Do nicotine replacement products help cigar smokers to quit?
Yes. Nicotine replacement products deliver measured doses of nicotine into the body, which helps to relieve the cravings and withdrawal symptoms often felt by people trying to quit smoking. Strong and consistent evidence shows that nicotine replacement products can help people quit smoking. Selected References • Baker F, Ainsworth SR, Dye JT, et al. Health risks associated with cigar smoking. Journal of the American Medical Association 2000; 284(6):735–740. • Kozlowski LT, Dollar KM, Giovino GA. Cigar/cigarillo surveillance: Limitations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture System. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008; 34(5):424–426. • National Cancer Institute. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 9: Cigars: Health effects and trends. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1998. Retrieved October 27, 2009, from: http://www.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/9/index.html. • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Redu
Yes. Nicotine replacement products deliver measured doses of nicotine into the body, which helps to relieve the cravings and withdrawal symptoms often felt by people trying to quit smoking. Strong and consistent evidence shows that nicotine replacement products can help people quit smoking (4). Selected References • Baker F, Ainsworth SR, Dye JT, et al. Health risks associated with cigar smoking. Journal of the American Medical Association 2000; 284(6):735–740. • Kozlowski LT, Dollar KM, Giovino GA. Cigar/cigarillo surveillance: Limitations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture System. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008; 34(5):424–426. • National Cancer Institute. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 9: Cigars: Health effects and trends. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1998. Retrieved October 27, 2009, from: http://www.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/9/index.html. • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
