There are merits to both methods when you quit smoking. Let's see which method is best for you.
Smoking cold turkey
By far the most popular method used by smokers to quit smoking.
Cold turkey means to stop smoking with no gradual reduction i.e. you give your system a short sharp shock as smoking stops and nicotine is withdrawn from your system.
Quitting smoking cold turkey does not have a high success rate, due to the extreme symptoms that nicotine withdrawal causes.
Most people quickly revert back to smoking.
For people with strong willpower it works and its advantages are, its cheap, the withdrawal symptoms are only severe for about a week and nicotine is out the system within a month.
How to double your chances
NRT still gives you a nicotine fix without the smoke. Let's look at the options including an exciting new product that has hit the market.
It's also been proven that nicotine is healthy when removed from cigarettes so taking nicotine actually does you good!
We will explain why later but for now let's look at the best options and why it doubles your success rate.
Withdrawal of nicotine causes the following symptoms:
Irritability, lack of concentration, stress, tiredness, nausea. The feelings are intense, especially and NRT aims to help relieve these symptoms
today it's not only people giving up smoking trying nicotine replacement therapy.
It's also being used more smokers who are banned from smoking in areas such as the office, restaurants, or many public places
You have various NRT options:
Nicotine gum, patches inhalers and Zyban and all have similar rates of success.
New Products
A New product is also on the market and is aimed at smokers who cant or don't want to smoke.
This is a quit smoking aid, but simply marketed to help smokers cope when smokers can't or don't wish to smoke.
The main advantages of this product are it's easy, healthy and convenient.
You don't need to put on a patch, or like chewing gum and unlike the former there are no additional chemicals in the delivery just water.
You can just take a few sips when you need to and get fresh water for hydration as well.
This product will rise in popularity for the group of smokers who choose not to smoke or can't smoke.
NRT can be used not just to give up smoking but when you have to cut down for long periods when you are subject to a smoking ban of any kind.
Nicotine is healthy!
It is known to improve mood concentration and memory and is the subject of intense medical research to treat conditions such as depression, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and many more.
In its pure organic form its healthy and non toxic and is actually part of the natural food chain and is contained for example in vegetables, bell peppers, chilli and tea.
So NRT is a great way to double your chances of success and as nicotine is medically proven to do you good reducing your dependence or using it to combat a smoking ban will help smokers everywhere.
