Pharmacologic-based Strategies for Smoking Cessation
Smoking is one of the major risk factors for cancer, respiratory disease, and cardiovascular disease. Smoking tobacco is a risk factor that can be changed — by quitting permanently. Unfortunately, quitting smoking is much easier said than done. So how can we best help smokers to quit? Which of the smoking cessation aids works best? Which of these options offers the best value to Canadians and our health care system?
To address these questions, CADTH:
- Compared drug-based smoking cessation aids to determine which of these works best (clinical effectiveness) at six months and 12 months after attempting to quit smoking
- Performed an economic analysis to determine which smoking cessation therapy was the most cost-effective for patients, drug plans, and the Canadian health care system.
Summaries:
- Report in Brief (1 page: Report at a glance)
- Summary for Health Care Providers
- Summary for Health Care Providers in BC
- Summary for Decision-Makers
- Scientific Summary
Report:
Tools for First Nations
National Association of Friendship Centres
Assembly of First Nations
The materials have been developed in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations, the National Association of Friendship Centres and Health Canada. Versions suitable for professional printing are available, please contact your jurisdictional Liaison Officer.