INTRODUCTION AND AIM

Smoking cessation (SC) service in our country is carried out substantially by SC clinic doctors. Varenicline, bupropion and nicotin replacement therapies are administred as SC supporters. On the other hand, behavioral-cognitive methods(sport tending, taking up a new hobby, coping techniques, etc.) and motivational techniques are also used. However, smokers use different methods from those methods. Today, those advices spread out by means of the Internet and peer teaching. The aim of our study is to reveal non-evidence based advices (non-EBA) available on internet.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Entries and reviews found on search engine (google) with keyword "cigarette" in Turkish between the dates 2nd April 2018 and 20th April 2018 evaluated. Those advices are collected under three headings as EBAs, controversial advices and non-EBAs according to cochrane library. Limitation of the study is to be conducted only online search.

RESULTS

10 out of 46 advices found are out of range because they are pharmacological treatments and concomitant behavioral-cognitive methods. 4 out of those 36 advices left are at the level of controversial evidence such as hypnotherapy-hypnosis, acupuncture, bioresonance, electronic cigarette.

Non-EBAs are as follows: fast smoking, electric stimulation therapy, blowing cigarette to face, smoking stale cigarette, smoking and breath holding, psychodrama, smart phone applications, queasy medicines, changing cigarette brand, herbal methods, gum with clove, bitter chocolate, gargle with carbonated water, cigarette butt smoking, smelling wet ashtray, extinguishing cigarette on body, collecting cigarette butts in water bottle, eating cigarette, uneasily smoking during illnesses, visiting people having chest diseases, use overdose antidepressants, putting head in a cage, uneasily smoking in the night, seeing dirt on white cloth after blowing, drinking boiled tobacco juice, using wrapped tobacco, eating peppermint, letting insults to yourself during smoking, eating bad foods(cat-dog food, etc.) when s/he wants cigarette, making a bet on quit smoking, starting hookah.

DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Psychodrama and smart phone application usages are among the techniques starting to be corraborated. Some of them(e.g. using overdose antidepresssant) can be dangerous to life threatening levels. Suggestions including chocolate, water, carbonated water are more innocent and they are regarded as treatment complement methods applied after a lot of scientific studies. Many of advices in findings aim to disgust cigarette. The number of advices, aiming at disgusting cigarette, make us think about possible malfunctions of pharmacological treatment usage and behavirol-cognitive methods usage.

FUNDING

There is no conflict of interest with any institutions.