Ending Smoking or Vaping
Treatments from medication to high-tech options.
By Mark S Gold
Published by Psychology Today on December 17, 2024
Key points
• Varenicline is first-line medication to end smoking, with higher quit rates than bupropion or nicotine patch.
• TMS delivers electromagnetic pulses to key brain regions to help people smoke less and quit smoking.
• No medication is FDA-approved for vaping cessation.
• Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, may help people quit smoking; more research is needed.
The Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking Cessation, released in January 2020, proved that smoking cessation is beneficial at any age. It reduces risks of premature death and can add as much as a decade to life expectancy.
