some physicians will prescribe TWO nicotine patches a day
January 1996
Get ready to use more nicotine patches...as people make their New Year's resolution to quit smoking. This year some physicians will prescribe TWO nicotine patches a day.
Don't assume this is a mistake.
The highest-strength patches only replace about half the nicotine from smoking one pack of cigarettes a day.
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