Real-World Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Strategies for Young and Older adults: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cohort.

Introduction:
This text is a summary of a peer-reviewed study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research that examines the real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation strategies for young and older adults. The study uses data from the Population assessment of Tobacco and health (PaTh) study to investigate the association between cessation strategy and short-term and longer-term cessation patterns for young and older adult smokers.

Key Points:

* The study uses data from the PaTh study, a nationally representative cohort of young and older adult smokers.
* The study investigates the association between cessation strategy and short-term and longer-term cessation patterns for young and older adult smokers.
* The study uses logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression to estimate the association between cessation strategy and cessation status.
* The study found that no cessation strategy significantly predicted short-term cessation for young or older adult smokers.
* The study also found that no cessation strategy significantly predicted long-term cessation patterns for young adult smokers.
* Substitution with e-cigarettes predicted short-term cessation for older daily smokers of ≥5 cigarettes/day but did not predict long-term cessation patterns.
* The study found that despite differences in cessation strategy use between young and older adult smokers, strategy effectiveness largely did not differ by age group.

Main Message:
The study highlights the importance of identifying effective interventions that help young adult smokers quit. The study found that no strategy examined, including e-cigarettes, was significantly associated with successful cessation for young adults. This suggests that more work is needed to develop and test interventions that are tailored to the unique needs of young adult smokers. Overall, the study emphasizes the need for continued research and investment in smoking cessation strategies that can help reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease and death.

Watkins SL, Thrul J, Max W, Ling PM. Real-World Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Strategies for Young and Older adults: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cohort. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2020;22(9):1560-1568. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntz223