Publications

 

​Recent Publications 

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Zhang H, Rajji TK, Selby P, Melamed O, Attwells S, Zawertailo L. Augmenting varenicline treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) increases smoking abstinence rates at end of treatment. Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation. 2023;16(4):1083-1085. Link to full article

Minian N, Mehra K, Rose J, Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Ratto M, Lecce J, Selby P. Cocreation of a conversational agent to help patients adhere to their varenicline treatment: A study protocol. DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;9. Link to full article

Baliunas D, Selby P, de Oliveira C, Kurdyak P, Rosella L, Zawertailo L, Fu L, Sutradhar R. Primary care-based smoking cessation treatment and subsequent healthcare service utilisation: a matched cohort study of smokers using linked administrative healthcare data. Tobacco Control.  2023;32(1):72-9. Link to full article   STOP Program   

Veldhuizen S, Behal A, Zawertailo L, Melamed O, Agarwal M, Selby P. Outcomes among people with schizophrenia participating in general-population smoking cessation treatment: an observational study. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2023;68(5):359-69. Link to abstract STOP Program  

Robinson DJ, Hanson K, Jain AB, Kichler JC, Mehta G, Melamed OC, Vallis M, Bajaj HS, Barnes T, Gilbert J, Honshorst K, Houlden R, Kim J, Lewis J, MacDonald B, MacKay D, Mansell K, Rabi D, Sherifali D, Senior P. Diabetes and mental health. Can J Diabetes. 2023;47:308e344. Link to full article 

Zhang H, Gilbert E, Hussain S, Veldhuizen S, Le Foll B, Selby P, Zawertailo L. Effectiveness of bupropion and varenicline for smokers with baseline depressive symptoms. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2023;25(5):937-44. Link to abstract

Adams N, Dawson D, Hutchison M, Selby P. Association between pediatric TBI and mental health and substance use disorders: A scoping review. Brain Injury. 2023;37(6):525-33. Link to abstract

Racey M, Whitmore C, Alliston P, Cafazzo JA, Crawford A, Castle D, Dragonetti R, Fitzpatrick-Lewis D, Jovkovic M, Melamed OC, Naeem F, Senior P, Strudwick G, Ramdass S, Vien V, Selby P, Sherifali D. Technology-supported integrated care innovations to support diabetes and mental health care: scoping review. JMIR Diabetes 2023;8:e44652. Link to full article

Kundu A, Kouzoukas E, Zawertailo L, Fougere C, Dragonetti R, Selby P, Schwartz R. Scoping review of guidance on cessation interventions for electronic cigarettes and dual electronic and combustible cigarettes use. CMAJ Open. 2023;11(2):E336-44. Link to full article

Veldhuizen S, Behal A, Zawertailo L, Selby P. Adequacy of nicotine replacement and success quitting tobacco in clinical populations: An observational study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2023;244:109796. Link to abstract STOP Program  

Zawertailo L, Kabir T, Voci S, Tanzini E, Attwells S, Malat L, Veldhuizen S, Minian N, Dragonetti R, Melamed O, Mei-Dan E, Selby P. Coordinating smoking cessation treatment with menstrual cycle phase to improve quit outcomes (MC-NRT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023;24:251. Link to full article 

O'Neill B, Yusuf A, Kurdyak P, Kiran T, Sullivan F, Chen T, Kalia S, Eisen D, Anderson E, Selby P, Campbell D. Diabetes care among individuals with and without schizophrenia in three Canadian provinces: A retrospective cohort study. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2023;82:19-25. Link to abstract

Vojtila L, Sherifali D, Dragonetti R, Ashfaq I, Veldhuizen S, Naeem F, Agarwal SM, Melamed OC, Crawford A, Gerretsen P, Hahn M, Hill S, Kidd S, Mulsant B, Serhal E, Tackaberry-Giddens L, Whitmore C, Marttila J, Tang F, Ramdass S, Lourido G, Sockalingam S, Selby P. Technology-enabled collaborative care for concurrent diabetes and distress management during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol for a mixed methods feasibility study. JMIR Research Protocols. 2023; 12:e39724. Link to full article

