Yoga as a Complementary Treatment for Smoking Cessation in Women

Bock, Beth C.; Fava, Joseph L.; Gaskins, Ronnesia B.; Morrow, Kathleen M.; Williams, David M.; Jennings, Ernestine; Becker, Bruce M.; Tremont, Geoffrey; Marcus, Bess H.

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“…Randomization was stratified by high versus low nicotine dependence using the Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Scale (see "Measures") [35], to ensure even distribution across study conditions of highly nicotine-dependent men (score 7 and above). Participants in both the yoga and wellness conditions attended weekly 30-min individual sessions with a doctoral-level counselor as part of an 8-week CBT program for smoking cessation, which was based on our previous research [18] and that of others [36][37][38]. This program applied social cognitive theory [39] to smoking cessation, including self-monitoring stimulus control, coping with high-risk situations, stress management, and relaxation skills.…”

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“…That pilot trial demonstrated a large effect size for smoking cessation for the group that received the yoga intervention (odds ratio=4.56) [18]. While yoga's growing popularity among women in the USA has been documented [19,20], we were unable to identify any research showing trends for men's yoga practice in the USA.…”

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“…We identified four other studies that examined yoga and smoking in addition to our previous trial among women [18]. All of these studies included men and women and did not report outcomes by gender.…”

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Recruitment and initial interest of men in yoga for smoking cessation: QuitStrong, a randomized control pilot study

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Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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Innovative treatments like yoga for men's smoking cessation (SC) are lacking. To examine the feasibility and acceptability of yoga for men's SC. We randomly assigned eligible men (smoker, ≥5 cigarettes/day, age 18-65) to receive cognitive behavioral therapy for SC, plus a yoga or wellness program. Measures included feasibility (recruitment, class attendance) and acceptability (customer satisfaction). We enrolled 38 of 49 eligible men of 167 screened in response to ads (mean age 39.9 years, ±13.7) who smoked on average 18.6 cigarettes/day (±8.3). Wellness (75.8 %) versus yoga (56 %) men attended more SC classes, p<0.01. Sixty percent attended ≥1 yoga class. Men reported greater satisfaction with in-house versus community yoga classes. Wellness appears to be the preferred intervention; results indicated that it may be more feasible and showed increased attendance at smoking classes. To be fully feasible, yoga + SC may need to be a unified program offering all classes tailored for men and in the same location. KeywordsSmoking cessation, Tobacco use cessation, Yoga, Exercise, Affect, Mind-body therapies INTRODUCTION Five times more men than women smoke worldwide [1]. In the USA in particular, where smoking is the leading preventable cause of death [2] and smoking prevalence has decreased by over 50 % since 1965, there are still significantly more men (21.5 %) than women (16.5 %) smokers [3]. The 2001 Surgeon General's report on women and smoking highlighted several urgent action items [4]. One of these action items was to "encourage the reporting of gender-specific results from studies of influences on smoking behavior, smoking prevention, and cessation interventions." Since 2001, researchers have made considerable progress toward increasing the evidence base and understanding of tobacco use and smoking cessation among women, although more research is still needed. However, given the continued significantly greater number of men who smoke and in some cases, higher rates of associated co-morbidities, it is imperative that the

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“…The practice of Yoga helps people quitting smoking, alcohol and many other kinds of addiction [30]. A recent study has indicated the efficacy of Yoga for gradually abstaining from the use of smoking [31].…”

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Yoga for Mental Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Singh¹

2017

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Background: Although widely popular for physical benefits, Yoga has been underutilized for the promotion of mental health. Health professionals and general public continue to remain in different about the suitability of Yoga for treating mental disorders, managing psychological wellness of patients and promoting mental health of the normal population.Objective: Therefore, an attempt is made to document the key preventive, promotive and curative opportunities for mental health through yogic practices and identifying major hurdles in its practice. An evidence based review of related opportunities and challenges is presented.Method: Thereview involved three steps i.e.framing review questions, search of multiple online databases, and interpretation of evidence-based opportunities. Results and conclusion:There isenormous potential of yogic practices for improving mental health in families, schools, clinics and work settings. Major challenges involved in use of Yoga for protecting, managing and promoting mental health relate to paradigmatic choice, subtle process of yoga, methodological approach and practical constraints.

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“…While beneficial effects of exercise have been observed in both illicit drug-dependent males and females, few studies have included a large enough sample size to examine sex and hormonal differences in its efficacy. Results from several studies in smokers have examined the protective effects of exercise solely in females with results suggesting limited effectiveness due to poor exercise adherence during treatment (Marcus et al 2005;Marcus et al 1995) and inconsistent exercise conditions measured (Bock et al 2012;Roberts et al 2012;Ussher et al 2012; i.e. type, amount, and intensity).…”

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The Efficacy of Exercise to Attenuate Cocaine Relapse is Associated with Changes in Bdnf and Altered by Sex and Estrous Cycle Phase.

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Exercise is a potential intervention for cocaine addiction that has shown promise in both human and animal studies. However, the conditions that produce the most efficacious response have yet to be determined. Thus, the goal of this dissertation is to determine the exercise conditions that produce the most efficacious response in a preclinical model of cocaine addiction. The overall hypothesis is that exercise will be an effective intervention that reduces cocaine relapse vulnerability and blocks subsequent neuroadaptations that develop over an abstinence period. Although exercise is known to induce widespread effects in the brain and act on many different signaling pathways (e.g., norepinephrine, opioid, serotonin, endocannabinoid, cortisol); this dissertation will focus on its effects on brain derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) exon IV expression in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) as potential mechanism given that it is a marker of epigenetic regulation implicated in cocaine relapse and known to be regulated by exercise.Chapter I of this dissertation provides background on the behavior and underlying neurobiology (i.e. epigenetic regulation of Bdnf) of cocaine addiction. This chapter also provides evidence to support the hypothesis that the efficacy of exercise for preventing relapse vulnerability is associated with alterations in Bdnf expression. Chapter II demonstrates that the efficacy of wheel running, an animal model of exercise, is dosedependent, with greatest effects following longer access, and is associated with epigenetic regulation of Bdnf exon IV expression in the PFC. Chapter III demonstrates that early, but not late, access to a running wheel during abstinence attenuates subsequent cocaine-seeking. Chapter IV demonstrates that the efficacy of wheel running is iii influenced by sex, estrous cycle phase, and dose conditions. In this chapter I demonstrate that males are more sensitive to the beneficial effects of wheel running, while in females longer access conditions is required to override estrus-induced vulnerability. Overall, the data presented in this dissertation establishes exercise as a promising intervention that has the ability to reduce cocaine relapse vulnerability likely by blocking cocaine-induced neuroadaptations (e.g. Bdnf) that develop over an abstinence period.

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Yoga as a Complementary Treatment for Smoking Cessation in Women

Abstract: Yoga may be an efficacious complementary therapy for smoking cessation among women.

Cited by 93 publications

References 64 publications

Recruitment and initial interest of men in yoga for smoking cessation: QuitStrong, a randomized control pilot study

Recruitment and initial interest of men in yoga for smoking cessation: QuitStrong, a randomized control pilot study

Yoga for Mental Health: Opportunities and Challenges

The Efficacy of Exercise to Attenuate Cocaine Relapse is Associated with Changes in Bdnf and Altered by Sex and Estrous Cycle Phase.

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