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Happy Father's Day for those in the U.S. celebrating on Sunday!
We are midway through June and I have been reviewing the effects of smoking on the brain.
These posts have highlighted the brain white matter changes associated with smoking as well as adverse effects on fetal development.
I will continue this review through June and I am adding a couple of posts on recent research in smoking cessation.
Here are the recent abstracts I have found of interest on this topic:
A clinical trial designed to study e-cigarettes as an intervention for smoking cessation in schizophrenia
Study of combined varenicline and bupropion in smoking cessation
Targeting ADHD treatment as a pathway to smoking cessation
Calorie intake and weight gain with a nicotine patch in postmenopausal women
Factors associated with weight gain after smoking cessation in a Japanese population
Text messaging as a tool for smoking reduction and cessation in Chinese adolescents
A trial of varenicline for smoking cessation in those with a history of major depression
Photo of sunset at the Westin Hotel, Lake Las Vegas is from the author's files.