Baliunas D, Voci S, de Oliveira C, Selby P, Kurdyak P, Rosella L, Zawertailo L, Fu L, Sutradhar R. Association between smoking cessation treatment and healthcare costs in a single-payer public healthcare system. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2023;25(1):86-93. In press. Link to full article  STOP Program  

Melamed OC, Kalia S, Moineddin R, Greiver M, Kloiber S, Mulsant BH, Selby P, O'Neill BG. Factors associated with the initiation of antidepressant medication among adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes: A primary care retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2023;47(1):11-18. In press. Link to abstract

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2022

Veldhuizen S, Mahinpey N, Zawertailo L, Minian N, Melamed O, Selby P. Effects of COVID-19-related disruptions on service use in a large smoking-cessation program. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2022;24(10):1567-1572.  In press. Link to full article   STOP Program   

Rahmani N, Chung J, Eizenman M, Jiang P, Zhang H, Selby P, Zawertailo L. Differences in attentional bias to smoking-related, affective, and sensation-seeking cues between smokers and non-smokers: an eye-tracking study. Psychopharmacology. 2022;239(11):3711-3721. In press. Link to abstract

Sud A, Buchman DZ, Furlan AD, Selby P, Spithoff SM, Upshur REG. Chronic pain and opioid prescribing: three ways for navigating complexity at the clinical‒population health interface. Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S1):S56-S65. Link to full article 

Zawertailo L, Zhang H, Rahmani N, Rajji TK, Selby P. Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy randomized controlled trial. Plos one. 2022;17(12):e0277408. Link to full article

Zhang H, Mansoursadeghi-Gilan T, Hussain S, Veldhuizen S, Le Foll B, Selby P, Zawertailo L. Evaluating the effectiveness of bupropion and varenicline for smoking cessation using an internet-based delivery system: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial (MATCH study). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022;232:109312. Link to abstract

Minian N, Lingam M, Moineddin R, Thorpe KE, Veldhuizen S, Dragonetti R, Zawertailo L, Taylor VH, Hahn M, DeRuiter WK, Melamed OC, Selby P. Impact of a cloud-based clinical decision support system for addressing physical activity and/or healthy eating during smoking cessation treatment: hybrid type I randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2022;24(9):e37900. Link to full article

Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Noormohamed A, Hussain S, Selby P. Treatment use patterns in a large extended-treatment tobacco cessation program: predictors and cost implications. Tobacco Control. 2022;31(4):549-55. Link to abstract   STOP Program

Giannoulis SV, Chenoweth MJ, Saquilayan P, Tyndale RF, Lerman C, Kennedy JL, Zawertailo L, Gonçalves V. Examining the role of mitochondrial genetic variation in nicotine dependence. Psychiatry Research. 2022;310:114452. Link to abstract

Melamed OC, Selby P, Taylor VH. Mental health and obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Current Obesity Reports. 2022; 11(1): 23–31. Link to full article

Melamed O, Voineskos A, Vojtila L, Ashfaq I, Veldhuizen S, Dragonetti R, Carriere R, LaChance L, Kohut SA, Tulloch T, Argarwal SM, Hahn M, Mulsant B, Selby P. Technology‐enabled collaborative care for youth with early psychosis: Results of a feasibility study to improve physical health behaviours. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2022;16(10):1143-1151. Link to full article 

Friesen EL, Bailey J, Hyett S, Sedighi S, de Snoo ML, Williams K, Barry R, Erickson A, Foroutan F, Selby P, Rosella L. Hazardous alcohol use and alcohol-related harm in rural and remote communities: a scoping review. The Lancet Public Health. 2022;7(2):e177-87. In press. Link to full article

