Background Telephone services can provide information and support for smokers.
Counselling may be provided proactively or offered reactively to callers to smoking …

Background Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation increase the likelihood of achieving
abstinence in a quit attempt. It is plausible that providing support, or, if support is offered …

Rural areas of the United States have a higher smoking prevalence than urban areas.
However, no recent studies have rigorously examined potential changes in this disparity …

The burden of substance use and especially the unmatched rates of overdoses in rural
Central Appalachia highlight the need for innovative approaches to curb the initiation to drug …

US smoking prevalence is declining at a slower rate in rural than urban settings and
contributing to regional health disparities. Cigarette smoking among women of reproductive …

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a dominant disease
burden in China. Although China has a prevention-centered NCD strategy, the …

Objectives Current guidelines recommend delivery of smoking cessation interventions with
lung cancer screening (LCS). Unfortunately, there are limited data to guide clinicians and …

Introduction Smoking prevalence is high in Vietnam, yet tobacco dependence treatment
(TDT) is not widely available. Methods We conducted a quasiexperimental study that …

The purpose of this study was to explore current tobacco use treatment (TUT) practice
patterns, and attitudes and beliefs among Village Health Workers (VHWs) about expanding …

Background Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and
death in the United States and is a significant cause of health disparities. Purpose The …