Is Swedish snus associated with smoking initiation or smoking cessation?

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作者
Furberg, H
Bulik, CM
Lerman, C
Lichtenstein, P
Pedersen, NL
Sullivan, PF
机构
[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Genet, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychiat, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Dept Psychiat, Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Res Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[4] Karolinska Inst, Dept Med Epidemiol & Biostat, Stockholm, Sweden
[5] Univ So Calif, Dept Psychol, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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10.1136/tc.2005.012476
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) are an effective treatment for tobacco dependence, yet most smokers do not quit or remain abstinent. We investigated whether Swedish snus (snuff) use was associated with smoking cessation among males participating in a large population based twin study in Sweden. Snus use was associated with smoking cessation but not initiation. Given that snus delivers comparable nicotine concentrations but carries lesser cancer risk than cigarettes, snus may be a widely used, non-medical form of NRT. Evaluation of the efficacy of snus for smoking cessation should be evaluated in randomised clinical trials.
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