Coles A, Maksyutynska K, Knezevic D, Agarwal SM, Strudwick G, Dunbar JA, Druss B, Selby P, Banfield M, Hahn MK, Castle D. Peer‐facilitated interventions for improving the physical health of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Medical Journal of Australia. 2022;217:S22-8. Link to full article 

Minian N, Gayapersad A, Saiva A, Dragonetti R, Kidd SA, Strudwick G, Selby P. An e–mental health resource for COVID-19–associated stress reduction: mixed methods study of reach, usability, and user perceptions. JMIR Mental Health. 2022;9(8):e39885. Link to full article

Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Hussain S, Voci S, Selby P. Can nicotine replacement therapy be personalized? A statistical learning analysis. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2022;141:108847. Link to abstract   STOP Program  

Ng G, Attwells S, Zawertailo L. The development and validation of an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) image cue stimulus set. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022;236:109496. Link to abstract

Minian N, Saiva A, Gayapersad A, Dragonetti R, Proulx C, Debergue P, Lecce J, Hussain S, Desjardins E, Selby P. Video game to attenuate pandemic-related stress from an equity lens: development and usability study. JMIR Formative Research. 2022;6(5):e36820. Link to full article

deRuiter WK, Barker M, Rahimi A, Ivanova A, Zawertailo L, Melamed O, Selby P. Smoking cessation training and treatment: options for cancer centres. Current Oncology. 2022;29(4):2252-2262. Link to full article   STOP Program   TEACH Project 

Fornaro M, Carvalho AF, De Prisco M, Mondin AM, Billeci M, Selby P, Iasevoli F, Berk M, Castle DJ, de Bartolomeis A. The prevalence, odds, predictors, and management of tobacco use disorder or nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2022;132:289-303. Link to abstract

Melamed OC, DeRuiter WK, Buckley L, Selby P. Coronavirus disease 2019 and the impact on substance use disorder treatments. The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2022;45(1):95-107. Link to full article

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2021

Cunningham JA, Kushnir V, Selby P, Zawertailo L, Tyndale RF, Leatherdale ST, Godinho A, Schell C. Use of additional nicotine replacement therapy by participants in a five-year follow-up of a tobacco cessation trial. Addictive Behaviors. 2021;117:106875. Link to abstract

Minian N, Veldhuizen S, Tanzini E, Duench S, deRuiter WK, Barker M, Zawertailo L, Melamed OC, Selby P. Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on prevention services: Pre-post patient characteristics, enrollment and visits to a provincial smoking cessation program in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ Open. 2021;9(4):E957-E965. Link to full article   STOP Program 

Rahmani N, Veldhuizen S, Wong B, Selby P, Zawertailo L. The effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy in light versus heavier smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2021;23(12):2028-2036. Link to abstract   STOP Program 

Veldhuizen S, Selby P, Wong B, Zawertailo L. The effect of COVID-19 on smoking cessation outcomes in a large primary care treatment program. BMJ Open. 2021;11:e053075. Link to full article  STOP Program   

Voci S, Veldhuizen S, Tien S, Barker M, Minian N, Selby P, Zawertailo L. A comparison of quit outcomes for men and women in a smoking cessation program offering personalized nicotine replacement therapy and counselling in primary care clinics. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2021;23(10):1673-81. Link to abstract  STOP Program 

Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Selby P. Variability in outcomes and quality-of-care indicators across clinics participating in a large smoking-cessation program. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2021;130:108409. Link to abstract  STOP Program  

Melamed OC, Zawertailo L, Schwartz R, Buckley L, Selby P. Protecting vulnerable groups from tobacco-related harm during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice. 2021;41(10). Link to full article

Ng G, Attwells S, Selby P, Zawertailo L. Effectiveness of non-nicotinic e-cigarettes to reduce cue-and abstinence-induced cigarette craving in non-treatment seeking daily dependent smokers. Psychopharmacology. 2021;238(6):1461-72. Link to abstract

