What is the difference between electronic cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapy?
Nicotine replacement therapy is an approved method to help you quit smoking. In this therapy a measured dose of nicotine is delivered to the body to help you get over symptoms of nicotine withdrawal that set in soon after you quit smoking. The aim is to cut your dose of nicotine over time until you are free of the drug completely. For example, if you are using a nicotine patch, you absorb nicotine through the skin. You wean yourself off of nicotine by switching to a lower dose patch over a few weeks and wear the patch for a shorter amount of time. At present, there are five FDA-approved forms of nicotine replacement therapies: The patch, nicotine gum, nicotine spray and inhaler and nicotine lozenges. How does the e-cigarette differ from the nicotine inhaler? Nicotine inhalers are another form of FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapy. You need a doctor’s prescription to use them. The inhaler consists of a thin plastic tube. Inside is a cartridge that holds a measured amount of nicot
