- Nicotine patches, such as Nicoderm CQ and Habitrol, are placed on the arm or trunk area for 24 hours at a time. The patches send nicotine into the body through the skin. People chew 10 to 12 pieces of nicotine gum, such as Nicorette, a day to prevent nicotine cravings.
- Nicotine inhalers are cartridges that people take six to 16 puffs of a day in order to release nicotine vapor. Nicotine nasal sprays are aerosolized devices that release nicotine into the nostrils. People generally need to use one to two sprays an hour.
- Nicotine lozenges are prescription-medications containing nicotine that people take orally at intervals of the day. They should use the lozenges every one to two hours for their first six weeks and cut down their use after six weeks, to one every two to four hours.
- Buproprion hydrochlorides, such as Zylon, are prescription medications that are used to help people smoking. They do not contain nicotine. People generally increase their dosages of this medication after three days and can take it for up to 12 weeks.
- Varenicline tatrates, such as Chantex, are prescription medications that have recently been used as drugs for smoking cessation. Although the drugs do not contain nicotine, they act similarly to nicotine in the brain and help to stop cravings for it.
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