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Background: Smoking has become a worldwide problem and the more problematic is when the youth of any country is highly involved in consuming tobacco that is dangerous for the human being. The Indian youth is involved in smoking-like activities that are dangerous for them. Objectives: To analyze the role of new treatment ways including nicotine gum, nicotine patch, and nicotine replacement therapy backed by pharmaceutical interventions to eliminate smoking from Indian society. Method: The hypotheses of this study are formed on the basis of previous studies and the identification of gap in practices. This study is based on the cross-sectional data that was collected with the help of a questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale from the Indian pharma industry people. The sample size for this study was 340 with a response rate of 50%. Results: In this study, 179 valid questionnaires were collected back from the respondents, and according to the results, nicotine gum, nicotine patch, and nicotine replacement therapies have a significant (p<0.05) effect on smoker attitudes. Conclusion: This study concludes that pharmaceutical interventions are critical to stopping the smoking habit in Indian society, and this contribution is providing a solution to stop smoking by affecting the smoker’s attitude and smoking behavior.

In the era of post-covid-19, new trends have emerged in healthcare services and healthcare access. Diabetic patients are more concerned about their health care services as social awareness is increased. This study aims to investigate the role of diabetic emotional burden and healthcare services as a moderator in the relationship between interpersonal distress, physician & nurse distress, and access to healthcare. The population of this study was the patients with diabetes in different public and private hospitals from Kerala state of India. The study concludes diabetic emotional burden and health care services positively moderate the relationship between interpersonal distress and access to healthcare. This research is a contribution to knowledge as no study earlier was conducted to discuss this gap in the literature. This study has practical and theoretical implications concerned to improve the access to the healthcare system for diabetic patients in Kerala and the rest of the world.

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