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  • 1990-1994  (3)
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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Addiction 89 (1994), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1360-0443
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine , Psychology
    Notes: Research in treatments for smokers benefits from the feasibility of relatively large samples and well developed evaluative methodology. The field is currently dominated by nicotine replacement methods, for which some degree of efficacy has been clearly demonstrated, A number of psychological methods are widely used as well, although there is little consistent evidence that one specific method is better than any other. Two approaches 10 treating smokers can be distinguished, i.e. intensive clinic-based treatments and brief community-orientated interventions, e.g. in primary health care. The latter are applicable on a large scale, and aim to affect overall smoking prevalence. Among intensive treatments, the current state of the an would include nicotine replacement and group support of several weeks’ duration. In primary health care, simple routine interventions are the preferred option.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
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  • 2
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Psychopharmacology 104 (1991), S. 91-96 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Buspirone ; Smokers ; Withdrawal
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract This paper reports on a double blind trial of the effect of buspirone, 15 mg per day, on cigarette withdrawal symptoms and ability of smokers to maintain abstinence during treatment. A total of 61 smokers were randomly assigned to active or placebo conditions. They were maintained on their drug for 2 weeks prior to attempting abstinence and then for a further 4 weeks of abstinence. Subjects attended weekly group sessions of a psychological treatment programme. There was no evidence that the side effects in the active drug group were worse than those in the placebo group. Although there was no significant difference between active and placebo conditions on withdrawal symptoms, smokers in the active drug condition were more than twice as likely to maintain abstinence for the duration of the study than those in the placebo condition (47% versus 16%, chi square = 5.3,P〈0.025). The results provide preliminary evidence for short-term efficacy of buspirone as an aid to smoking cessation at a low dose. They also provide evidence of a dissociation between withdrawal symptoms and successful abstinence.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
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  • 3
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Psychopharmacology 101 (1990), S. 555-559 
    ISSN: 1432-2072
    Keywords: Smoking ; Glucose ; Craving
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Clients attending a smokers clinic were randomly allocated to two groups to assess the effects of glucose tablets in reducing craving for cigarettes. Smokers who had already been abstinent for 1 week were eligible to take part in the study. All subjects completed ratings relating to urge to smoke and craving. Then subjects in one group were given packets of dextrose tablets and those in the other group were given packets of tablets containing sorbitol (a low calorie sweetener). Ratings of urges to smoke and craving were taken after 1 week, during which time the subjects had been asked to chew their tablets ad lib. Eight out of ten smokers in each group maintained abstinence. The remaining two smokers either did not abstain or did not turn up for the second measurement session. There was a significant reduction in ratings of urges to smoke and craving in the glucose group compared with the sorbitol group. These results support a theory postulating a link between glucoregulation and cigarette craving. If the results are replicated and it is shown that the reduction in craving translates into improved abstinence rates, oral glucose could be of assistance to smokers wishing to give up.
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