Smoking While on Transdermal Nicotine Replacement Therapy: Effects on Craving and Cessation

Summary

Smoking while on nicotine patches will help subjects to reduce their expired carbon monoxide levels from the levels they were before they started using the patch. Subjects will also decrease their daily consumption of cigarettes.

Timeline

Start

2005-09

Primary completion

2006-12

Completion

2009-07

Publications

• Results Selby P, Andriash K, Zawertailo L, Persad D, Zack M, Busto UE. Escalating doses of transdermal nicotine in heavy smokers: effects on smoking behavior and craving. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013 Oct;33(5):667-74. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31829a829d.

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Indications