Bandi, Priti and Asare, Samuel and Majmundar, Anuja and Xue, Zheng and Han, Xuesong and Westmaas, J Lee and Nargis, Nigar and Jemal, Ahmedin (2022) Changes in smoking cessation-related behaviors among us adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Network Open, 5, (8), e2225149. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25149.
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Importance: Smoking cessation is an urgent public health priority given that smoking is associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes and other diseases. It is unknown how smoking cessation changed nationally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Question: Did smoking cessation–related behaviors change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US?
Findings: This cross-sectional study among 788 008 US adult smokers found that the annual prevalence of past-year quit attempts decreased for the first time since 2011, from 65.2% in 2019 to 63.2% in 2020. Simultaneously, observed sales of nicotine replacement therapy brands from representative retail scanner data across 31 US states decreased by 1% to 13% compared with expected sales.
Meaning: These findings suggest a decrease in smoking cessation activity during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to reengage smokers in evidence-based quitting strategies.
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease > Viral disease / infection > Coronavirus (COVID-19)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Cessation of tobacco use
VA Geographic area > United States
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