Ivanova A, Baliunas D, Ahad S, Tanzini E, Dragonetti R, Fahim M, Selby P. Performance change in treating tobacco addiction. An online, interprofessional, facilitated continuing education course (TEACH) evaluation at Moore's Level 5 methodology. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2021;41(1):31-8. Link to abstract TEACH Project 

Barker M, Uuttuvak A, Lund C, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Adapting evidence-based tobacco addiction treatment for Inuit living in Ontario: A qualitative study of collaboration and co-creation to move from pan-Indigenous to Inuit-specific programming. International Journal of Indigenous Health. 2021;16(2). Link to full article    TEACH Project  

Minian N, Ahad S, Ivanova A, Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Ravindran A, de Oliveira C, Baliunas D, Mulder C, Bolbocean C, Selby P. The effectiveness of generic emails versus a remote knowledge broker to integrate mood management into a smoking cessation programme in team-based primary care: a cluster randomised trial. Implementation Science. 2021;16(1):1-5. Link to full article    STOP Program  

Minian N, Noormohamed A, Lingam M, Zawertailo L, Le Foll B, Rehm J, Giesbrecht N, Samokhvalov AV, Baliunas D, Selby P. Integrating a brief alcohol intervention with tobacco addiction treatment in primary care: qualitative study of health care practitioner perceptions. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2021;16(1):1-2. Link to full article   STOP Program

Minian N, Lingam M, Deruiter WK, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Co-designing behavior change resources with treatment-seeking smokers: Engagement events' findings. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021;9:195. Link to full article  STOP Program

Vojtila L, Ashfaq I, Ampofo A, Dawson D, Selby P. Engaging a person with lived experience of mental illness in a collaborative care model feasibility study. Research Involvement and Engagement. 2021;7(1):1-8. Link to full article 

Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Ivanova A, Hussain S, Selby P. Seasonal variation in demand for smoking cessation treatment and clinical outcomes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2021;23(6):976-82. Link to abstract STOP Program

Selby P, Vojtila L, Ashfaq I, Dragonetti R, Melamed OC, Carriere R, LaChance L, Kohut SA, Hahn M, Mulsant BH. Technology‐enabled collaborative care for youth with early psychosis: A protocol for a feasibility study to improve physical health behaviours. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2021;15(4):828-836. Link to abstract 

Selby, P., & deRuiter, W. Tobacco Use Disorder: Smoking Cessation. In: Canadian Pharmacists Association, (Editors). CPS Therapeutic Choices 2021, Ottawa, ON: Canadian Pharmacists Association; P. 2223-2243. Link to full article

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2020

Zawertailo L, Attwells S, deRuiter WK, Le TL, Dawson D, Selby P. Food addiction and tobacco use disorder: Common liability and shared mechanisms. Nutrients. 2020;12(12):3834. Link to full article

Minian N, Lingam M, Moineddin R, Thorpe KE, Veldhuizen S, Dragonetti R, Zawertailo L, Taylor VH, Hahn M, DeRuiter WK, Melamed O. Impact of a web-based clinical decision support system to assist practitioners in addressing physical activity and/or healthy eating for smoking cessation treatment: protocol for a hybrid type I randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2020;9(9):e19157. Link to full article   STOP Program

Baliunas D, Zawertailo L, Voci S, Gatov E, Bondy SJ, Fu L, Selby PL. Variability in patient sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, and healthcare service utilization among 107,302 treatment seeking smokers in Ontario: A cross-sectional comparison. PloS One. 2020;15(7):e0235709. Link to full article   STOP Program

Zawertailo L, Hendershot CS, Tyndale RF, Le Foll B, Samokhvalov AV, Thorpe KE, Pipe A, Reid RD, Selby P. Personalized dosing of nicotine replacement therapy versus standard dosing for the treatment of individuals with tobacco dependence: study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Trials. 2020;21:592. Link to full article

