Saturday, December 02, 2006

Nicotine Receptor Agonist Could Aid Smoking Cessation

Joan Arehart-Treichel writes in the December 1, 2006 issue of Psychiatric News:
Counseling, CBT, and nicotine patches can help schizophrenia patients who want to quit smoking. However, other interventions — such as a nicotinic receptor agonist called DMXB-A — may work even better.

References:

Am J Psychiatry 163:1934-1942, November 2006
Am J Psychiatry 163:11, November 2006

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