Journal of Smoking Cessation

Table of Contents - June 2012 - Volume 7, Issue 01  

Editorial

Use of Smoking Cessation Aids: Role of Perceived Safety and Efficacy

Stuart G. Fergusona1 c1, Benjamin Schüza1 and Joe G. Gitchella2

a1 University of Tasmania, Australia.

a2 PinneyAssociates, Bethesda, MD, USA

The majority of smokers indicate that they would like to quit. It has been estimated that approximately three quarters of Australian smokers have tried to change their behaviour in the last 12 months (Scollo & Winstanley, 2008); similarly, more than half of US smokers report having tried to quit in the last year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011). Despite their interest in quitting, the proportion of smokers who successfully quit each year is very low (CDC, 2011). While other factors are also important, poor cessation rates can partly be attributed to the low uptake of efficacious smoking cessation methods, particularly pharmacotherapies (Shiffman, Brockwell, Pillitteri, & Gitchell, 2008).

Keywords:

  • nicotine replacement;
  • NRT;
  • compliance;
  • adherence;
  • safety and efficacy

Correspondence:

c1 Address for correspondence: Dr Stuart Ferguson, School of Pharmacy, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 26, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia. E-mail: stuart.ferguson@utas.edu.au