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Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2003-02-02
Author: MALATHY IYER
Intro: MUMBAI: Smokers in the city are being wooed by a new antidote " nicotine-based chewing gums.
But the gum, the countrys first nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) that has been in the market for about a week, has divided the medical fraternity. Some doctors welcome the NRT as it could effectively bring down tobacco addiction, while others believe the gutkha-flavoured gum could be abused by persons who have been looking for alternatives ever since the state government banned gutkha.
The manufacturers, Ceejay Healthcare, point out that NRT chewing gums have been around for over a decade and notch up $1 billion in sales in the US and Europe every year.
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