The effectiveness and safety of combining varenicline with nicotine e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in people with mental illnesses and addictions: study protocol for a randomised-controlled trial

• Main Authors: Chris Bullen (Author), Marjolein Verbiest (Author), Susanna Galea-Singer (Author), Tomasz Kurdziel (Author), George Laking (Author), David Newcombe (Author), Varsha Parag (Author), Natalie Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smoking rates are higher in New Zealand (NZ) adults with mental illnesses and alcohol and other drug (AOD) addictions, compared to the overall population. Quit attempts using "gold standard" smoking cessation treatments often fail in people with these conditions, so mor...