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A smoking ban in public places increases the efficacy of bupropion and counseling on cessation outcomes at 1 year  

Introduction: Legal restrictions have contributed to the decline in smoking prevalence in several European countries. We investigated the impact of the Italian 2005 indoor smoking ban on the efficacy of counseling alone or in combination with bupropion for smoking cessation. . . .

Discussion: The introduction of an indoor smoking ban improved the efficacy of smoking cessation treatments by possibly providing a setting that increased the level of motivation to stop smoking.

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