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| The major consideration is that nicotine produces a very powerful addiction. Until the patch and gum, etc., were available, "cold turkey" quitting was painful and rarely worked. The strength of patch or nicotine gum is very individual and depends on the amount of nicotine in each of your cigarettes as well as the number smoked every day. Even the selection of what form of nicotine substitution is also important and the smoker also needs professional advice in the choice of gum, patch, or the new inhaler which requires a doctor's prescription. The most recent studies show that nicotine addiction varies according to the patient's own brain chemistry. The use of one antidepressant, Zyban (known to psychiatrists as Wellbutrin), has been well publicized. However other antidepressants better suited for some is a medical choice.Many smokers use cigarettes as their own stress reducing drug, so for some,individually chosen safe tranquilizers reduce the need to rely on the hazardous cigarette.Me |
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