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Varenicline is useful for smoking cessation
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Current smoking cessation therapies, including nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion and nortriptyline, report up to 30% quit rates at 1 year if used in conjunction with behavioural counselling.
Varenicline is a new drug that is a partial nicotine receptor agonist and antagonist designed specifically to aid smoking cessation by modulating central dopamine release.
The …