Smoking intervention: combination therapy using nicotine chewing gum and the American Lung Association's "Freedom from Smoking" manuals.

摘要: The smoking cessation efficacy of a two-session group program using the American Lung Association's "Freedom from Smoking" self-help manuals, nicotine gum, and brief, repeated professional supervision was estimated in an uncontrolled clinical trial. Of 39 participants, 12 (31%) remained cigarette free for 1 year, 4 others (10%) had not smoked during 3 months prior to 1-year follow-up. Claims were verified by expired-air carbon monoxide measurement. Nearly all successful abstainers able achieve 48-hr their first week gum. This finding suggests that gum is best used help smoker quit abruptly, rather than as aid tapering-off strategy. study's intervention appears provide relatively low-cost method improving success rates among smokers who wish quit.