Weaning smokers off of cigarettes may be aided by nicotine replacement treatment administered through gum, skin patches, lozenges, and sprays
Giles Roca, director general of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association said: "This report destroys the rationale for the introduction of plain packaging by finding no evidence that it actually acts a deterrent to young people in taking up smoking - this was at the core of the government's and health campaigners' argument for its introduction." Simon Clark, director of the smokers' group Forest, said the estimates were "wishful thinking, based on hope and anecdotal evidence, not facts"
Terry Gordon, PhD, and Omar El Shahawy, MD, PhD, MPH
Within 72 hours of stopping smoking, a person finds that breathing is easier and energy levels rise