Effect of Mailing Nicotine Patches on Tobacco Cessation Among Adult Smokers
Author(s) -
John Cunningham,
Vladyslav Kushnir,
Peter Selby,
Rachel F. Tyndale,
Laurie Zawertailo,
Scott T. Leatherdale
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7792
Subject(s) - medicine , nicotine replacement therapy , nicotine , smoking cessation , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , psychological intervention , nicotine patch , nicotine withdrawal , telephone survey , physical therapy , psychiatry , alternative medicine , advertising , placebo , pathology , business
The efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is well demonstrated in clinical trials in which NRT is accompanied by behavioral support. Epidemiologic data, however, indicate that people using NRT are no more likely to successfully quit smoking than those who do not use NRT.
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