Two psychiatrists with different opinions

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Here is a study szadmin found a while back

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Varenicline (Chantix, Pfizer) is a safe and effective aid to help patients with stably treated schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder to stop smoking, new research suggests.

Results of a randomized trial showed that 12 weeks of treatment of patients with these disorders was more effective at achieving smoking cessation than placebo, with no increase in adverse events, including suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts.

“Smokers with psychotic disorders are motivated to try to quit smoking and should routinely be provided with smoking cessation treatment,” lead author Jill M. Williams, MD, director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in New Brunswick, told Medscape Medical News.

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Varenicline Safe for Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia?