Advancing Tobacco Cessation in LMICs
Abstract
:1. Background
2. The Landscape of Tobacco-Cessation Measures
Literature Search and Methodology
3. Policy Measures
4. Pharmacological Measures
5. Non-Pharmacological Measures
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Policies to Reduce Demand and Supply of Tobacco | Tobacco-Cessation Activities | |
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(Government) Policy Measures | Pharmacological Measures | Non-Pharmacological Measures |
Regular monitoring of tobacco use, prevalence, and tobacco-control policy implementation Comprehensive smokefree laws Selective ban on smokeless tobacco products Ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) Restricting tobacco sale to and by minors Raising tax on tobacco Anti-tobacco mass media campaigns Warning labels on tobacco products | Nicotine Replacement therapy Non-nicotine medications | Brief advice—A” and “R” Technique (The five A’s: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange and five R’s: Relevance, Risk, Rewards, Repetition, and Roadblocks)
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Shankar, A.; Parascandola, M.; Sakthivel, P.; Kaur, J.; Saini, D.; Jayaraj, N.P. Advancing Tobacco Cessation in LMICs. Curr. Oncol. 2022, 29, 9117-9124. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29120713
Shankar A, Parascandola M, Sakthivel P, Kaur J, Saini D, Jayaraj NP. Advancing Tobacco Cessation in LMICs. Current Oncology. 2022; 29(12):9117-9124. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29120713
Chicago/Turabian StyleShankar, Abhishek, Mark Parascandola, Pirabu Sakthivel, Jagdish Kaur, Deepak Saini, and Naveen Prabhu Jayaraj. 2022. "Advancing Tobacco Cessation in LMICs" Current Oncology 29, no. 12: 9117-9124. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29120713