NiQuitin Patches help you to give up smoking by replacing some of the nicotine you get from cigarettes. The patches provide a steady amount of nicotine to your body, generally at a lower level than from cigarettes. This nicotine relieves some of the other unpleasant symptoms that smokers may have when they try to give up. These include feeling ill or irritable. The nicotine can also reduce your cravings for a cigarette and help you to resist the urge to smoke. NiQuitin Patches do not have the health dangers of tobacco. This is because they do not contain the tar, carbon monoxide or other toxins in cigarette smoke. Some people worry that after stopping smoking they may become dependent on nicotine patches instead. This is very rare and if it did happen, it is less harmful than continuing to smoke. It is also an easier habit to break. Your chances of stopping smoking will be improved if you take part in a support programme. These 'stop smoking programmes' are known as behavioural support.
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How To Use: Aim to use NRT for only 2 to 3 months. Remember, the most important thing is to stop smoking. If you use NiQuitin Patches, remove the patch before going to bed. If you are breastfeeding tobacco smoke causes breathing difficulties and other problems in babies and children. If you need to use NRT, the amount of nicotine your baby may get is smaller and less harmful than breathing in second-hand smoke. It is best to use NRT products that are taken to control cravings as they happen such as gum or lozenges, rather than patches. It is better to breastfeed just before you take the product -this helps your baby to get the smallest amount of nicotine possible. Adults and young people aged 12 years and over: It is important that you make every effort to stop smoking completely. If you do smoke a cigarette while you are using NRT, continue your quit attempt but talking to a healthcare professional may help. The 10 week treatment course (8 weeks for light smokers or patients who have reduced strength), should be completed in full. Treatment may be continued beyond 10 weeks if you need to use them to stay cigarette free. Adults aged 18 years and over: Do not use the patches beyond 9 months without talking to a healthcare professional, Children aged 12 -18 years: Do not use the patches beyond 3 months without talking to a healthcare professional. If you smoke 10 or more Cigarettes a day, start with Step I and use the following step down programme: Weeks 1-6 Step 1 - NiQuitin 21mg Patch Weeks 7-8 Step 2 - NiQuitin 14mg Patch Weeks 9-10 Steps 3 - Niquitin 7mg Patch If you smoke less than 10 cigarettes a day, then start with Step 2 and use the following step down programme: Weeks 1-6 Step 2 - NiQuitin 14mg Patch Weeks 7-8 Step 3 - NiQuitin 7mg Patch As your body adjusts to not smoking you are able to reduce the strength of patches used until you no longer nee to use them. This step-down programme allows you to gradu