Background: Evidence-based smoking cessation guidelines recommend nicotine
replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion SR and varenicline as first-line therapy in …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT),
bupropion, nortriptyline and combination therapy and describe factors associated with …

Recently, a subcommittee of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco published
the group's recom mendations on measures of abstinence that should be reported for …

Tobacco dependence is a chronic relapsing disease that needs continuous treatment. In
combination with behavioural support, pharmacotherapy is a proven key component for …

Smoking remains a widespread intractable behaviour and is a significant cause of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Effective approaches to smoking cessation include behavioural …

Tobacco use is a major cause of cardiovascular, respiratory and oncological disease.
Quitting smoking significantly benefits health, but for highly dependent smokers, unable to …

Introduction: Cigarette smoking can damage every organ in the body and is the leading
known preventable cause of death globally. It is estimated that 70% of patients want to quit …

Over the last 15 years or so, innovative research in behavioral treatments (BT) has given
way to research in nicotine replacement treatments (NRT), and there is a growing gap in …

Cigarette smoking represents the most important source of preventable morbidity and
premature mortality worldwide. Approximately 100 million deaths were caused by tobacco …

Background: Many placebo-controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of individual
pharmacotherapies approved for smoking cessation. However, few direct or indirect …