Minian N, Corrin T, Lingam M, deRuiter WK, Rodak T, Taylor VH, Manson H, Dragonetti R, Zawertailo L, Melamed OC, Hahn M. Identifying contexts and mechanisms in multiple behavior change interventions affecting smoking cessation success: a rapid realist review. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:1-26. Link to full article

Baliunas D, Ivanova A, Tanzini E, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Impact of comprehensive smoking cessation training of practitioners on patients' 6 month quit outcome. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2020;111:766-74. Link to abstract TEACH Project 

Zawertailo L, Ivanova A, Ng G, Le Foll B, Selby P. Safety and efficacy of varenicline for smoking cessation in alcohol-dependent smokers in concurrent treatment for alcohol use disorder: a pilot, randomized placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2020;40(2):130-6. Link to abstract

Minian N, Ivanova A, Voci S, Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Baliunas D, Noormohamed A, Giesbrecht N, Selby P. Computerized clinical decision support system for prompting brief alcohol interventions with treatment seeking smokers: a sex-based secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17(3):1024. Link to full article  STOP Program

Voci S, Zawertailo L, Baliunas D, Masood Z, Selby P. Is cannabis use associated with tobacco cessation outcome? An observational cohort study in primary care. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2020;206:107756. Link to abstract   STOP Program

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2018-2019

Minian N, Baliunas D, Noormohamed A, Zawertailo L, Giesbrecht N, Hendershot CS, Le Foll B, Rehm J, Samokhvalov AV, Selby PL. The effect of a clinical decision support system on prompting an intervention for risky alcohol use in a primary care smoking cessation program: a cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science. 2019;14(1):85. Link to full article   STOP Program

Espinet S, Corrin T, Baliunas D, Quilty L, Zawertailo L, Rizvi SJ, deRuiter W, Bonato S, De Luca V, Kennedy S, Selby P. Predisposing and protective factors influencing suicide ideation, attempt, and death in patients accessing substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2019;8(1):115. Link to full article

Zawertailo L, Mansoursadeghi-Gilan T, Zhang H, Hussain S, Le Foll B, Selby P. Varenicline and bupropion for long-term smoking cessation (the MATCH study): protocol for a real-world, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2018;7(10):e10826. Link to full article

Selby P, Voci S, Zawertailo L, Baliunas D, Dragonetti R, Hussain S. Public health impact of a novel smoking cessation outreach program in Ontario, Canada. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1):1117. Link to full article  STOP Program

Kushnir V, Selby P, Zawertailo L, Tyndale RF, Leatherdale ST, Cunningham JA. Long-term effectiveness of mailed nicotine replacement therapy: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial 5-year follow-up. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1):28. Link to full article

Minian N, Noormohamed A, Baliunas D, Zawertailo L, Mulder C, Ravindran A, de Oliveira C, Selby P. Tailored versus generic knowledge brokering to integrate mood management into smoking cessation interventions in primary care settings: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 2018;7(4):e111. Link to full article  STOP Program

Zawertailo L. Translational science: basic science to public policy and back again. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2018;20(7):787. Link to full article

Zawertailo L, Voci S, Selby P. The Cigarette Dependence Scale and Heaviness of Smoking Index as predictors of smoking cessation after 10 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy and at 6-month follow-up. Addictive Behaviors. 2018;78:223-7. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Minian N, Noormohamed A, Zawertailo L, Baliunas D, Giesbrecht N, Le Foll B, Rehm J, Samokhvalov A, Selby PL. A method for co-creation of an evidence-based patient workbook to address alcohol use when quitting smoking in primary care: a case study. Research Involvement and Engagement. 2018;4(1):4. Link to full article    STOP Program

Barker M, Lecce J, Ivanova A, Zawertailo L, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Interprofessional communities of practice in continuing medical education for promoting and sustaining practice change: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2018;38(2):86-93. Link to abstract TEACH Project 

Minian N, Lingam M, Corrin T, Dragonetti R, Manson H, Taylor VH, Zawertailo L, Ebnahmady A, Melamed OC, Rodak T, Hahn M. The effects of interventions targeting multiple health behaviors on smoking cessation outcomes: a rapid realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2018;7:38. Link to full article

Selby, P., & deRuiter, W. Tobacco Use Disorder: Smoking Cessation. In: Canadian Pharmacists Association, (Editors). Compendium of Therapeutic Choices, CTC 2019, Ottawa, ON: Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2018. P. 234-253.

