Smoking Cessation: Treatments
Nicotine replacement therapy for quitting tobacco
07/24/07, HealthwiseNicotine replacement therapy (NRT) helps reduce nicotine withdrawal and craving by supplying your body with nicotine. It contains about one-third to one-half the amount of nicotine found in most cigarettes.
Bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban) for quitting smoking
07/24/07, HealthwiseBupropion is a pill you take to reduce your craving for tobacco. The way it does this is not entirely known. Bupropion does not contain nicotine and does not help you quit smoking in the same way that nicotine replacement therapy does.
Nicotine (oral/patches/nasal)
05/06/08, HealthwiseYou may not be able to use certain forms of this medicine if you have medical conditions that could interfere with use. Nasal or sinus problems (allergies, nasal polyps, sinusitis) could affect safe use of the nasal spray form of nicotine. Mouth or d
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Varenicline
09/05/08, HealthwiseUse this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Clonidine (Catapres) for quitting smoking
07/24/07, HealthwiseDoctors normally use clonidine to treat high blood pressure. In some people, it reduces the craving for cigarettes. It is not entirely understood how clonidine does this.
Nortriptyline for quitting smoking
07/24/07, HealthwiseExactly how nortriptyline works to help people quit smoking is not known. Doctors normally use nortriptyline to treat depression. But its action in helping people quit smoking is different from its antidepressant action. You do not have t
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