Study: Nicotine Patches, Gum Inneffective

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 10 January 2012 9:12 AM


Some interesting health news on the front page of the New York Times: a long term study has found that the use of nicotine gum or nicotine patches to quit smoking may backfire. Researchers focused on smokers who used the nicotine replacement products to quit, and then followed up every two years to see if they’d resumed smoking. About one-third had relapsed at each check in.

SOURCE: New York Times

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