New Study Says Gum Doesn't Help Smokers Early On

A new study says that smokers don't necessarily have to taper their smoking habits before beginning a nicotine gum regiment.

The Swiss study says that smokers who used a gum like Nicorette four weeks before their quit date did, in fact, reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by half. However, researchers said starting earlier did not make a difference in the overall outcome.

According to Reuters:

"Contrary to the expectation that a gradual reduction in smoking would improve quit rates by the end of treatment, the investigators found that those who quit abruptly had higher quit rates than those who cut back gradually."

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