I don't see any benefit to making the process more painful. The newest option is Zyban, generically known as bupropion, the same medication used in the anti-depressant Wellbutrin. It's available by prescription only. The drug acts in the brain, reducing the craving for cigarettes. It shouldn't be used by people with a history of seizures or who are taking Wellbutrin.
Most people stay on the medication two or three months.
One study found that about 23 percent of people who tried Zyban were still smoke-free a year later. In the past three years I've tried to quit 10 times. I started taking Zyban, and three days later, I didn't want a cigarette. It gives you the willpower. Mims hated being a slave to nicotine.