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Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Nicotine Replacement Therapy helps manage cravings and withdrawal symptoms, making it easier to break the habit and ultimately quit nicotine altogether. You may use patches as well as nicotine gum, lozenges or mouth spray, known as combination therapy, together with behavioural strategies can increase your odds of quitting.
For more information check out this NRT guide and speak to your doctor or pharmacist.
If you are feeling a bit sick when using your oral NRT, you might be swallowing too much nicotine. Watch these videos on how to use the gum and lozenges correctly
Coping strategies
Did you know many people find coping with quitting tricky? Getting through life can be tough sometimes as well. We’ve put together some ideas, some are about how to coping with cravings, but some are for when you’re finding things tough. It’s often really helpful to practice these when you’re feeling ok, so that you’ve got them ready to go when things get difficult.
Cravings
It is hard to avoid all cues that may urge you to smoke or vape. Learning how to deal with cues takes time and practice. So, when cravings hit, it’s important to have a plan in place to beat that urge to smoke or vape. You could try some mindful eating, practice urge surfing or one of the many other techniques suggested in the resources.
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