Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

TL;DR: In this article, the effectiveness of different forms of nicotine replacement therapy (chewing gum, transdermal patches, nasal spray, inhalers and tablets) in achieving abstinence from cigarettes, or a sustained reduction in amount smoked; to determine whether the effect is influenced by the clinical setting in which the smoker is recruited and treated, the dosage and form of the NRT used, or the intensity of additional advice and support offered to the smoker.

TL;DR: This study found no statistically significant differences in death rates at 20 years follow-up, though there is a small additional benefit of more intensive interventions compared to very brief interventions.

TL;DR: The development of theSWiM guideline for the synthesis of quantitative data of intervention effects is described and the nine SWiM reporting items with accompanying explanations and examples are presented.

TL;DR: Bupropion and nortriptyline appear to be equally effective and of similar efficacy to NRT, and high quality evidence that bupropion significantly increased long-term cessation when used as the sole pharmacotherapy is found.

TL;DR: The safety and effect of using ECs to help people who smoke achieve long-term smoking abstinence and the main outcome measure was abstinence from smoking after at least six months follow-up is evaluated.