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Antidepressants for smoking cessation

Abstract:
Background
The pharmacological profiles and mechanisms of antidepressants are varied. However, there are common reasons why they might help people to stop smoking tobacco: nicotine withdrawal can produce short‐term low mood that antidepressants may relieve; and some antidepressants may have a specific effect on neural pathways or receptors that underlie nicotine addiction.
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To assess the evidence for the efficacy, harms, and tolerabilit... Expand abstract
Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1002/14651858.cd000031.pub6

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Publisher:
Cochrane Collaboration
Journal:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
2023
Issue:
5
Article number:
CD000031
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2023-05-24
Acceptance date:
2023-03-16
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EISSN:
1469-493X
Pmid:
37230961


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