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2016-2017

Selby P, Hunter K, Rogers J, Lang-Robertson K, Soklaridis S, Chow V, Tremblay M, Koubanioudakis D, Dragonetti R, Hussain S, Zawertailo L. How to adapt existing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to practice: a case example with tobacco use guidelines. BMJ Open. 2017;7:e016124. Link to full article

Ebn Ahmady A, Barker M, Fahim M, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Evaluation of web-based continuing professional development courses: aggregate mixed-methods model. JMIR Medical Education. 2017;3(2):e19. Link to full article TEACH Project 

Ahmady AE, Barker M, Dragonetti R, Fahim M, Selby P. A qualitative evaluation of an online expert-facilitated course on tobacco dependence treatment. Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing. 2017;54:1-10. Link to full article TEACH Project 

Kushnir V, Sproule BA, Zawertailo L, Selby P, Tyndale RF, Leatherdale ST, Cunningham JA. Impact of self-reported lifetime depression or anxiety on effectiveness of mass distribution of nicotine patches. Tobacco Control. 2017;26(5):526-33. Link to abstract

Zawertailo L, Ragusila A, Voci S, Ivanova A, Baliunas D, Selby P. Target quit date timing as a predictor of smoking cessation outcomes. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2017;31(6):655-663. Link to abstract   STOP Program

Minian N, Baliunas D, Zawertailo L, Noormohamed A, Giesbrecht N, Hendershot CS, Le Foll B, Rehm J, Samokhvalov A, Selby PL. Combining alcohol interventions with tobacco addictions treatment in primary care—the COMBAT study: a pragmatic cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science. 2017;12(1):65. Link to full article  STOP Program 

Cunningham JA, Kushnir V, Selby P, Tyndale RF, Zawertailo L, Leatherdale ST. Beyond quitting: Any additional impact of mailing free nicotine patches to current smokers? Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2017;20(5):654-5. Link to abstract

Zawertailo L. Future directions in the treatment of tobacco addiction. In: Els C, Kunyk D, and Selby P, eds. Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation. 2nd ed. Toronto, ON: CAMH; 2017. 

Selby P, Samokhvalov A, Ballarino V. Bupropion. In: Els C, Kunyk D, and Selby P, eds. Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation. 2nd ed. Toronto, ON: CAMH; 2017. 

Dragonetti R, Zhang V. Intensive psychosocial interventions for tobacco cessation. In: Els C, Kunyk D, and Selby P, eds. Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation. 2nd ed. Toronto, ON: CAMH; 2017. 

Barker M, Dragonetti R. Brief interventions for tobacco cessation. In: Els C, Kunyk D, and Selby P, eds. Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation. 2nd ed. Toronto, ON: CAMH; 2017. 

Skinner W, Cohen S, Herie M. Motivational interviewing in tobacco cessation treatment. In: Els C, Kunyk D, and Selby P, eds. Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation. 2nd ed. Toronto, ON: CAMH; 2017. 

Ferrence R, Muir S, Zawertailo L, Ng G. Health effects of tobacco use and exposure. In: Els C, Kunyk D, and Selby P, eds. Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation. 2nd ed. Toronto, ON: CAMH; 2017. 

Selby, P., & deRuiter, W. Tobacco Use Disorder: Smoking Cessation. In: Canadian Pharmacists Association, (Editors). Compendium of Therapeutic Choices, CTC 2017, Ottawa, ON: Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2017. P. 207-225.

