Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA

CITATION: Watson, R., et al. 2016. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 11:13, doi:10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9.The original publication is available at https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.comENGLISH SUMMARY : Meeting abstracts.https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9Publisher's versio

Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Mass Distribution of Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Despite over 50 years of tobacco control efforts, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in Canada. The mailed distribution of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has been shown to be a promising population-level approach for promoting smoking cessation, increasing accessibility to efficacious treatment, and helping smokers quit. The present body of research aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of factors that may mediate the effectiveness of the mailed free distribution of NRT approach via a large, single blinded, randomized controlled trial of mailed free nicotine patches to adult smokers across Canada, in absence of behavioural support. The mailed provision of 5-weeks of free nicotine patches was found to increase the odds of smoking cessation irrespective of lifetime history of depression or anxiety, both highly prevalent comorbidities that are well established moderators of cessation success. Evaluating demographic and smoking history predictors of nicotine patch use and cessation, only those who were unemployed, previously used NRT, and expressed greater intent for change at baseline were more likely to take advantage of and use at least some of the freely provided nicotine patches to make a quit attempt. Past NRT use and use of all provided nicotine patches were the only predictors of smoking cessation at a 6-month follow-up. In general, the conscientiousness personality trait and attitudes towards smoking cessation aids were found to be predictive of whether smokers quit using formal assistance or unassisted. Further, compared to a control cohort, receipt and use of nicotine patches corresponded to higher prevalence of primary care support, suggesting that the provision of free NRT particularly to those who are likely to use it may facilitate opportunities for benefits beyond the direct pharmacological effects of the medication. In summary, the research outlined the benefit of the mass distribution approach even among those with presumed difficulty in quitting smoking, delineated predictors of treatment utilization and cessation, as well as developed insights on the impact of the approach in harnessing additional smoking cessation support, thus strengthening support for the inclusion of free NRT provision as part of a comprehensive tobacco control strategy.Ph.D

Data Set for Unassisted Smoking Cessation: The Role of Motivation and Personality Factors

Minimal anonymized data set of Unassisted Smoking Cessation Study: Role of Motivation and Personality Factor

A systematic review of alcohol screening and assessment measures for young people

CITATION: Watson, R., et al. 2016. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 11:13, doi:10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9.The original publication is available at https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.comENGLISH SUMMARY : Meeting abstracts.https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9Publisher's versio