Successful use of nicotine replacement therapy to quit e-cigarettes: lack of treatment protocol highlights need for guidelines.
Although use of electronic nicotine delivery system devices, such as e-cigarettes and vapor pens, is on the rise, no treatment protocols exist to help such users quit. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient in a tobacco treatment program who successfully quit e-cigarette use by using nicotine replacement therapy.
Department of Family Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Barbara
B
Silver
Department of Family Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Carol
C
Ripley-Moffitt
Department of Family Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Jennifer
J
Greyber
Department of Family Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Adam O
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Goldstein
Cessation; e‐cigarettes; nicotine replacement therapy; smoking; vape