[SOLVED] Nicotine replacement therapy or medication..

Joe is a 68-year-old Caucasian male who presents for assistance with tobacco cessation. He began smoking when he was 12 years old. He smoked 2 packs per day until last year when he began reducing the number of cigarettes he smokes per day. He is currently at 8 cigarettes per day. He smokes when he gets up in the morning, with coffee, after breakfast, midmorning, after lunch, midafternoon, after supper, and before bed. He states that the cigarettes help him focus. He describes that abrupt cessation creates increased craving, irritability, increased hunger, and anxiety.

Select a Nicotine replacement therapy or medication that is used for nicotine dependence. Please include the available evidence and treatment guidelines. Share the mechanism of action of this medication and hints for monitoring, side effects, and drug interactions, including interactions with CAM. Identify an additional (possibly off-labeled) use of the medication not related to depression or psychosis. Include the name of the medication in the subject line so that the medications can be followed. Include references using APA format.