Smoking cessation is an umbrella term for the effort to stop smoking addictive tobacco products.
Effective techniques include:
- "Cold turkey": stopping by force of will
- Nicotine replacement therapy (includes transdermal patches and nicotine gum)
- The antidepressant Zyban (also sold as Wellbutrin)
- Hypnosis
- Herbal preparations such as Kava Kava and Chamomile
- Nutritional nicotine detoxification
- Acupuncture