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<p>When accompanied by behavioural support, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has
proven to be effective for smoking cessation, including for adolescents, although
to a lesser degree. Since 2008, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
recommends prescribing slow acting NRTs, such as patches and gum, for young smokers
aged 12 to 17 years old, combined with behavioural support. Further information on
the use of NRTs, which includes nicotine gum, in local NHS Stop Smoking Services is
available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-nhs-stop-smoking-services-in-england/april-2021-to-march-2022/part-3---stop-smoking-services"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-nhs-stop-smoking-services-in-england/april-2021-to-march-2022/part-3---stop-smoking-services</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>In 2022/23, 360,619 NRTs were dispensed, a decrease from 2021/22, in which
374,169 NRTs were dispensed. The number of NRTs prescribed has been decreasing for
a number of years, and is now less than a quarter of the total dispensed items in
2010/11, which was 1.5 million. However, the Department does not hold data on the
level of nicotine gum usage specifically, for either adults or children.</p>
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