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Table 3 Male former smokers who used medications or switched to ST, and their distribution (%) according to the number of years since quitting.

From: Switching to smokeless tobacco as a smoking cessation method: evidence from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey

Years Since Quitting

Nicotine Patch (n = 128)

Nicotine Gum (n = 42)

Bupropion (n = 39)

Switched to ST (n = 33)

0–4

60%

47%

95%

40%

5–9

27

14

0

12

10–14

11

17

0

18

15–19

1

17

0

9

20+

1

5

5

21

  1. n – unweighted survey count.
  2. ST – smokeless tobacco