CHICAGO -
People looking to kick their smoking habit are more likely to succeed if they use a combination of long-acting, immediate delivery nicotine replacement products.
A new study shows that out of five different treatments the nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge does the trick.
The study, published in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, studied 1,504 adult smokers who were trying to quit. They tried one of six methods: nicotine lozenge alone, nicotine patch alone, bupropion alone, patch and nicotine lozenge, bupropion and nicotine lozenge, or a placebo.
Along with the specified treatment, the participants also got six one-on-one counseling sessions. People were evaluated after one week, eight weeks, and six months after quitting.
The study found that after Six months after enrolling in the study:
22% of the participants who received counseling, but no other active medical intervention, had stopped smoking. 40% of the participants who used nicotine patches and lozenges had stopped smoking. The success rate was similar (32% to 34%) among participants treated with patches alone, lozenges alone, Zyban alone, or Zyban plus lozenges.
Previous studies have also suggested that two types of nicotine replacement are better than one. A study done by the government came to a similar conclusion, published in a research analysis in 2008.
A new study shows that out of five different treatments the nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge does the trick.
The study, published in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, studied 1,504 adult smokers who were trying to quit. They tried one of six methods: nicotine lozenge alone, nicotine patch alone, bupropion alone, patch and nicotine lozenge, bupropion and nicotine lozenge, or a placebo.
Along with the specified treatment, the participants also got six one-on-one counseling sessions. People were evaluated after one week, eight weeks, and six months after quitting.
The study found that after Six months after enrolling in the study:
22% of the participants who received counseling, but no other active medical intervention, had stopped smoking. 40% of the participants who used nicotine patches and lozenges had stopped smoking. The success rate was similar (32% to 34%) among participants treated with patches alone, lozenges alone, Zyban alone, or Zyban plus lozenges.
Previous studies have also suggested that two types of nicotine replacement are better than one. A study done by the government came to a similar conclusion, published in a research analysis in 2008.
