There are many Stop Smoking aids being sold over the counter today. Some stop smoking aids include oral herbal stop smoking aids like Finally Free and SmokeAway. Other stop smoking aids include the patch, in herbal or nicotine form, nicotine gum, lozenges and even hypnotherapy. You can buy most of these products on the Internet, in supermarkets, gas stations and convenience stores.
Some Quit Smoking aids contain nicotine. Some don’t. Some quit smoking aids are composed of herbs,
some of drugs. You can learn more about the herbs vs. drug debate on our
Quit Smoking:Herbs or Drugs? page.
I’ve always wondered why someone would treat a nicotine habit with a stop smoking aid in nicotine form,
i.e., gums, lozenges or patches. Although, I should note that not all quit smoking aids contain nicotine.
I understand now. The idea is to eliminate nicotine intake and to eliminate the habit of drawing on
a cigarette.
For instance, the ingredients in Finally Free and Smokeaway Quit Smoking Supplements contain only herbs and no drugs with no to very limited side effects.
Nicorette Gum: - Gum base- Magnesium oxide (antacid, laxative, dietary supplement)
- Menthol
- Peppermint oil
- Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda, corrects stomach acidity
- Sodium carbonate
- Xylitol (popular sugar substitute for diabetics because it is absorbed slowly).
Patches - packaged with both nicotine and without nicotine
- ingredients can be all-natural and herbal freeze-dried extracts
- absorbed into the skin, works 2-3x faster than a pill.
Lozenges - ingredients: Nicotine Polacrilex, 4mg (Stop smoking aid)
- contains Phenylalanine 3.4 mg per lozenge (too much can unduly excite the brain neurons to the point of cellular death. Phenylalanine is Aspartame.