Surf these sites: Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation -- Article in scientific journal. Examines whether acupuncture is effective for quitting smoking. Conclusion is it does no better than placebo. Bandolier: Stopping Smoking -- General info, and review of effectiveness of different quit smoking products. FDA Announces that No Over-The-Counter Smoking Deterrent Works -- The Food and Drug Administration has concluded that no over-the-counter smoking deterrent product on the market today has been shown to be effective in helping people quit or reduce smoking. These over-the-counter products include Cigarrest, Bantron, Tabmint, Nikoban and others. Several prescription products have been approved as smoking cessation aids. FTC finds Ruta Lee''s Vitamin C and 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." Is Bupropion an Effective Treatment for Smoking Cessation? -- Slide presentation: smoking and what it''s costing Americans; pharmacology of buproprion; review of the literature; cessation results, safety and adverse effects; other medications; NRT; cost; recommendations for clinical practice; bibliography. It''s Quittin'' Time: Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone -- FDA info on the nicotine patch, gum, nasal spray, and inhaler, and Zyban. Quacks, Vitamin Pushers, and smoking -- Quackwatch evaluation of vitamin regimens for smokers. "Many vitamin pushers suggest that smokers need vitamin C supplements. Although smokers have somewhat lower blood levels of this vitamin, these levels are still far above deficiency levels. In America, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of death preventable by self-discipline. Rather than seeking false comfort by taking vitamin C, smokers who are concerned about their health should stop smoking." Quackwatch on subliminal tapes -- Quackwatch caution: "Many researchers have found that subliminal tapes provide no benefit to the user." Quitting Smoking: A Consumer''s Guide -- CDC, FDA info from GSA; covers which products (as of 1994) had been found safe and effective and which had not. Smoking Cessation, Does It Work? What to Ask about research. -- Health and Wellness article gives advice on how to evaluate smoking cessation research. The Quit Guide to Stopping Smoking -- What a product (any product) can and cannot do; explanation and evaluation of: the nicotine patch, gum, nasal spray, tablets and lozenges; nicobrevin; silver acetate gum and mouthwash; dummy cigarettes; herbal cigarettes; filters; tobacco-flavored gum;scented inhaler; zyban; alternative therapies.
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