Coronavirus (COVID-19): effective options for quitting smoking during the pandemic

This page provides Cochrane Reviews on the following topics: medication; behavioural support; and gradual quitting. World Health Organization is urging people to stop smoking tobacco to minimize the risks associated with the current coronavirus pandemic in both people who smoke and those exposed to second-hand smoke.

Medication

-Nicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation
-Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation

Behavioural support

-Internet‐based interventions for smoking cessation
-Mobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation
-Print‐based self‐help interventions for smoking cessation
-Telephone counselling for smoking cessation

Gradual quitting

-Smoking reduction interventions for smoking cessation

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