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Q. How well does the new drug varenicline work for people who want to stop smoking?
A. Varenicline (Chantix) is a drug approved in 2006 by the FDA as an aid for cigarette smokers who want to quit. It is chemically similar to an extract from a medicinal plant (Cytisus laburnum) that has been used in Europe for many years.
Smoking is a huge cause of illness and death around the world and may be the toughest unhealthy habit to stop. Decades after the first Surgeon General's Report on its dangers in 1964, it's estimated that about 1...
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