Zawertailo L, Pavlov D, Ivanova A, Ng G, Baliunas D, Selby P. Concurrent e-cigarette use during tobacco dependence treatment in primary care settings: association with smoking cessation at three and six months. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2016;19(2):183-9. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Voci S, Zawertailo L, Hussain S, Selby P. Association between adherence to free nicotine replacement therapy and successful quitting. Addictive Behaviors. 2016;61:25-31. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Minian N, Noormohamed A, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Blogging to quit smoking: sharing stories from women of childbearing years in Ontario. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. 2016;10(Suppl 1):21-26. Link to full article

Minian N, Penner J, Voci S, Selby P. Woman focused smoking cessation programming: a qualitative study. BMC Women's Health. 2016;16(17):1-8. Link to full article

Cunningham JA, Kushnir V, Selby P, Tyndale RF, Zawertailo L, Leatherdale ST. Effect of mailing nicotine patches on tobacco cessation among adult smokers: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2016;176(2):184-90. Link to full article

Malas M, van der Tempel J, Schwartz R, Minichiello A, Lightfoot C, Noormohamed A, Andrews J, Zawertailo L, Ferrence R. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a systematic review. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2016;18(10):1926-36. Link to abstract

van der Tempel J, Noormohamed A, Schwartz R, Norman C, Malas M, Zawertailo L. Vape, quit, tweet? Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation on Twitter. International Journal of Public Health. 2016;61(2):249-56. Link to abstract

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2008-2015

Selby P, deRuiter W. Call to action: training in tobacco addiction in Canada. Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy. 2015;51(4):83-84. Link to full article

Selby P, Hussain S, Voci S, Zawertailo L. Empowering smokers with a web-assisted tobacco intervention to use prescription smoking cessation medications: a feasibility trial. Implementation Science. 2015;10:139. Link to full article

Zawertailo LA, Baliunas D, Ivanova A, Selby PL. Individualized treatment for tobacco dependence in addictions treatment settings: The role of current depressive symptoms on outcomes at 3- and 6-months. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2015;17(8):937-945. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Soklaridis S, Lopez J, Czyzewski K, Dragonetti R, Selby P. R ua smkn m0m?: aspects of a text messaging smoking cessation/reduction intervention for younger mothers. Journal of Smoking Cessation. 2015;10(1):35-43. Link to abstract

Kaduri P, Voci S, Zawertailo L, Chaiton M, McKenzie K, Selby P. Real-world effectiveness of varenicline versus nicotine replacement therapy in patients with and without psychiatric disorders. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2015;9(3):169-76. Link to abstract

Selby P, Goncharenko K, Barker M, Fahim M, Timothy V, Dragonetti R, Kemper K, Herie M, Hays JT. Review and evaluation of online tobacco dependence treatment training programs for health care practitioners. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2015;17(4):e97. Link to full article   TEACH Project 

Zawertailo L, Voci S, Selby P. Depression status as a predictor of quit success in a real world effectiveness study of nicotine replacement therapy. Psychiatry Research. 2015;226(1):120-7. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Samokhvalov AV, Selby P, Bondy SJ, Chaiton M, Ialomiteanu A, Mann R, Rehm J. Smokers who seek help in specialized cessation clinics: how special are they compared to smokers in general population? Journal of Smoking Cessation. 2014;9(2):76-84. Link to abstract

Selby P, Andriash K, Zawertailo L, Persad D, Zack M, Busto UE. Escalating doses of transdermal nicotine in heavy smokers: effects on smoking behavior and craving. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2013;33(5):667-74. Link to abstract

Zawertailo L, Dragonetti R, Bondy SJ, Victor JC, Selby P. Reach and effectiveness of mailed nicotine replacement therapy for smokers: 6-month outcomes in a naturalistic exploratory study. Tobacco Control. 2013;22(3):e4. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Kushnir V, Menon M, Balducci XL, Selby P, Busto U, Zawertailo L. Enhanced smoking cue salience associated with depression severity in nicotine-dependent individuals: a preliminary fMRI study. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013;16(5):997-1008. Link to full article

Selby P, Barker M, Herie M. Tobacco interventions for people with alcohol and other drug problems. In: Herie M, Skinner W, eds. Fundamentals of Addiction: A Practical Guide for Counsellors. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. 2013:239-274.

