- Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation - Article in scientific journal. Examines whether acupuncture is effective for quitting smoking. Conclusion is it does no better than placebo.
- Effectiveness of Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking - Researchers at Ohio State University reviewed five dozen studies and conclude that smokers who are hopeful that hypnosis will help them kick their habit need to temper their expectations.
- FTC finds Ruta Lee's Vitamin C and stop-smoking ads were deceptive - Television personality Ruta Lee agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that advertising claims she made for three vitamin sprays and a stop-smoking spray were unsubstantiated.
- Guide to Quit Smoking - Product is a self help manual.
- The Habitrol Stop Smoking System - Vendor of "the patch". Focus is on a smoking cessation program that combines development of a personalized program with behavioral modification, nicotine replacement therapy and on-line support. In English and French language.
- It's Quittin' Time: Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone - FDA information on the nicotine patch, gum, nasal spray, and inhaler, and Zyban.
- Kicking Butts in the Twenty-First Century - 50 page ACSH pamphlet reports the track record of nioctine patch, gum, inhaler, lozenge, spray; buproprion; counseling, alone and in combination with drug therapies; support groups; telephone counseling; self-help materials and programs; alternative approaches including acupuncture, hypnosis, and herbal remedies.
- Nicotinell - Information about quitting smoking using Nicotinell. Provided by its manufacturer, Novartis.
- Smokers Advised to Combine Therapies - The combined use of nicotine patches and sprays is the best way to quit smoking, researchers find.
- Zyban for Smoking Cessation - Briefly reviews the scientific literature on safety and effectiveness.
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