Health News - Saturday, February 24, 2007
Smokers who use pills to try to kick the habit should keep trying, even if the drugs do not work at first, a U.S. researcher advised on Saturday. It can take several weeks for many people to fully wean themselves off tobacco, the researcher at Oregon Health & Science University said in a statement.
"Our recent analysis shows smokers and clinicians should not be discouraged when total abstinence is not achieved in the first weeks of treatment with smoking cessation medications," said David Gonzales, director of the university's smoking cessation center. Gonzales presented his work at a meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in Austin, Texas. Continue reading