Extended Nicotine Patch Therapy Helps Smokers Kick The Habit

Monday, February 1, 2010 - 18:49 in Health & Medicine

Extended use of nicotine patches – 24 weeks versus the standard eight weeks recommended by manufacturers – boosts the number of smokers who maintain their cigarette abstinence and helps more of those who backslide into the habit while wearing the patch, according to new a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. read more

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