Techniques which can increase smokers' chances of successfully quitting are: Quitting "cold turkey": abrupt cessation of all nicotine use as opposed to tapering or gradual stepped-down nicotine weaning. It is the quitting method used by 80[1] to 90%[2] of all long-term successful......

Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) which constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of dry weight of tobacco,[1][2] with biosynthesis taking place in the roots, and accumulating in the leaves. It functions as an antiherbivore chemical with particular......

Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) is a twelve-step program for people wishing to quit smoking and live nicotine free.[1] As of May, 2008 there are 600 meetings in thirty-eight countries worldwide[2] with the overwhelming majority of these meetings occurring in the United States, followed by Canada,......