2017
Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study
Baldassarri SR, Bernstein SL, Chupp GL, Slade MD, Fucito LM, Toll BA. Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study. Addictive Behaviors 2017, 80: 1-5. PMID: 29304395, PMCID: PMC6463885, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programTreatment-seeking smokersElectronic cigarettesWeek 24Tobacco treatmentTobacco smokersTreatment programTobacco treatment interventionsTobacco smokingPatch therapyTobacco dependenceEffective adjunctBehavioral counselingMean reductionSmokersSmoking outcomesTreatment settingsTreatment interventionsSmokingNicotine solutionPilot studyNicotineCigarettesSignificant differencesSubjects
2015
A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Dependence Interventions
Baldassarri SR, Toll BA, Leone FT. A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Dependence Interventions. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2015, 3: 481-488. PMID: 25982231, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.007.BooksConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseTobacco dependencePulmonary diseaseQuit attemptsTobacco dependence interventionsTobacco-dependent patientsAppropriate treatment regimenPrevious quit attemptsNormal age-related declineHigher baseline levelsCombination pharmacotherapyMultiple relapsesPulmonary functionHospital admissionImproved survivalTobacco smokingTreatment regimenAge-related declineInitial treatmentPreventable causeSmoking cessationMost smokersWithdrawal symptomsPhysician inquiry