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Treating smokers before the quit date: Can nicotine patches and denicotinized cigarettes reduce cravings?

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Rezaishiraz et al. – November 2007, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 9:1139-1146 Key Takeaways Abstract   The present study investigated whether treatment with the combination of denicotinized cigarettes and 21-mg nicotine patch for 2 weeks before a designated quit date could lessen cravings for smoking, thereby helping smokers abstain from smoking. The study was… Read more »

A randomized trial of nicotine replacement therapy in combination with reduced-nicotine cigarettes for smoking cessation.

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center Becker et al. – July 2008, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 10:1139-1148 Key Takeaways Abstract A randomized double-blind, active controlled, parallel group, multi-center phase II clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of reduced-nicotine cigarettes as a novel smoking cessation treatment (under Investigational Device Exemption 69,185). The… Read more »

Randomized Trial of Reduced-Nicotine Standards for Cigarettes

Donny et al. – October 2015, New England Journal of Medicine. 373:1340-1349 Key Takeaways Abstract BACKGROUND The Food and Drug Administration can set standards that reduce the nicotine content of cigarettes. METHODS We conducted a double-blind, parallel, randomized clinical trial between June 2013 and July 2014 at 10 sites. Eligibility criteria included an age of 18 years… Read more »