Gradual reduction vs abrupt cessation as a smoking cessation strategy in smokers who want to quit.

Lindson-Hawley, Nicola; Aveyard, Paul; Hughes, John R · JAMA · 2013

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Abstract

Is gradual smoking cessation associated with poorer success rates than abrupt cessation in smokers who want to quit? Gradual reduction may not be associated with a clinically significant difference in smoking cessation rates compared with abrupt cessation.

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