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The Potential Impact of Widespread Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Depression
Tam J, Warner KE, Zivin K, Taylor GMJ, Meza R. The Potential Impact of Widespread Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Depression. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 61: 674-682. PMID: 34244005, PMCID: PMC8541898, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service utilizationHealth service utilizationSmoking cessation treatmentService utilizationCessation treatmentPharmacological treatmentToll of tobaccoU.S. adult smokersPopulation health benefitsMental health settingsService utilization levelsCessation interventionsAdult smokersMajor depressionHealth settingsHealth professionalsPatientsHealth gainsHealth benefitsDepressionTreatmentSmokersDeathInterventionTreatment scenarios
2021
Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model
Levy DT, Tam J, Sanchez-Romero LM, Li Y, Yuan Z, Jeon J, Meza R. Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19: 19. PMID: 33865410, PMCID: PMC8052705, DOI: 10.1186/s12963-021-00250-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health implicationsCessation ratesNVP useRelative riskMortality rateHealth implicationsPotential public health impactRespective mortality ratesPublic health impactPublic health benefitsPublic health stakeholdersPublic health gainsSmoking cessationAverted deathsPublic health harmsSmokingExtensive sensitivity analysisHealth gainsHealth harmsHealth stakeholdersHealth benefitsInitiation rateCohort approachDeathHealth impacts