Why should I use nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, inhalator or nasal spray?
Is there a charge for them? Also, I’m worried that if I try to quit this way I’ll still be addicted to nicotine. Nicotine replacement is only free if you get free prescriptions. You won’t get addicted to it in the same way as smoking because it delivers nicotine into the bloodstream much more slowly. When you smoke a cigarette, nicotine reaches receptors in the brain within 10 seconds because it’s absorbed through the lungs. When you chew gum it takes several minutes for the nicotine to get into the blood stream, so it helps prevent withdrawal symptoms, but doesn’t give you the ‘hit’ that you get from smoking. Some people may become dependent on the gum for months or years because they are afraid that they might start smoking again, but this is relatively harmless compared with the long term effects of smoking. The type of nicotine product you choose depends very much on you and what you feel most happy with. You can try all the different types, but research has shown that you will be
