NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MODALITIES FOR TOBACCO CESSATION: AN OVERVIEW
- Professor & Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KGMU, Lucknow.
- PhD Scholar, Department of Physiology, KGMU, Lucknow.
- Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, KGMU, Lucknow.
- Additional Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KGMU, Lucknow.
- Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow.
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Tobacco use is widely prevalent since so many years worldwide. Tobaccos negative effects are well-known, and there is strong evidence that its constituents are responsible for cancer, oral problems, other health hazards and even deaths. Also, tobacco users with COVID-19 have higher risk of severity. Therefore, Cessation is necessary to lower this risk from coronavirus, and other illnesses. Consumers are looking for alternative methods to quit tobacco use. Numerous pharmacologicaland non-pharmacological strategies havebeen tried for tobacco cessation.Although pharmacological approaches have been reported more effective but non pharmacological approaches are also gaining importance and popularity. This review article is primarily focused on non-pharmacological approaches for Tobacco Cessation.
[Surya Kant, Anjali Singh, Narsingh Verma, Ajay Kumar Verma and Adarsh Tripathi (2022); NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MODALITIES FOR TOBACCO CESSATION: AN OVERVIEW Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (May). 176-186] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
PhD Scholar, Department of Physiology, KGMU, Lucknow
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