Review of Nicotine Nasal Spray Neither Effective nor Well-tolerated by Adolescent Smokers

Authors

William P. Adelman, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Date of this Version

3-2009

Citation

Journal of Pediatrics (March 2009): 462-463

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

This is an important and well-designed first study of the effect of nicotine nasal spray (NNS) on adolescent smoking cessation that supports current evidence-based guidelines that nicotine replacement therapy is neither effective nor recommended for adolescents. NNS theoretically could succeed for adolescents where other forms of nicotine replacement failed.