| Seven percent of
over-the-counter nicotine patch and gum quitters quit for at
least six months
A physician's advice to quit can increase quitting odds by 30
percent to
ten percent at six months [PDF] (see Table
11).
High intensity counseling of greater than 10 minutes can
increase six month quitting rates to
22 percent when added to any quitting method, cold turkey or NRT
[PDF] (see Table 12).
Quitting programs involving 91 to 300 minutes of contact time
can increase six month quitting rates to
28 percent, regardless of quitting method [PDF]
(see Table 13).
Quitting programs involving 8 or more treatment sessions can
increase six month quitting rates to
24.7 percent [PDF] (see Table 14).
Bupropion (Zyban/Wellbutrin) use can generate quitting rates
13 percentage points above placebo rates at six months
[PDF] (see Table 25). This fact is
stated as such in that all bupropion studies to date have
included counseling or support elements (having their own proven
efficacy) and bupropion has not been tested in an
over-the-counter type setting, as have NRT.
Allen Carr method. Allen Carr clinics claim a 90 percent success
rate based on their money-back guarantee, in helping smokers
stop. An independent scientific study (referred to above) has
shown that after twelve months 53 percent remain non-smokers
after one year, achieving by far the highest success rate of any
smoking cessation method.
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