Every cigarette you smoke can shorten your life by an average of five and a half minutes. Yet smokers either cannot believe that such illnesses will afflict them or are unable or unwilling to give up the habit.
Cold turkey is to stop smoking by using sheer willpower. The most common understanding of cold turkey is to quit smoking immediately without any preparation. Also to quit smoking without using nicotine gum or patches.
One of the forms of NRT is the nicotine gum. It is an effective way to quit smoking compared to cold turkey. It resembles a chewing gum that contains nicotine compound i.e. nicotine polacrilex. It leisurely releases nicotine on chewing.
The other form of NRT is the nicotine patch. Patches are tiny sticky plasters that are stuck to the skin. It releases nicotine gradually through the skin into the bloodstream. The nicotine contained in these patches is clean as it does not contain harmful toxics like the one in cigarettes.
Lozenges are like tablets containing nicotine. They are mint flavored. Lozenges are not supposed to be swallowed they have to be kept under the tongue which releases nicotine into the blood.
