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Took a New Year's resolution to quit smoking? 'Cytisine' drug may help
Updated On: 12 July, 2024 07:18 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Cytisine is a plant-based compound that eases smoking withdrawal symptoms. It was first synthesised as Tabex in Bulgaria in 1964, and it later expanded to other nations in Eastern Europe and Asia, where it is still marketed
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2024 is now here and some of you might have made a New Year`s resolution to quit smoking. To keep you up with your resolution, a new study on Monday said that "Cytisine", a low-cost, generic stop-smoking aid that has been used in Eastern Europe since the 1960s, increases the chances of successful smoking cessation by more than two-fold compared with placebo and may be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy.
While this sounds perfect for your New Year resolution, there’s a catch.
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