Flawed smoking research equates placebo to cold turkey (see my comment for info)


	Flawed smoking research equates placebo to cold turkey (see my comment for info)

Lyberty

10-9-2007 3:42 AM

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Lyberty says:

In a 2006 Australian study, among patients of 1,000 family practice physicians, cold turkey was approximately twice as effective as Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or bupropion (Zyban / Wellbutrin).

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