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Smoking addiction

2017-03-10 15:33:50
Hello Doctor, I started smoking for fun during my college days, and I'm working right now, but I got fully additicted to cigarettes, but I feel healthy now, however I have to quit it permanently, so need to know whether I can go for counseling or I can take can deaddiction chewing gum?
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A combination of medication and therapy  always works better. See a psychiatrist.

Answered2017-03-12 05:46:07

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