Method for treating nicotine addiction

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods for treating nicotine addiction. The method involves administering to the patient an effective amount of a compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1 to C6 alkyl; R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and ethyl; R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, C1 to C6 alkanoyl, C3 to C6 cycloalkanoyl, and pyridinecarbonyl; Q is a bivalent alkylene moiety; and Y is selected from the group consisting of a halo-(C2 to C6)-alkenyl moiety having 1 or 2 chlorine or bromine atoms attached to the ethylenic carbon, a cycloalkyl moiety, a cyano moiety, and a cyano-(C3 to C6)-alkenyl moiety or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.