November 30, 2011   Nicotine replacement therapy and smoking cessation intervention programs are associated with positive outcomes among current smokers, according to two studies recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. In the first study, researchers conducted a nationwide randomized clinical trial to examine the efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention among smokers with no motivation. The intervention group received nicotine therapy and a practice quit attempt (PQA) that was designed to increase motivation and coping skills, and the control group received the PQA without nicotine therapy. Three months following the end of treatment, those who received both PQA and nicotine therapy had a significantly higher incidence of any quit attempt and increased quit rates. In the second article, researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare telephone-based chronic disease management (treatment) with evidence based treatment for tobacco dependence (control). Six months following the end of treatment, participants in the treatment group made significantly more quit attempts and had higher quit rates.

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