KINE 2P85 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Alcoholic Drink
4 Oct 2016
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Leading preventable cause of death in the world. 14. 6% of those 15+ years [as of 2013: age differences young adults has highest percentage, men vs. women higher percent of men than women at every age group. Geographic differences: highest in the territories [yukon, nwt, nunavut] 26-62, lowest in british columbia; 14% 62% regular smokers by age 15: 70% of adolescents who smoke will smoke as adults, 4 cigarettes = more likely to become a regular smoker. Declining in all age groups, especially in men. About 2/3 of smokers say that they want to quit. Using 6 months as criteria: approximately 4% of those who quit cold turkey are successful (most common way to try and quit, medications = 25, other types of approaches combined, success rate is higher. On average, people will make 30 attempts to quit smoking before they are successful (think about self-efficacy and previous experience impact)
