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It turned out to be naswar, a traditional form of smokeless tobacco that's commonly used in parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Mono NRT comprising just one product like the patch ranked even lower

NRT was associated with low OST abstinence rate when participants had a low self-efficacy

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