Home >> Health >> Addictions >> Substance Abuse >> Tobacco >> Quitting >> Products and Services >> Consumer Information It's Quittin' Time: Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone FDA information on the nicotine patch, gum, nasal spray, and inhaler, and Zyban. It's Quittin' Time: Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone Article from FDA Consumer magazine, updated to Feb 1998. Reviews quit smoking aids and quitting itself. Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation Article in scientific journal. Examines whether acupuncture is effective for quitting smoking. Conclusion is it does no better than placebo. Quitting Smoking: A Consumer's Guide CDC, FDA information from GSA; covers which products (as of 1994) had been found safe and effective and which had not. Is Bupropion an Effective Treatment for Smoking Cessation? Slide presentation evaluates effectivess measurements for Bupropion ("Zyban"), the nicotine patch, the gum; also presents general information on smoking, addiction, and quitting. Smokers Advised to Combine Therapies The combined use of nicotine patches and sprays is the best way to quit smoking, researchers find. Effectiveness of Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking Researchers at Ohio State University reviewed five dozen studies and conclude that smokers who are hopeful that hypnosis will help them kick their habit need to temper their expectations. Zyban for Smoking Cessation Briefly reviews the scientific literature on safety and effectiveness. Prescriptions to Help Smokers Quit Reprint from FDA Consumer magazine, June 1994, written by a geneticist and author of a biology text. Discusses the pros and cons of the patch and gum. FTC finds Ruta Lee's Vitamin C and stop-smoking ads were deceptive Television personality Ruta Lee agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that advertising claims she made for three vitamin sprays and a stop-smoking spray were unsubstantiated.
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