LAHORE Mirror — A new trial shows that a smoking pill made from East Asian trees can help about one-third of smokers quit after just two months. This daily tablet, called Cytisinicline, keeps smokers off cigarettes for at least five and a half months. If approved, it will be the only smoking cessation drug available in the UK.
According to the “MailOne”, these findings come at a time when there are concerns about the safety of popular smoking cessation aids like e-cigarettes. Some are calling for a ban on disposable vapes due to their harm to young people and lack of recycling options.
Around 6.6 million Britons are smokers, and the UK aims to become smoke-free by 2030. However, there’s a shortage of effective stop-smoking treatments, making it challenging to meet this target.
Cytisinicline has been used in Eastern European countries as a smoking cessation aid since the 1980s. It’s derived from Golden Rain trees, a flowering plant found in eastern Asia. The drug works by interfering with the brain’s nicotine receptor cells, reducing cravings and aiding withdrawal.
