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Research letter: Intentions of smokers to use free nicotine replacement therapy

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dc.contributor.authorCunningham, John
dc.contributor.authorSelby, P
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:24:07Z
dc.date.available2015-12-10T23:24:07Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2015-12-10T10:44:03Z
dc.description.abstractPublic 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.
dc.identifier.issn0820-3946
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/67093
dc.publisherCanadian Medical Association/Association Medical Canadienne
dc.sourceCanadian Medical Association journal
dc.subjectKeywords: adult; article; cigarette smoking; female; health survey; human; major clinical study; male; nicotine replacement therapy; smoking cessation; tobacco dependence; adolescent; attitude to health; behavior; Canada; cross-sectional study; government; health c
dc.titleResearch letter: Intentions of smokers to use free nicotine replacement therapy
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage146
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage145
local.contributor.affiliationCunningham, John, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationSelby, P, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
local.contributor.authoruidCunningham, John, u5380249
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor111714 - Mental Health
local.identifier.absfor111708 - Health and Community Services
local.identifier.absseo920410 - Mental Health
local.identifier.absseo920401 - Behaviour and Health
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB1396
local.identifier.citationvolume179
local.identifier.doi10.1503/cmaj.071241
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-47649119788
local.type.statusPublished Version

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