Smoking addiction

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Smoking addiction

Asked for Male, 19 Years

I'm not able to stop smoking as much as i try. I start to feel unpleasent if i dont smoke atlest twice a day and its causing me health issue so is there any medicine or therapy which can stop this smoke craving

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Dr. Chethan R S General Physician 6 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Chethan R S

General Physician 6 yrs exp Bangalore

Hi, kindly consult your psychiatrist for smoking de addiction, which includes counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, non-nicotine pharmacotherapy, combination pharmacotherapy. Highly nicotine-dependent smokers may require initial therapy for 6 months or longer. Some individuals may require low-dose maintenance therapy for years.

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