Our Stop Smoking Aids
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
- One of the main reason people find it hard to quit smoking is because of the addiction to nicotine, a substance in tobacco.
- NRT provides your body with a low, controlled dose of nicotine without the dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes. This helps to reduce unpleasant withdrawal symptoms such as cravings and irritability when you stop smoking.
- There are several products for you to choose from. Using two different types of NRT (usually the patch and an oral products) is often advised. For example, some people use nicotine patches and an inhalator. The patches give them a slow release of nicotine, and the inhalator gives them something to do with their hands.
Nicotine Patch
Provides a steady dose of nicotine throughout the day.
Often combining a patch with fast-acting NRT e.g. mouth spray increases success with quitting.
Nicotine Gum and Lozenges
Helps manage cravings by releasing nicotine gradually and is absorbed through your mouth
Nicotine Mouth Spray
Delivers fast relief from cravings by being absorbed quickly through the lining of the mouth
Nicotine Inhalator
Allows you to mimic the hand-to-mouth action of smoking while delivering nicotine through the lining of the mouth
E-cigarette (Vapes)
- Nicotine-containing vapes are effective for stopping smoking and are significantly less harmful than smoking.
- An e-cigarette is a device that allows you to inhale nicotine in a vapour rather than smoke.
- E-cigarettes do not burn tobacco and do not produce tar or carbon monoxide, two of the
most damaging elements in tobacco smoke. - They work by heating a liquid (called an e-liquid) that contain nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, and flavourings.
- Using an e-cigarette is known as vaping.
Once you have worked with your health coach to set a quit date you can discuss with them which of our stop smoking products you would like to use.
Prescribed Medications
Prescribed medications work in slightly different ways, but they generally work to make reduce your urges to smoke, and make smoking less enjoyable. Unlike NRT, you would usually start taking these products before your quit day (which is your first day of not smoking) to allow the dose of the medication to build up in your body first.
Varenicline
Varenicline works by reducing symptoms of withdrawal and blocking some of the ‘rewarding’ effects of smoking, making quitting easier and relapse less likely.
Cytisinicline (Cytisine)
Cytisinicline is a plant derived medication prescribed to help people quit smoking by easing cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
