Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Best for Quitting Smoking, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funded Study

WebMD -- Smokers who want to kick the habit are more likely to succeed when they use a combination of long-acting and immediate-delivery nicotine-replacement products, a study shows. Study participants who used nicotine patches plus nicotine lozenges were more successful than participants who used either product alone. They also had better outcomes than those who used the smoking-cessation drug Zyban or a combination of Zyban and nicotine lozenges.

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