sarah, quit coach
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28 Nov 2017
21 Oct
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Hello amandad12 - thank you for sharing and congratulations on coming back to quitting!
Using NRT can be a safe, effective way to quit. How it works is that it delivers a certain dose of nicotine into your system - nicotine is what your body is craving, so it helps manage the cravings & withdrawal without all the hot smoke and chemicals found in commercial tobacco.
NRT is also designed to be weaned off of, giving your body a chance to get used to a gradual reduction of nicotine until you step off the quit aid completely.
You are considered 'quit' the day you have your last cigarette!
Hope this helps answer your question. Please continue to post as needed and let us know how you're doing on the NRT.
All the best
Sarah