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Is Long-Term Use of Antismoking Drugs Consistent with Public Health Goals or Pharmaceutical Marketing Goals?
- Michael B. Steinberg, MD, MPH
- From Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
IN RESPONSE:
The recent evidence-based 2008 U.S. Public Health Service guidelines recommend pharmacotherapy as a first-line treatment for tobacco dependence (1). These guidelines support the consideration of tobacco dependence as a chronic disease and support the longer-term use of nicotine replacement therapy.
In my opinion, the best evidence for helping our patients stop smoking continues to be …
