North Korean smokers trying to quit are increasingly turning to new government-produced nicotine patches, state-run outlet Arirang-Meari reported on Sunday.

The new nicotine patches were developed by Dr. Pak Yong Hee at the Pyongyang Medical College of Kim Il Sung University, according to media.

Clinical trials have, according to the outlet, shown that smokers who used the nicotine patches quickly lost their desire for cigarettes and could “completely stop smoking after eight weeks of using this quit-smoking product.”

“This smoking cessation product, nicotine patches, is said to be made a hit with the men who try to quit smoking,” state