Anti-smoking medications (e.g. Zyban)
As smokers have a much higher incidence of chronic
low back pain, the use of prescription medication
as an aid in smoking cessation is also commonly
recommended.
The prescription medication Zyban has recently
been found to improve the success rate in smoking
cessation. It is most effective in conjunction
with a nicotine patch. In using Zyban, patients
usually select a quit date and begin taking Zyban
two weeks prior to that date in order to allow
a therapeutic blood level of the drug to accumulate.
Zyban is actually an antidepressant that is also
marketed under the brand name Wellbutrin, so it
may also be used simultaneously as an antidepressant.
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