Patches

Stamps and patches are "Transdermal devices" (Nicorette ®, NiQuitin ®), that is to say the nicotine patch to stick on the skin. Nicotine readily absorbed through the skin through it. The patches contain varying doses of this substance. This allows to adapt the treatment to the intensity of pharmacological dependence. Different patches containing decreasing amounts of nicotine ranging from 21 mg to 5 mg per day are used during treatment, which usually lasts three months. The stamps are pasted in the morning on the skin and are left in place 16 or 24 hours as needed. The amount of nicotine released is proportional to the surface of the stamp used and exposure time on the skin. If withdrawal symptoms persist, it should reconsider the dosage of the patches used. The patches are sometimes poorly tolerated in the skin (itching, burning ...). There are two types of patches: patch delivering nicotine continuously for 24 hours and delivering nicotine patches as a batch for 16 hours.

The inhaler

The inhaler The inhaler (Nicorette ® Inhaler), without a prescription, is used to treat nicotine dependence in a comprehensive smoking cessation. It comes in the form of a plastic nozzle that opens in half to receive a cartridge containing a pad impregnated with nicotine. With each use, it sucks more times by the end of the air with droplets of nicotine. The nicotine released during inhalation is deposited on the oral mucosa and passes into the bloodstream. Early weaning, we can use many cartridges per day to replace the nicotine inhaled by smoking. The inhaler also allows compensation gestural and verbal. Elderly patients should use the inhaler under medical supervision, nicotine with known cardiovascular effects. The cigarette called "electronic cigarettes" acts according to this principle.

Tablets and pellets

The tablets and lozenges (Niquitin ®, Nicorette ®, Nicotinell ®) have the same principle of action as gums. There are tablets to melt under the tongue (sublingual) and lozenges. In two or three minutes, the effect is felt and the craving fades. The daily number of tablets varies depending on the degree of dependence. It occurs most often between eight and twelve the first days and then decreases gradually.

The chewing gum

chewing gum (peppermint scents, licorice, orange, strawberry) are numerous (Nicogum ®, Nicopass ®, Nicorette ®, Nicotinell ®). They should be sucked for a few minutes, then chewed slowly taking breaks. Used properly, slowly release nicotine gum, which diffuses into the bloodstream before reaching the brain. You can use these erasers as soon as the craving starts to reappear: it manages "piecemeal" cravings during the day. In general, we use eight to twelve pieces per day for the first days, and then decreases the dose gradually. Do not take more than thirty in a single day.