Wednesday 5 June 2013

U.K. advises smokers to use nicotine products to try to quit

In advice issued Wednesday, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said people unable to give up cigarettes in a single attempt should switch to licensed nicotine products, including gum, sprays and patches to at least reduce how much they smoke. The advice doesn't recommend e-cigarettes, which aren't yet regulated in Britain. Recommendations made by NICE are typically adopted by the government. Read more here.

Read the NICE guideline, Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking, here.

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