Peter VanOoyen: I had promised my wife for the last taking 18 years that I quit smoking; you know it's actually smoking behind her backs.
Jennifer Mathews: For years use car sales man Peter VanOoyen, try to kick the habit, nothing worked. When he saw an add asking people to test a new drug to stop smoking he decided to try it.
Peter VanOoyen: Within nine or ten days I was ready to quit.
Jennifer Mathews: He is now smoke free, thanks to the pill. Researchers say the pill helps smokers quit the habit, with few negative side effects, and it has one positive side effect, patience loose weight.
Dr. Elbert D. Glover: And we tested it totally two completely different studies both for smoking healthy how well that works independently for obesity and it work like a trauma and bone.
Jennifer Mathews: Dr Elbert D. Glover says the pill blocks the signals to the brain, that cause cravings for nicotine, it also will eliminate hunger pains but Dr Glover points out it doesn't stop those urges completely. They are all looking for the magic pill and in both cases you know it's not just in don't do it for you, you got to work at it little bit as well.
Jennifer Mathews: After kicking your smoking habit than loosing 10 pounds Peter says he isn't ever felt better.
Peter VanOoyen: I don't want ever go back and smoke, I mean you can smell it and you can kind of remember but you don't really, you really don't feel like going back.
Jennifer Mathews: This is Jennifer Mathews reporting.
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