Researchers’ Doubts About Nicotine Replacement Therapy Threaten Coverage
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Nicotine replacement therapy sales could take a hit if health policy makers heed advice not to increase coverage for the products at the expense of other allegedly more effective interventions. A recent study found NRT is no more effective in helping people quit smoking than going cold turkey.
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