Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Although some experts have advised against reducing smoking in favour of stopping abruptly, a new study reports that nicotine replacement therapy can help smokers. Smokers are twice as likely to stop in the long run if they use nicotine repalcement to help them quit gradually. Researchers studied seven trials involving 3000 people. Result: 6.75% of those using nicotine replacement were able to go six months without smoking. This is twice as many as those who used a placebo. Other studies have reported that 1/2 of those individuals who stop smoking for six months do quit for life.

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Smokers Die Sooner- Cost Health Care Less

I came across this article this morning delivered to my mail box. I thought it would throw some more light on the no smoking issue. There is a lot of evidence that smoking is bad for health, costly and a significant health risk factor. According to this report smokers are dying as much as ten years sooner saving health care dollars. Non smokers are living longer at a greater cost to their health care system No smoking and Other health resources