Evaluation: effectiveness

• How effective is Antabuse?

  • Helmut Niederhofer & Wolfgang Staffen (2003): Antabuse showed greater abstinence compared to a placebo.
  • Jorgensen et al. (2011): Antabuse delayed relapse and reduced drinking days.However, long-term effectiveness studies are limited
• How effective is rapid smoking?

  • Hayden McRobbie (2007): A study showed short-term reduction in smoking urges (24 hours to 1 week).
  • However, the effect on long-term abstinence was not significant.