Let’s not lose focus on what we know works for smoking cessation

Health warnings on individual cigarettes are a novel intervention that could decrease smoking rates. However, public health evidence is clear that education alone has a limited impact on discouraging smoking without broader community-based changes. Here, Benusic and Loh present evidence-based action...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 191; no. 29; p. E820
Main Authors Benusic, Mike, MD, Loh, Lawrence C., MD MPH
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Joule Inc 22.07.2019
CMA Impact, Inc
Subjects
Advertising
Age
Bans
Electronic cigarettes
Internal Medicine
Letters
Public health
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco
Canada
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Summary:Health warnings on individual cigarettes are a novel intervention that could decrease smoking rates. However, public health evidence is clear that education alone has a limited impact on discouraging smoking without broader community-based changes. Here, Benusic and Loh present evidence-based actions that could immediately begin to decrease smoking prevalence and initiation rates in Canada.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.72316