Successful use of nicotine replacement therapy to quit e-cigarettes: lack of treatment protocol highlights need for guidelines
Barbara Silver, Carol Ripley-Moffitt, Jennifer Greyber, Adam O Goldstein, Barbara Silver, Carol Ripley-Moffitt, Jennifer Greyber, Adam O Goldstein
Abstract
Although use of electronic nicotine delivery system devices, such as e-cigarettes and vapor pens, is on the rise, no treatment protocols exist to help such users quit. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient in a tobacco treatment program who successfully quit e-cigarette use by using nicotine replacement therapy.
Keywords: Cessation; e‐cigarettes; nicotine replacement therapy; smoking; vape.
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