Abstract
Nowadays, smoking, remains the worldwide leading cause of death by preventable disease. As smoking is physiologically and psychologically addictive, the quitting success rates remain low. As part of the quitting process, the pharmacology therapy must go hand in hand with behavioral therapy. The FDA has approved three first-line drugs for smoking cessation: nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion and varenicline. Nicotine inhalers have been shown to be as effective as other commercial forms of nicotine replacement therapy. Bupropion, initially commercialize as an antidepressant, has shown to be highly effective in smoking cessation. This drug decreases the anxiety that patients experience when quitting smoking, in addition to control weight gain during the process. Varenicline is the treatment of higher efficacy, being superior than NRT and bupropion, due to its dual effect on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
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