You've taken the first big step and decided that it is time to quit smoking. The hardest part is behind you; most people will only talk about quitting, but never actually get around to it. This is because they are fighting a psychological addiction to smoking. You have broken your psychological addiction, and now it is time to tackle your physical addiction. For this, there are many stop smoking aids out there to help you.

Nicotine is a very addictive drug, and a sudden cut off of its supply can lead to headaches, nausea, and irritability. However, if you can step down your nicotine intake while not smoking, you should find yourself weaned off both cigarettes and nicotine in a just a few months. One way to fight your nicotine cravings is with nicotine gum. Every time you would normally want to smoke a cigarette, you chew a piece of gum instead.

You get the rush of nicotine that your body wants without blackening your lungs. There are even gums that go in a step down method. This means that you continue to lessen the amount of nicotine in each piece of gum until you no longer need nicotine at all.

This can also work in with a nicotine patch. You wear the patch on a discrete part of your body and it slowly releases nicotine into your bloodstream so that you should never even get cravings. Again, the patch slowly steps down the amount of nicotine that you are getting until you are no longer addicted.

You might also want to try smoking an herbal cigarette like lobelia. It mimics the affect that nicotine has on your system, but is not addicting. Therefore, you can still smoke something until you no longer crave nicotine. Stop smoking aids are there to help you kick your nicotine addiction.