Safety and efficacy of CyTisine for smoking cessation in a hOSPital context (CITOSP): study protocol for a prospective observational study

• Main Authors: Alessandro Torazzi (Author), Erika Tedesco (Author), Sofia Ceccato (Author), Laura Santin (Author), Simone Campagnari (Author), Lorenzo Losso (Author), Silvia Toldo (Author), Rebecca Casari (Author), Elena Arzenton (Author), Paola Marini (Author), Cristiano Chiamulera (Author), Fabio Lugoboni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tobacco addiction is the primary preventable factor contributing to global mortality, and nicotine is one of the substances with the greatest potential for addiction. With a strong affinity for the α4β2 subtype receptor, cytisine (CYT) functions as a partial agonist of the acetylcholine nicotinic ch...