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Severity of Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms after Smoking Cessation

Zahra Hesami, Anahita Alvanpour, Babak Sharif-Kashani, Saeed Fallah Tafti, Gholam Reza

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Background: Smoking is among the most common preventable causes of early death in the world. Implementation of smoking cessation programs is among the effective strategies of tobacco control. More than half the smokers experience nicotine withdrawal syndrome after quitting and this could be one of the main reasons of unsuccessful smoking cessation. This study evaluated the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms 14 days after quitting (the last visit of smokers to the smoking cessation clinic).

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Background: Smoking is among the most common preventable causes of early death in the world. Implementation of smoking cessation programs is among the effective strategies of tobacco control. More than half the smokers experience nicotine withdrawal syndrome after quitting and this could be one of the main reasons of unsuccessful smoking cessation. This study evaluated the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms 14 days after quitting (the last visit of smokers to the smoking cessation clinic).

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Background: Smoking is among the most common preventable causes of early death in the world. Implementation of smoking cessation programs is among the effective strategies of tobacco control. More than half the smokers experience nicotine withdrawal syndrome after quitting and this could be one of the main reasons of unsuccessful smoking cessation. This study evaluated the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms 14 days after quitting (the last visit of smokers to the smoking cessation clinic).

Key concepts: Smoking cessation, Nicotine withdrawal, Medicine, Nicotine, Withdrawal syndrome, Nicotine dependence, Psychiatry, Internal medicine

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