About this Research Topic
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest health threats in the world. According to World Health Organization, tobacco kills more than 8 million people yearly, including active and passive smoking. Tobacco/smoking cessation is the single most important action that smokers can take to improve their health and reduce second-hand smoke of their families. However, nicotine in tobacco projects is addictive, which makes it hard for people to quit smoking.
In the past decades, many jurisdictions have implemented interventions and services that help people stop tobacco use. Together with anti-tobacco policies, we found that people in some jurisdictions succeed more in quitting smoking than others. Still, it remains a challenge for specific groups of people to make a quit attempt and stop the use of tobacco products.
The emerging COVID-19 pandemic since December 2019 persists over the world. It is unknown if people have changed their smoking patterns and beliefs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It could also raise challenges for hospitals and healthcare sectors in providing smoking cessation services to tobacco users. Innovative and cost-effective smoking cessation interventions must take into account the challenges / opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic to promote smoking cessation and increase the success rate.
This Research Topic encourages manuscripts that examine the change in people’s patterns and beliefs on tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic; and discuss and evaluate policies and treatments that fit for the current situation to assist people stop tobacco use. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Opinion articles from a range of interrelated disciplines, including but not limited to demography, sociology, psychology, epidemiology, public health and nursing. Manuscripts can be based on, but not limited to, the following subtopics
• Use of tobacco products and quit attempts of specific population groups during COVID-19 pandemic
• Change of perceptions and beliefs on tobacco use in COVID-19 pandemic
• Tobacco control policies under COVID-19 pandemic
• Programs to promote smoking cessation during COVID-19
• Smoking cessation treatments that fit the needs during COVID-19 and the effectiveness
In the past decades, many jurisdictions have implemented interventions and services that help people stop tobacco use. Together with anti-tobacco policies, we found that people in some jurisdictions succeed more in quitting smoking than others. Still, it remains a challenge for specific groups of people to make a quit attempt and stop the use of tobacco products.
The emerging COVID-19 pandemic since December 2019 persists over the world. It is unknown if people have changed their smoking patterns and beliefs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It could also raise challenges for hospitals and healthcare sectors in providing smoking cessation services to tobacco users. Innovative and cost-effective smoking cessation interventions must take into account the challenges / opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic to promote smoking cessation and increase the success rate.
This Research Topic encourages manuscripts that examine the change in people’s patterns and beliefs on tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic; and discuss and evaluate policies and treatments that fit for the current situation to assist people stop tobacco use. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Opinion articles from a range of interrelated disciplines, including but not limited to demography, sociology, psychology, epidemiology, public health and nursing. Manuscripts can be based on, but not limited to, the following subtopics
• Use of tobacco products and quit attempts of specific population groups during COVID-19 pandemic
• Change of perceptions and beliefs on tobacco use in COVID-19 pandemic
• Tobacco control policies under COVID-19 pandemic
• Programs to promote smoking cessation during COVID-19
• Smoking cessation treatments that fit the needs during COVID-19 and the effectiveness
Keywords: COVID-19, nicotine addiction, tobacco, e-cigarettes, policy, treatment, program, perception, beliefs, behavior, quit, smoking cessation
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