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Laurie Zawertailo

Senior Scientist, CAMH
Verified email at camh.ca
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Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a systematic review

…, J Andrews, L Zawertailo… - Nicotine and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been steadily increasing in
popularity among smokers, most of whom report using them to quit smoking. This study …

Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation (tES and TMS) for addiction medicine: a consensus paper on the present state of the science and the road ahead

…, F Yavari, MR Zarrindast, L Zawertailo… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as a novel treatment
option for substance-use disorders (SUDs). Recent momentum stems from a foundation of …

Tobacco addiction

P Selby, L Zawertailo - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Tobacco Addiction Tobacco addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder that
accounts for more than 480,000 deaths annually in the United States and is characterized …

Monoamine oxidase A binding in the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices during acute withdrawal from heavy cigarette smoking

I Bacher, S Houle, X Xu, L Zawertailo… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Greater prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A)
binding is associated with depressed mood. Substances in cigarette smoke, such as …

Vape, quit, tweet? Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation on Twitter

…, R Schwartz, C Norman, M Malas, L Zawertailo - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives Individuals seeking information about electronic cigarettes are increasingly
turning to social media networks like Twitter. We surveyed dominant Twitter communications …

Effect of mailing nicotine patches on tobacco cessation among adult smokers: a randomized clinical trial

…, P Selby, RF Tyndale, L Zawertailo… - JAMA Internal …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is well demonstrated in clinical
trials in which NRT is accompanied by behavioral support. Epidemiologic data, however, …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying contexts and mechanisms in multiple behavior change interventions affecting smoking cessation success: a rapid realist review

…, VH Taylor, H Manson, R Dragonetti, L Zawertailo… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Smoking continues to be a leading cause of preventable chronic disease-related
morbidity and mortality, excess healthcare expenditure, and lost work productivity. …

Effectiveness of pharmacist counseling combined with nicotine replacement therapy: a pragmatic randomized trial with 6,987 smokers

…, JC Victor, ST Leatherdale, L Zawertailo… - Cancer causes & …, 2011 - Springer
Pharmacists may be effective health care practitioners to deliver smoking cessation interventions.
This paper examines the short-term outcomes of smokers randomized to one of two …

[HTML][HTML] Elevation of dopamine induced by cigarette smoking: novel insights from a [11C]-(+)-PHNO PET study in humans

…, S Houle, PM Rusjan, VC Wing, L Zawertailo… - …, 2014 - nature.com
… Dr Zawertailo reports no conflict of interest in regards to this work. Dr Zawertailo has received
grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Ontario Lung …

[HTML][HTML] Food addiction and tobacco use disorder: common liability and shared mechanisms

L Zawertailo, S Attwells, WK Deruiter, TL Le, D Dawson… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
As food addiction is being more commonly recognized within the scientific community, parallels
can be drawn between it and other addictive substance use disorders, including tobacco …