Participants were randomly assigned to either a 21 mg. nicotine patch (n=61) or a placebo (n=54). Abstinence from smoking, alcohol and other drugs was verified by breath and urine tests.

People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch as a treat. As Slate reports, there's a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that products ...

The study was tiny and far from conclusive, but I was desperate and willing to give anything a try. The patch seemed like a big leap, though. At 7 milligrams of nicotine, it felt like too much for me.

Nicotine patches, for example. But in the case of diet patches, they typically contain herbs and teas and all sorts of compounds that have no proven effectiveness or value for weight loss.