title: Randomized trial of brief individual treatment for smoking using nicotine chewing gum in a workplace setting.
abstract: In a controlled trial of brief treatment for smoking using nicotine chewing gum in a workplace setting, 270 of 334 cigarette smokers who expressed interest were invited to take part in the program, which consisted of two individual consultations; 172 attended. The remaining 64 smokers constituted a no-intervention control group. Using a criterion of sustained one-year abstinence with biochemical validation, success rates were 12 per cent among participants, 1 per cent among those who were invited but did not attend, and 2 per cent in the control group.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hallett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002638:Chewing Gum; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine; D011897:Random Allocation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D009538:Nicotine