How to Stop Smoking

If you are looking to quit smoking. There are many resources online that can provide help on quitting. This is an analysis of some methods and results published in studies:

Smoking Cessation. These are programs that assist in the cessation of smoking. I have found that the Universite of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine did a study that found that cessation programs worked on 23.6% of the people. Whereas, people that 47.5% who tried to quit on their own were able to quit.

Nicotine Replacement. St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Medical College, London performed a study of nicotine replacement. Their finding were that both gum and the patch are effective aids to helpnicotine dependent smokers who seek help in stopping. Amongthe most highly nicotine dependent smokers (those craving acigarette on waking) the 4 mg gum is the most effective formof replacement therapy; it could enable one third to stop. Inless highly dependent smokers the different preparations arecomparable in their efficacy but the patch offers greater convenienceand minimal need for instruction in its use. Overall, nicotinereplacement therapy could enable about 15% of smokers who seekhelp in stopping smoking to give up the habit. The study can be read in full on: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/308/6920/21

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