NIDA Scientists Call For More Clinical Trials To Help People Stop Smoking

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking
Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Article Date: 28 Apr 2009 - 2:00 PDT

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Scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, are calling for more clinical trials to help people stop cigarette smoking, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Currently, most tobacco-related clinical trials focus on the treatment of diseases caused by smoking and other tobacco use, rather than focusing on the root cause of the disease -- nicotine addiction. New research indicates that investing in the development of new treatment for smoking cessation will save lives and reduce approximately 181 billion dollars in costs of related diseases.

For more information, please see the attached article below that published yesterday, Monday, April 27th, in The Lancet online. Please note The Lancet will print a correction (to address an error in the caption B) in a subsequent print issue.

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse

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