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What is a good medication to help quit smoking?
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See below: It depends on the patient and their underlying health conditions whether nicotine patches, nicotine gum, wellbutrin, (bupropion) or chantrix is used. However; you are taking the right step to consider to stop smoking.
Answered 6/8/2013
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