and many people would like to stop. There are a number of medicines licenced to help people quit globally, and e-cigarettes are used for this purpose in many countries. Typically treatments work by reducing cravings to smoke, thus aiding initial abstinence and preventing relapse. More information on comparative effects of these treatments is needed to inform t ...[more]