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Originally Posted by silk
anyone know if PATCH would help ?
i have never tried it myself personally.. but doctor told me its aid will help me...
i tried chew nicotine gum, worked for 3 days... but my urge was too strong
it was longest 3 days
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Yes.
Its called Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
The patches increase the amount of Nicotine going into your body so that you grow addicted to the patch, instead of cigarettes.
After about two weeks or so, you no longer have cigarette cravings at all.
The patch doses are then gradually decreased over time until you're completely weaned off.
NRT has a statistical success rate of about 66%.
If you're one of the more hardcore smokers out there (I'm thinking Marlboro Man types), then the other solution is to use a drug called a Nicotinic Blocker (e.g. Buproprion). Basically, your body has Acetylcholine receptors that also bind to and are activated by Nicotine. The use of the Nicotinic Blocker thereby reduces the intensity of Nicotine's actions.