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  The Habitrol Stop Smoking System http://www.habitrol.com/
Vendor of "the patch". Focus is on a smoking cessation program that combines development of a personalized program with behavioral modification, nicotine replacement therapy and on-line support. In English and French language.
  Nicotinell http://www.nicotinell.com/
Information about quitting smoking using Nicotinell. Provided by its manufacturer, Novartis.
  Kicking Butts in the Twenty-First Century http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.220/pub_detail.asp
50 page ACSH pamphlet reports the track record of nioctine patch, gum, inhaler, lozenge, spray; buproprion; counseling, alone and in combination with drug therapies; support groups; telephone counseling; self-help materials and programs; alternative approaches including acupuncture, hypnosis, and herbal remedies.
  Zyban for Smoking Cessation http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band79/b79-3.html
Briefly reviews the scientific literature on safety and effectiveness.
  Guide to Quit Smoking http://quit4good.com
Product is a self help manual.
  Effectiveness of Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/05/000529092716.htm
Researchers at Ohio State University reviewed five dozen studies and conclude that smokers who are hopeful that hypnosis will help them kick their habit need to temper their expectations.
  FTC finds Ruta Lee's Vitamin C and stop-smoking ads were deceptive http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1995/06/livelee2.htm
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.
  Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/8/4/393
Article in scientific journal. Examines whether acupuncture is effective for quitting smoking. Conclusion is it does no better than placebo.
  Smokers Advised to Combine Therapies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/smoking/264589.stm
The combined use of nicotine patches and sprays is the best way to quit smoking, researchers find.

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