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From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:
Reuters reported Feb. 24 that medications like Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion) can be effective even if they don't result in abstinence during the first few weeks.
David Gonzales, director of the smoking-cessation program at Oregon Health & Science University, said that it can take that long for many smokers to wean themselves off tobacco.
"If smokers on medication don't quit in the first week or two following their target quit date, clinicians often will instruct their patients to discontinue their medication.
Gonzales' research showed that 24 percent of patients taking Chantix were able to quit right away, compared to 18 percent taking Zyban and 10 percent given a placebo.
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Posted on March 5, 2007 11:09 PM
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