Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS), PO Box 565 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway.
Harm Reduct J. 2012 Feb 29;9:10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-9-10.
Snus is considerably less hazardous to health than cigarettes. Recent data from Scandinavia have indicated that many smokers use snus as a method for quitting smoking.
Data from five repeated cross-sectional surveys of Norwegian men and women aged 16-74 were pooled (N = 6 262). Respondents were asked about current and former smoking and snus use. Former daily smokers (N = 1219) and current daily smokers who had tried to quit at least once (N = 1118) were asked about the method they had used at their latest quit attempt and how many quit attempts they had made. Former smokers were also requested to report what year they had made their final quit attempt.
Snus was the most common method used for quitting smoking among men, while NRT was most often used among women. Stratifying the data according to year of quitting smoking (1945-2007) indicated a significant increase in use of the methods for quitting asked about over time. Among men, this was largely due to an increase in the use of snus. Among male quitters under the age of 45 years, 45.8% of those who had used snus on their last attempt to quit were current non-smokers (OR = 1.61, CI 1.04-2.29), while 26,3% of those who had used NRT were current non-smokers. 59.6% of successful quitters and 19.5% of unsuccessful quitters who had used snus as a method for quitting smoking had continued to use snus on a daily basis after quitting.
Norwegian men frequently use snus as a method for quitting smoking whereas women are more likely to use NRT. The findings indicate that switching to snus can be an effective method for quitting smoking.
鼻烟相对于香烟而言，对健康的危害要小得多。最近来自斯堪的纳维亚的数据表明，许多吸烟者使用鼻烟作为戒烟的一种方法。
对五个重复的挪威 16-74 岁男性和女性的横断面调查数据进行了汇总（N=6262）。调查对象被问及当前和以前的吸烟和使用鼻烟情况。以前每天吸烟的人（N=1219）和目前每天吸烟但至少尝试过戒烟一次的人（N=1118）被问及他们在最近一次戒烟尝试中使用的方法以及尝试了多少次。以前的吸烟者还被要求报告他们最后一次戒烟的年份。
鼻烟是男性最常用的戒烟方法，而 NRT 则是女性最常使用的方法。按戒烟年份（1945-2007）对数据进行分层，表明随着时间的推移，所询问的戒烟方法的使用显著增加。在男性中，这主要是由于鼻烟使用量的增加。在年龄在 45 岁以下的男性戒烟者中，45.8%的人在最近一次戒烟尝试中使用过鼻烟，目前是非吸烟者（OR=1.61，CI 1.04-2.29），而使用 NRT 的人中有 26.3%目前是非吸烟者。59.6%的成功戒烟者和 19.5%使用鼻烟作为戒烟方法但戒烟不成功的人在戒烟后继续每天使用鼻烟。
挪威男性经常使用鼻烟作为戒烟的一种方法，而女性则更可能使用 NRT。研究结果表明，改用鼻烟可能是一种有效的戒烟方法。
