Which Stop Smoking Products Can I Use to Quit Smoking?

According to a study, cigarette smoking leads to an estimated one-fourth of the total deaths in the US of A. And close to 45 million American adults are the active smokers. Also, the study reports that the 70 per cent of the smoking population shares an incessant “desire” to quit smoking. Highlighting the grievous situation, the study further says that at least 11 per cent of children below 6 become the compulsive victims of secondhand smoke. Thus many FDA approved stop-smoking products are available readily all over the US.

In fact many quit stopping programs and help-lines are also active 24X7 by the state as well as many NGOs, to help all those willing to give up smoking. So let’s discuss some of the popular stop smoking products recommended by the medical experts.

As various health issues are related with cigarette smoking, many withdrawal symptoms also set in, as and when a smoker adopts complete smoking cessation. So nicotine replacement in the absence of cigarettes is recommended by most of the physicians for quitting smoking efficiently.

Basically there are four types of nicotine replacement products available in the market. These include nicotine gums, nicotine patches, nicotine nasal sprays and nicotine inhalers. All of them are quite active in reducing withdrawal symptoms but your dosage and frequency of the medicine depends on your smoking habits.

Nicotine gums and patches are usually available over the counter. They are available in the registered medicine forms such as Nicorette gum, Herbal nicotine patches, Habitrol, NicoDerm CQ, Nicotrol and Prostep. Commit Lozenge is yet another effective fast stop-smoking product available in the market.

We will here discuss the two most popular stop-smoking products:

Nicorette gums contain a specified amount of nicotine in them. When the smoker chews it slowly the nicotine reaches their body via mucous membrane of their mouth. The two readily available doses in the market are 2 mg (for light smokers) and 4 mg (for heavy smokers). The advantage of chewing these nicotine gums is that it fairly reduces one’s crave for smoking.

Nicotine patches are like small bandages which are worn to meet nicotine requirement of the smoker in very small dosages. They are very easy-to-use patches. Available in Nicotrol form they are worn for 16 hours (only while you are awake) and as NicoDerm patches you can wear them for 24 hours. The dosage of nicotine replacement is reduced over the time and gradually the user lacks their total interest in nicotine.

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