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TRUE OR FALSE. Do alternative tobacco remedies work?
TRUE OR FALSE. Do alternative tobacco remedies work? – (France 2)
On social networks, during No Tobacco Month, companies promise miracle solutions to quit smoking. What about it? The teams from the True or False cell investigated.
To stop smoking, advertisements on social networks offer magnetic bracelets or even infrared sessions in the ears. The success rates displayed are surprising. “84.62% of people who came to X no longer smoke today“, assures one of the companies. So, are these devices effective for quitting smoking? It’s wrong ! Scientifically, magnetism and infrared are of no help in quitting smoking.
A single report
According to the Alliance Against Tobacco, addiction is based on two mechanisms: physical addiction, that of the brain to nicotine, and psychological addiction. To stop smoking, doctors rely on the only report that currently has consensus. It dates from 1998 and specifies: “The only strategies that have proven effective are: cognitive behavioral therapies, nicotine replacement (…)certain psychotropic drugs (…).“