Dying’ to Stop Smoking? Stop Smoking Aids Could Be Your Lifeline

by Chad Calven

If you are looking for a ‘crutch’ to lean on while you go through the motions of quitting you are in luck. Stop smoking aids are available by the aisle full. You can just abut walk into any major store or pharmacy and find the latest quit aid.

But with so many ‘guaranteed’ options available, how does one choose the best stop smoking aid? Well, invariably, you do what most people do and choose to remain a smoker.

One could argue that all you need to do is pick one type of aid, try it and if it doesn’t work then move on to the next one. I guess if it was that easy and feasible to do so more people would stop.

No stop smoking aid is going to be a 100% effective. There is no magic formula here. You do however have to get started somewhere and if you need some help to quit then perhaps starting with the top three most popular aids would be best.

1. Nicotine Gum

Nicotine gum was the first stop smoking aid to be marketed. For many heavy smokers, the higher volume gum is needed to help curb the real, hard attacks that come from nicotine. These gums are subsequently produced in both two milligram doses and four milligram doses, the latter being used for smokers that need that extra kick in the right direction.

2. Nicotine Lozenges

The nicotine lozenge is much the same as the nicotine stop smoking gum and is also available in the two strengths, either 2mg or 4mg. They are available in a variety of flavors and in the same way you would suck on a lozenge to relieve a sore throat you would suck on the nicotine lozenge to release nicotine into your bloodstream.

3. The Nicotine Patch

The nicotine patch is placed on your skin and comes in 21 mg, 14mg or 7 mg. Most patches are worn for 16 or 24 hours and are replaced with a new one on a different area of skin. Nicotine is absorbed through the skin while the patch is on and your dosage will depend on how many cigarettes you smoke a day.

Smokeless tobacco users can also use any one of these stop smoking aids but may prefer the chewing gum as it is much the same as chewing tobacco. This however is not a hard and fast rule. You can choose whichever suits you best.

Don’t feel despondent if one aid does not work. Whichever aid you choose, if it doesn’t help then it is okay to try another method. Many smokers trying to quit use numerous aids that work best in certain situations.

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