Nicotine Lozenge or Tobacco-Free Snuff for Smokeless Tobacco Reduction

Summary

Smokeless tobacco (ST) is a known human carcinogen. Long-term ST use is known to increase the risk for oropharyngeal cancer. Extant literature on cigarette smokers suggests that smoking reduction increases smoking abstinence among smokers not interested in quitting. The overarching goal of this line of research is to develop a ST reduction intervention among ST users not interested in quitting tobacco. Our first step is to conduct the proposed pilot study designed to assess the efficacy of the nicotine lozenges or tobacco-free snuff for reducing ST use or facilitating ST abstinence among ST users not interested in quitting.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2012-07

Completion

2012-07

Publications

• Results Ebbert JO, Severson HH, Croghan IT, Danaher BG, Schroeder DR. Comparative effectiveness of the nicotine lozenge and tobacco-free snuff for smokeless tobacco reduction. Addict Behav. 2013 May;38(5):2140-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.01.023. Epub 2013 Feb 4.

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