Jon O. Ebbert, M.D., M.Sc., of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and colleagues randomly assigned 1,510 cigarette smokers to 24 weeks of varenicline or placebo with a reduction target of 50 percent or more in number of cigarettes smoked by 4 weeks, 75 percent or more by 8 weeks, and a quit attempt by 12 weeks. (sciencedaily.com)
During week six, the average number of cigarettes smoked per day was lower for participants randomly assigned to cigarettes containing 2.4, 1.3, or 0.4 mg of nicotine per gram of tobacco (who smoked 16.5, 16.3, and 14.9 cigarettes per day, respectively) than for participants randomly assigned to their usual brand or to cigarettes containing 15.8 mg per gram (who smoked 22.2 and 21.3 cigarettes per day, respectively). (sciencedaily.com)
Licensed tobacco retailers throughout New York City are selling a substantial number of cigarette packs carrying either counterfeit or out - of - state tax stamps, finds an investigation by NYU public health researchers. (sciencedaily.com)