Good intentions: What is nicotine replacement during the farewell to the Smoking helps

For those who want to quit Smoking with nicotine replacement products, you can choose between several variants.

Whether a patch or a chewing gum with nicotine is the better decision, depends on the Smoking behavior, explains pharmacist Thomas Benkert in the “New pharmacies illustrated” (edition of 15. December 2019).

For people who smoke regularly throughout the day, are nicotine patches suitable. Opportunity for smokers are, however, better to chewing gum.

The replacement products are designed to reduce symptoms, the physical withdrawal such as restlessness or irritability.

This lead Aufhörwillige often again to light a cigarette. Are thought of these products according to Benkert, but only for a transitional period.

To say good-bye in the long term from the cigarette, it is necessary to change his attitude. This includes, for example, to find new rituals for situations in which one has to the cigarette is used.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)

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