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Still Images/ Getty Images An inexpensive quit-smoking drug sold in Eastern Europe can assist cigarette smokers quit, but it's not as efficient as more pricey medications offered in the U.S, a new research study finds. Researchers from University College of London led a study of 740 Polish smokers who were arbitrarily appointed to attempt the smoking-cessation drug cytisine (Tabex) or placebo for nearly a month.
4% of the cytisine group stayed smoke-free, while only 2. 4% of the control group were still abstinent. More than triple the advantage? View Details may appear impressive, however Tabex's success rate pales in comparison to that of varenicline (Chantix), a popular stop-smoking drug sold in the U.S., which research studies show helps about 20% of cigarette smokers stay abstinent, compared to about 10% of placebo takers, after 12 months.

About 4. 6% of cytisine users reported psychiatric problems, compared to 3. 2% of the placebo group, a little increased danger of these adverse impacts. (Common negative effects included queasiness and stomachache.) Cytisine, which is made from Golden Rain acacia seeds, also costs much less than varenicline. It has been offered in Eastern Europe because the 1960s, according to the authors.
Cytisine works by imitating nicotine and binding to acetylcholine receptors in the brain, which can fool the body into believing it's being exposed to nicotine. While even the authors caution that it might not be the most powerful anti-smoking representative available, they note it may be of aid to a specific part of cigarette smokers, particularly in the establishing world.
And anything that curbs the desire for cigarettes is a good idea for public health. Alice Park is a writer sometimes. Find her on Twitter at @aliceparkny. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

The general objectives of this research study are to 1) examine awareness of interest in the use of pharmacotherapy for smoking cigarettes cessation in Croatia and Slovenia, nations in Central Europe with very high smoking occurrence, and 2) examine whether cytisine is at least as possible and reliable as varenicline in helping smokers to quit in a real-life setting: family medication practices in Croatia and Slovenia.