subject: Is Habitrol Gum Your Answer to Stop Smoking [print this page] Is Habitrol Gum Your Answer to Stop Smoking
It is quite hard to give up smoking for any smoker. The bitter symptoms of smoking cessation such as anxiety, headaches and mood swings tend to compel the individual back into the habit. Certain products in the market claim to offer comparatively easy ways to quit smoking while reducing the effects of smoking cessation. One of them is stop smoking habitrol gum.Smokers get hooked to cigarettes due to highly habit-forming substance involved in cigarettes, called nicotine. Once a smoker gives up smoking, the daily dose of nicotine is barred from his/her body. As a result, nicotine cravings act up and this generally induces the person back to smoking. Specific methods exist to keep the individual away from the habit while providing the body with alternative doses of nicotine to fulfill the cravings. Stop smoking habitrol gum is one form of Nicotine Replacement Therapy.This is how stop smoking habotrol gums work. This gum releases a small amount of nicotine once it is chewed and the nicotine is absorbed to the body through the lining of the mouth. Usually, the gum should be applied when the person develops an urge to smoke. Once positioned inside the mouth, the gum should be chewed leisurely and purposely. Besides this, the users of stop smoking habitrol gums should also learn to park or to place the gum between the cheeks and the gum, periodically. This is done to ensure the smooth transfer of nicotine form the lining of the mouth into the blood stream. If this technique is followed correctly, each piece of gum would last nearly 30 minutes.Anyway, it is not adviced to use stop smoking habitrol gums as a regular chewing gums. The users may experience an intense bitter (peppery) taste if it is not parked occasionally. Furthermore, a significant amount of nicotine would be swallowed with saliva and when too much nicotine is swallowed, it will cause gastrointestinal aches and even nausea. Eating or drinking while using the stop smoking habitrol gum is not recommended as this would aid the swallowing of nicotine rich saliva. Furthermore, the gum should not be swallowed for the above reason. The consumption of acidic beverages such as coffee, soft drinks and fruit juices should not be done at least fifteen minutes prior to the usage the gum to ensure its maximal efficiency.There are two doses of stop smoking habitrol gums as 2mg and 4mg, and also they come ib mint and fruit flavors. This product should give an person a fairly easy way to stop smoking, while being more lenient and understanding about one s body.David Miles is a former smoker that was able to kick the habit. You can get two free info videos by visiting his web site at http://kickthesmokinghabit.com. Dave also has may other articles on Smokers Lungs
