Nicotine replacement therapy ‘gift cards for hospital inpatients who smoke: a prospective before-and-after controlled pilot evaluation
Introduction A common barrier identified by individuals trying to quit smoking is the cost of cessation pharmacotherapies. The purpose of this evaluation was to: (1) Assess the feasibility of offering nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) ‘gift cards’ to hospita…
Introduction
Tobacco smoking causes multiple preventable chronic conditions, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancer1 2 and is a leading avoidable cause of death in Canada.3 Dir…