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Proportion of Cases Achieving 6-Month Continuous Abstinence by Reason for Premature Discontinuation and Duration of Medication Use
| Duration of use | Side effects (n = 62), % | No longer need (n = 64), % | Low motivation (n = 45), % | Situational (n = 31), % | Total (n = 347), % |
| <1 week (n = 80) | 0 | 60.0 | 7.1 | 20.0 | 6.3 |
| 1–2 weeks (n = 54) | 25.0 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2–4 weeks (n = 114) | 8.7 | 76.9 | 13.3 | 0 | 21.1 |
| 1–2 months (n = 99) | 7.1 | 64.0 | 16.7 | 0 | 19.2 |
| Total (n = 347) | 8.1 | 65.6 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 15.6 |
