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Figure 1. Smoking cessation rates for nicotine patch vs placebo patch use combined with brief intervention in a primary care practice setting. Self-reported abstinence was confirmed at 3 and 6 months by exhaled carbon monoxide level and at 1 year by exhaled carbon monoxide and salivary cotinine levels.