Nicotine patches, gums and nasal sprays prescribed to stop people smoking may also help them cut down on alcohol, suggests a new study.
Originally designed as the control arm of a clinical trial to test whether anti-smoking prescription drugs would help people quit liquor, these retail remedies performed just as well.
After three months, participants reduced their alcohol consumption regardless of whether they were given nicotine replacement therapy or prescription drugs – varenicline or cytisine.
