Maintaining abstinence from smoking after a period of enforced abstinence: considerations of non-compliance and the significance of reduced smoking [Psychological Medicine, 2018, 48, 669-678]

[...]the assumption that participants in the included studies were indeed ‘smoke-free’ during admission or incarceration, and secondly, the significance of the finding of reduced cigarette consumption post-discharge. [...]if there is a reduction in total smoking even despite compensation, is this li...

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Published in:Psychological medicine 2019-01, Vol.49 (2), p.345-346
Main Authors: Woodward, E, Richmond, R
Format: Article
Language:eng
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Summary:[...]the assumption that participants in the included studies were indeed ‘smoke-free’ during admission or incarceration, and secondly, the significance of the finding of reduced cigarette consumption post-discharge. [...]if there is a reduction in total smoking even despite compensation, is this likely to be beneficial to health? [...]any health benefit potentially conferred by a reduction in smoking is likely to be diminished if reduction is not maintained.
ISSN:0033-2917
1469-8978