Nicotine is a stronger addiction than most people realize and cigarettes are a very efficient nicotine delivery system. Each puff sends nicotine to the brain within 10 seconds, activating areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward by raising dopamine levels. Dopamine is the same substance involved in addiction like cocaine and heroin. So we have another puff. And another. Soon the brain's chemical structure actually changes. It becomes hooked into wanting more and more nicotine to make the effects last. When the brain stops getting the nicotine it's used to, we begin to feel withdrawal cravings actually the brain craving nicotine. As this nicotine addiction sets in, the brain links everyday habits with smoking, boosting the role of cigarettes. Normal everyday activities begin to trigger the urge to smoke. Drinking coffee in the morning. Talking on the phone. Work breaks. Driving. So when you try to quit smoking, you're actually fighting a battle on two fronts: 1) physical that is, nicotine addiction and 2) habitual, the activities, moods and events linked with smoking.
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1.97 x 2.8 x 4.49 inches; 0.8 ounces
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, only use this medicine on the advice of your health care provider. Smoking can seriously harm your child. Try to stop smoking without using any nicotine replacement medicine. This medicine is believed to be safer than smoking. However, the risks to your child from this medicine are not fully known. Do not use if you continue to smoke, chew tobacco, use snuff, or use a nicotine patch or other nicotine containing products.
Indications
Reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking.
Ingredients
Active Ingredient (In each lozenge): Nicotine Polacrilex (2 mg). Inactive Ingredients: Aspartame, Flavor, Magnesium Stearate, Mannitol, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Alginate, Sodium Carbonate, Xanthan Gum.
Directions
If you smoke your first cigarette more than 30 minutes after waking up, use 2 mg nicotine lozenge. If you smoke your first cigarette within 30 minutes of waking up, use 4 mg nicotine lozenge according to the following 12 week schedule: Weeks 1 to 6 - 1 Lozenge every 1 to 2 hours; Weeks 7 to 9 - 1 Lozenge every 2 to 4 hours; Weeks 10 to 12 - 1 Lozenge every 4 to 8 hours.
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My husband has tried to quite smoking may times. Previous times he has found he has had trouble with other products. The patches gave him "freaky dreams" and he had a hard time sleeping. The gum was disgusting. He stopped cold turkey and used these as something to take when he had bad nic fits. He has successfully been a no smoking 3 1/2 months now.
these are the simple Lozenges you can find in walmart. I smoke almost pack a day (within 30 mins in the mornings). A full Lozenge is too much for me. I always break them in half.
These little babies helped to curb the cravings right when they hit. They may not taste like strawberry shortcake, but they really helped a lot! I combined these with the Habitrol Transdermal Patch system and it worked beautifully for me. I have been smoke free for 40 days and going strong! I recommend these in a pinch!
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