A new study, the most rigorous and long-term to date, finds nicotine gum and patches to be of little benefit in smoking cessation.
Study Finds Nicotine Gum And Patches Don’t Help Smokers Quit
By BENEDICT CAREY, New York Times
Mon, 01/09/2012 - 4:18pm
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