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NRT may not be as effective as once thought
It’s January, and it’s more than likely that you or someone you know has made a new year’s resolution to give up smoking for good. However, forget stockpiling nicotine gum and patches, as it’s not the way to go if you want to give up smoking for good.
Recent research has shown that nicotine replacement therapies such as nicotine patches aren’t any more effective than people quitting simply through willpower alone.
The study was conducted by researchers from Harvard’s School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts, who observed patients who gave up smoking between 2001 to 2006. During the study, many of the people who quit using nicotine replacement thera....
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