Smoking takes its toll on the lungs, the skin, the heart and over the course of time, the pocketbook as well. There are various medications you can take to help you stop smoking.
Step 1
Chew nicotine gum. As you chew the gum small amounts of nicotine are released into your mouth and ultimately your bloodstream, which helps reduce cravings. Chewing nicotine gum also keeps your mouth occupied which helps to alleviate the oral fixation associated with smoking.
Step 2
Take Chantix. Chantix, known under the medical name as varenicline, is an oral prescription medication that helps reduce the cravings for nicotine and it also alters the receptors in the brain that cause a response to nicotine. Another prescription drug that also stops cravings is called Bupropion.
Step 3
Spray some nicotine up your nose. The Nicotrol inhaler is a device that sprays small amounts of nicotine up your nostrils when you are quitting smoking. It is available by prescription and it helps to reduce the withdrawal symptoms that are accompanied with smoking cessation.
Step 4
Apply nicotine patches. These are placed on the skin generally around the upper shoulder or arm area. They release small amounts of nicotine that get absorbed into the skin and reduce the cravings to smoke cigarettes. Some popular brands are Habitrol and Nicoderm CQ.
Step 5
Suck on some lozenges. Stop-smoking lozenges can be used to deliver small amounts of nicotine to your body. They dissolve slowly in your mouth, giving you enough nicotine to stave off your cravings without having to light up a cigarette.
