Addictive behaviors
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Addictive behaviors · Jul 2011
Providing accurate safety information may increase a smoker's willingness to use nicotine replacement therapy as part of a quit attempt.
Previous studies have reported that smokers who are misinformed about the safety of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) are less likely to report using it. In this study, we examined whether providing information that counters these concerns might impact on intentions to use NRT. ⋯ These data suggest that while a sizeable proportion of smokers are still misinformed about the safety of NRT, misinformed smokers would increase consideration of NRT if these misperceptions are addressed by corrective information.