Efficacy of electronic cigarettes vs varenicline and nicotine chewing gum as an aid to stop smoking

JAMA Internal Medicine

2024-01-29

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial including 1,068 smokers, electronic cigarettes were as effective as varenicline and more effective than nicotine chewing gum as a stop-smoking aid when all three treatments were provided with minimal behavioral support.

Authors: Zhao Liu, Ph.D., of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7846)

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