Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) are designed to help people reduce
and quit smoking with the help nicotine patches and nicotine gum that work as a
replacement to the nicotine from cigarettes. But the question is, is it effective?
According to the study published by the researchers at Harvard School of
Public Health and University of Massachusetts Boston, the nicotine replacement
therapy doesn’t appear to be effective in helping people quit smoking
permanently. Putting together a survey of adult smokers who had quit smoking it
was found out the majority of these subjects didn’t get much help from nicotine
replacement therapy even when combined with motivational smoking cessation counseling.
Yet another survey conducted on 2676 smokers over a period of 12-26
months. 6.76% of subjects who received nicotine therapy attained sustained
self-restraint for six months, twice the rate of those who didn’t receive
nicotine therapy.
So it’s in for debate if nicotine replacement therapy is effective or
not, as the results varied from person to person.
Has anyone of you tried nicotine replacement therapy and how has been
your experience?
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