Smokefree workplace policies elsewhere have been shown to reduce such cues, decrease tobacco consumption, increase quit rates, and reduce health risks [ 17- 22].
Daily cigarette consumption and quit attempts are recognised and recommended outcome measures which are frequently used in this population [ 62, 63].
Power analysis of the 1 and 6-month follow-ups were based on results from naturalistic studies of smoking in 'untreated' samples, indicating that between 20% and 40% of smokers will reduce their daily cigarette consumption or quit completely, and another 20% will increase their motivation to change in as little as 6 months.
One section of the survey used the "Severity of Dependence Scale," or SDS, a popular tool that asks respondents five questions regarding impaired control over drug use and anxieties related to consumption and quitting.
Another objection is that e-cigarettes perpetuate smokers' addiction to nicotine, discouraging them from cutting down their nicotine consumption or quitting altogether.
We also note that the survey did not include questions about adherence to any treatment guidelines, details about prior cigarette consumption or quitting history.
Price increases have been associated with reduced consumption and quitting smoking [ 40], and tax increases may be particularly important in the current local scenario of economic and financial crisis.
Current smoking in cancer survivors was correlated with younger age, lower education and income, and greater alcohol consumption, while quitting after cancer diagnosis was associated with having a smoking related type of cancer [ 33].
Smoking in bars can also be a major source of smoking normalisation, a source of cues for smoking [ 15] (which may increase consumption and undermine quit attempts), and may increase the risk of youth smoking uptake [ 16].
Smokefree workplace policies elsewhere have been shown to reduce social cues for smoking, decrease tobacco consumption, and increase quit rates.
