Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline for Adolescent Smoking Cessation
Author(s) -
Kevin M. Gray,
Nathaniel L. Baker,
Erin A. McClure,
Rachel L. Tomko,
Lindsay M. Squeglia,
Michael E. Saladin,
Matthew J. Carpenter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3553
Subject(s) - medicine , varenicline , smoking cessation , abstinence , randomized controlled trial , cotinine , pediatrics , nicotine , psychiatry , pathology
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide, and most tobacco users begin smoking in adolescence. Although advances have yielded efficacious pharmacotherapies to complement smoking cessation counseling in adults, far less progress has been made in addressing tobacco use in adolescence.
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