Herie M, Barker M, Czyzewski K, Cohen S, Choy C, Madeley C, Dragonetti R, Hall A, Selby P. Motivational interviewing in respiratory health care: a knowledge translation initiative. Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy. 2012;48(4):6-13. Link to full article TEACH Project 

Herie M, Connolly H, Voci S, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Changing practitioner behavior and building capacity in tobacco cessation treatment: the TEACH project. Patient Education and Counseling. 2012;86(1):49-56. Link to abstract TEACH Project 

van Mierlo T, Voci S, Lee S, Fournier R, Selby P. Superusers in social networks for smoking cessation: analysis of demographic characteristics and posting behavior from the Canadian Cancer Society's smokers' helpline online and StopSmokingCenter.net. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2012;14(3). Link to full article

Lobo DS, Zawertailo L, Selby P, Kennedy JL. The role of ANKK1 and TTC12 genes on drinking behaviour in tobacco dependent subjects. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 2012;13(3):232-8. Link to abstract

Herie, M, Dragonetti R, Selby P. Assessment and brief interventions for alcohol and tobacco problems in primary health care. In: Khenti A, Sapag JC, Mohamoud S, Ravindran A, eds. Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Primary Care. Toronto: CAMH. 2012. 

Costello MJ, Sproule B, Victor JC, Leatherdale ST, Zawertailo L, Selby P. Effectiveness of pharmacist counseling combined with nicotine replacement therapy: a pragmatic randomized trial with 6,987 smokers. Cancer Causes & Control. 2011;22(2):167-80. Link to abstract  STOP Program

Cunningham JA, Leatherdale ST, Selby PL, Tyndale RF, Zawertailo L, Kushnir V. Randomized controlled trial of mailed nicotine replacement therapy to Canadian smokers: study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2011;11(1):741. Link to full article

Bacher I, Houle S, Xu X, Zawertailo L, Soliman A, Wilson AA, Selby P, George TP, Sacher J, Miler L, Kish SJ. Monoamine oxidase A binding in the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices during acute withdrawal from heavy cigarette smoking. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2011;68(8):817-26. Link to full article

Selby P, van Mierlo T, Voci SC, Parent D, Cunningham JA. Online social and professional support for smokers trying to quit: an exploration of first time posts from 2562 members. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2010;12(3):e34. Link to full article

Hussain S, Zawertailo L, Busto U , Zack M, Farvolden P, Selby P. The impact of chronic bupropion on plasma cotinine and on the subjective effects of ad lib smoking: a randomized controlled trial in unmotivated smokers. Addictive Behaviors. 2010;35(2):164-7. Link to abstract

Voci S, Bondy S, Zawertailo L, Walker L, George TP, Selby P. Impact of a smoke-free policy in a large psychiatric hospital on staff attitudes and patient behavior. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2010;32(6):623-30. Link to abstract

Selby P, Voci SC, Zawertailo LA, George TP, Brands B. Individualized smoking cessation treatment in an outpatient setting: Predictors of outcome in a sample with psychiatric and addictions co-morbidity. Addictive Behaviors. 2010;35(9):811-7. Link to abstract

Connolly H, D'Hondt J, Herie M, Selby P. Chapter 7: Adapting and developing educational best practices and curricula for Aboriginal tobacco cessation interventions. In: White JP, Peters J, Dinsdale P, and Beavon D, eds. Aboriginal Policy Research Volume IX: Health and Well-Being. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. 2010:93-108. 

Cunningham JA, Selby PL. Intentions of smokers to use free nicotine replacement therapy. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2008;179(2):145-6.  Link to full article