Cochrane Clinical Answers

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Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs) provide a readable, digestible, clinically focused entry point to rigorous research from Cochrane systematic reviews. They are designed to be actionable and to inform decision making at the point of care and have been added to relevant sections of the main Best Practice text.

  • Do family-based programs prevent smoking by children and adolescents?
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  • What are the benefits of interventions to reduce smoking in people receiving concurrent treatment for or in recovery from alcohol and other drug dependence?
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  • Does biomedical risk assessment help as an adjunct to smoking cessation interventions?
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  • Is there randomized controlled trial evidence to support the use of combined pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions for smoking cessation?
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  • Can group behavior therapy programs increase smoking abstinence rates?
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  • How do tailored and non-tailored internet-based interventions for smoking cessation in adults compare with active and inactive controls and with each other?
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  • Is randomized controlled trial evidence available to support the use of mobile phone–based interventions for smoking cessation?
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  • How do bupropion, nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline for smoking cessation compare?
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  • How does varenicline compare with bupropion or nicotine-replacement therapy for smoking cessation?
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  • How effective and safe are electronic cigarettes (ECs) for smoking cessation?
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  • What are the effects of tobacco cessation interventions for young people?
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  • Can smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalization help adults admitted for medical or surgical care to quit smoking?
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  • Can smoking cessation interventions initiated during hospitalization help adults admitted for medical or surgical care to quit smoking?
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  • Can relapse prevention interventions help adults who have quit smoking while hospitalized to maintain abstinence?
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  • Can relapse prevention interventions help adults who have received assistance to stop smoking maintain abstinence?
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  • Can relapse prevention interventions help adults who have quit smoking on their own to maintain abstinence?
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