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Alcome has been formed to put this into practice

I had cases when patients came and said that they had quit smoking right after starting the TB treatment Although they smoked for many years, they quit smoking when they started to take TB medications. (Inpatient TB physician-1, FGD-4, marz) Furthermore, TB physicians noted that during the continuous patientprovider encounters, patients demonstrated strong trust in TB physicians, which might be used as an opportunity to engage the patients in smoking cessation counselling

And it also has no sugar or calories, so in that aspect, thats better than an energy drink too

The more you chew, the more taste and the more range of tastes you're going to get from whatever you're eating