Cigarette smoking and other tobacco use impose a huge and growing public health burden globally. Currently … in tobacco tax, dissemination of information about health risks from smoking, restrictions on smoking in public places … and in workplaces, comprehensive bans on advertising and promotion, and increased access to cessation therapies are all …

Stopping smoking is the most important action that all smokers can take to improve their current and future health …. Current smoking cessation treatments produce only modest long-term abstinence rates, and so new cessation methods are required … year; however, many smokers are interested in reducing their cigarette consumption, and approximately 50% try this approach …

Tobacco use will kill as many as 1 billion people in the 21st century unless its use is curtailed. Smoking cessation is … associated with several health and personal benefits; however, smoking cessation is difficult because of the highly addictive … nature of nicotine. Successful smoking cessation strategies can generally be divided into two groups: nicotine replacement …

global Internet use continues to grow, Internet-based smoking cessation programs are a promising strategy for reaching … advantages and disadvantages of this type of forum, the likely effectiveness in achieving smoking cessation, and the impact on … clinical and cost outcomes are discussed. The primary advantage of Internet-based smoking cessation initiatives is their …

Spending on direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) in the US rapidly increased from $US150 million in 1992 to $US1 …

, but also advertising, the drug's marginal effectiveness, competition, and market size. However, within the last two …