Paediatr Child Health. 2016 May;21(4):201-8. doi: 10.1093/pch/21.4.201.
Paediatrics & child health
[Article in French] Johanne Harvey, Nicholas Chadi
PMID: 27429574 PMCID: PMC4934162 DOI: 10.1093/pch/21.4.201
In recent years, youth have been exposed to a broader spectrum of tobacco products including smokeless tobacco, hookah (water pipe) and e-cigarettes. Despite active local, provincial/territorial and national prevention strategies and legislated controls, thousands of teenagers develop an addiction to tobacco products each year. Current and available smoking cessation interventions for youth have the potential to help teens stop smoking and, as a result, greatly reduce Canada's health burden in the future. Paediatricians and health care professionals can play a key role in helping teens make informed decisions related to tobacco consumption and cessation. This practice point presents the evidence and rationales for smoking cessation interventions which have been studied in youth specifically, such as individual counselling, psychological support, nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion and varenicline. Interventions for which limited or conflicting data exist are also discussed.
Keywords: Adolescents; CBT; Counselling; NRT; Smoking cessation; Tobacco