TY  - JOUR
T1  - ADding behavioral therapy to medication for smoking cessation
AU  - Antonuccio DO, Danton WG
Y1  - 1999/06/02
N1  - 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-21-jbk0602
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1983
EP  - 1985
VL  - 281
IS  - 21
N2  - 
To the Editor: The article by Dr
Hughes and colleagues1 on advances in pharmacotherapy of
smoking provides a good overview of the existing research regarding
bupropion and over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as an
aid to smoking cessation. The authors conclude that "concomitant
behavioral or supportive therapy increases quit rates and should be
encouraged but not required." Although we agree with the general
conclusions, we would like to make the argument that concomitant
therapy should be required, a common practice in many hospital-based
smoking cessation programs.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-21-jbk0602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-21-jbk0602
ER  -