What Are the Best Stop Smoking Aids Available

Quitting smoking is not easy. But your dedication and hard work will pay off many times over in the cash you would normally spend on cigarettes, and the potential years you’re adding to your life, as well as those affected by your second-hand smoke. So where can you find help? There are numerous stop smoking aids and services that can help smokers put down their cigarettes for good.

In this article, we’ve rounded up some of the best aids, medications, and programmes available to help you stop smoking. These can give you the tools to make it easier, so you can successfully quit smoking for good.

Medication to Help You Stop Smoking for Good

Using medication is a very effective way to help you quit smoking. However, you can improve your chance for success when you combine using medication with a Smoking Cessation Programme such as those offered through the NHS and Pearl Chemist Group which offer Stop Smoking Services in Earlsfield.

Over-The-Counter Smoking Aids

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)

NRT is a treatment that provides you with a low level of nicotine, less the poisonous chemicals present in cigarettes. It can reduce unpleasant withdrawal effects, such as bad moods and cravings which may occur when you quit smoking.

NRT is available as:

● skin patches

● chewing gum

● inhalators

● tablets, oral strips, and lozenges

● nasal and mouth spray

● e-cigarettes

As a participant in the NHS Smoking Cessation programme or participating in the Stop Smoking Services at Pearl Chemist Group, you are provided with nicotine therapy medication for free.

Prescription Medication

Prescription Patches

These work in the same way as over-the-counter nicotine patches, but come in a higher dosage prescription strength.

Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs to stop smoking are another option. Chantix (or varenicline) and Zyban ares a drug made specifically to help you quit smoking. It works by targeting the part of the brain that responds to addictive behaviour and nicotine.

Programmes to Stop Smoking

NHS Smoking Cessation Programme

Quitting smoking alone can be one of life’s biggest challenges. Having the support and structure of a programme designed to help you stop smoking can make the difference between succeeding or failing in your efforts to quit. When you participate in a structured programme you can TRIPPLE your chances of stopping smoking cigarettes for good. Best of all, the cost of NHS programme is free.

If you live in the greater London area and are looking for the most effective treatment to quit smoking, then contact Pearl Chemist Group for more information about our private and NHS programmes. Click here to know more.