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. |
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. |
Guide to Quit Smoking - http://quit4good.com
Product is a self help manual. |
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. |
Nicotinell - http://www.nicotinell.com/
Information about quitting smoking using Nicotinell. Provided by its manufacturer, Novartis. |
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. |
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. |
Zyban for Smoking Cessation - http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band79/b79-3.html
Briefly reviews the scientific literature on safety and effectiveness. |