Consumer Information

It's Quittin' Time: Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone -  .

- Article from FDA Consumer magazine, updated to Feb 1998. Reviews quit smoking aids and quitting itself.

Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation - - 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 - - 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 - - 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 - - Product is a self help manual.

The Habitrol Stop Smoking System - - 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.

Is Bupropion an Effective Treatment for Smoking Cessation? - - Slide presentation evaluates effectivess measurements for Bupropion ("Zyban"), the nicotine patch, the gum; also presents general information on smoking, addiction, and quitting.

It's Quittin' Time: Smokers Need Not Rely on Willpower Alone - - FDA information on the nicotine patch, gum, nasal spray, and inhaler, and Zyban.

Kicking Butts in the Twenty-First Century - - 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 - - Information about quitting smoking using Nicotinell. Provided by its manufacturer, Novartis.

Quitting Smoking: A Consumer's Guide - - CDC, FDA information from GSA; covers which products (as of 1994) had been found safe and effective and which had not.

Smokers Advised to Combine Therapies - - The combined use of nicotine patches and sprays is the best way to quit smoking, researchers find.

Zyban for Smoking Cessation - - Briefly reviews the scientific literature on safety and effectiveness.