What are the Dangers of Nicotine Patches?
Nicotine skin patches are used to help people stop smoking. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center reports that nicotine patches help to decrease nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Nicotine from the patch enters the bloodstream through the skin. The patch, while providing the body with some nicotine, secretes less nicotine than a person would inhale from smoking, and the patch does not contain the harmful chemicals, like tar and carbon monoxide, that cigarettes do. The patch is available for purchase over the counter without a prescription from a physician.
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- One thing to remember, traditional nicotine patches and gums only feed you more nicotine. Does that sound like a logical way to break an addiction?
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