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===2021: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/23/7/1113/6168972 A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Pilot, and Feasibility Study of a High Nicotine Strength E-Cigarette Intervention for Smoking Cessation or Reduction for People With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Who Smoke Cigarettes]=== | ===2021: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/23/7/1113/6168972 A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Pilot, and Feasibility Study of a High Nicotine Strength E-Cigarette Intervention for Smoking Cessation or Reduction for People With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Who Smoke Cigarettes]=== | ||
*An estimated 60%–90% of people with schizophrenia smoke, compared with 15%–24% of the general population, exacerbating the already high morbidity and mortality rates observed in this population. | |||
*Pilot Study - only 40 participants | |||
*Sixteen (40%) participants quit by the end of 12 weeks. For the whole sample, we observed an overall, sustained 50% reduction in smoking or smoking abstinence in 37/40 (92.5%) of participants and an overall 75% reduction in median cigarettes per day from 25 to six was observed by the end of the 12 weeks. | |||
*A high strength nicotine e-cigarette has the potential to help people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders to quit or reduce smoking. | *A high strength nicotine e-cigarette has the potential to help people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders to quit or reduce smoking. | ||
*[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-pdf/23/7/1113/38521536/ntab005.pdf&hl=en&sa=T&oi=ucasa&ct=ufr&ei=yBQBYYa-NZHsyQTPkaSoDg&scisig=AAGBfm3GpEvV3isL4-eiS-xFao9KegDu2Q PDF Version] | *[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-pdf/23/7/1113/38521536/ntab005.pdf&hl=en&sa=T&oi=ucasa&ct=ufr&ei=yBQBYYa-NZHsyQTPkaSoDg&scisig=AAGBfm3GpEvV3isL4-eiS-xFao9KegDu2Q PDF Version] | ||
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