Opiate Blocker Helps Women Stop Smoking (Psychiatric Times)
CHICAGO, Oct. 9 — The opiate blocker Depade (naltrexone), when added to behavioral therapy and nicotine patches, can help women quit smoking, researchers here found. But men gained no benefit.
Source: www.psychiatrictimes.com
Drug May Help Women Stop Smoking (Science Daily)
Adding the opiate blocker naltrexone to the combination of behavioral therapy and nicotine patches boosted smoking cessation rates for women by almost 50 percent when assessed after eight weeks of treatment, but made no difference for men. Naltrexone helped reduce the craving for cigarettes and lessened the discomforts of withdrawal for women in the study. It also reduced the weight gain often
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
Smoking ban passes (Columbian Missourian)
It was as close at it gets. In a 4-3 vote that hinged largely on worries about the health of people who work in bars and restaurants, the Columbia City Council made history early Tuesday morning by banning smoking in bars, restaurants and many other public places.
Source: www.columbiamissourian.com
Drug may help women stop smoking (EurekAlert!)
Adding the opiate blocker naltrexone to the combination of behavioral therapy and nicotine patches boosted smoking cessation rates for women by almost 50 percent when assessed after eight weeks of treatment, but made no difference for men, report researchers from the University of Chicago in the October 2006 issue of the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
Source: www.eurekalert.org
France plans to ban smoking in public (Financial Times)
Dominique de Villepin, the French prime minister, last night announced that France would become the latest country to ban smoking in public places, while also offering financial aid to smokers who wanted to quit.
Source: www.ft.com
