Scott Veldhuizen 2024

The effects of alcohol use on smoking cessation treatment with nicotine replacement therapy: An observational study

Benjamin Wong, Scott Veldhuizen, Nadia Minian, Laurie Zawertailo, Peter Selby

Concurrent users of tobacco and alcohol are at greater risk of harm than use of either substance alone. It remains unclear how concurrent tobacco and alcohol use affects smoking cessation across levels of alcohol use and related…

Type-switching of short-acting nicotine replacement therapy products and its implications for treatment

Created by Scott Veldhuizen, Laurie Zawertailo, Peter Selby

The frequency with which people change from one medical treatment to another partly reflects satisfaction with the initial intervention. In this secondary analysis of observational data, we explore switch rates…

Identifying clinical predictors of response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for smoking cessation: Secondary analysis of a multicenter RCT

Victor Tang, Laurie Zawertailo, Peter Selby, Abraham Zangen, Dhvani Mehta, Tony George, Bernard Le Foll, Kristina Gicas. Matthew Sloan, Scott Veldhuizen

Tobacco smoking remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While evidence-based treatments exist for nicotine dependence, many patients do not respond to or cannot tolerate them. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a novel, non-invasive neuromodulation treatment that stimulates parts of the brain involved in addiction [1]. Recently, the Brainsway H4 deep TMS coil was cleared by the FDA and Health Canada for the treatment for…

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-023-03804-3