Nicabate

NICOTINE MYTHS & FACTS

There are many misperceptions about the role of nicotine in relation to the harmful health effects of smoking. In fact 25% of Australian smokers think that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is just as harmful as smoking cigarettes and an additional 40% of smokers didn't know whether this was true or false.

This means that many smokers who want to quit either delay their attempt, or try to do it without any help. Which doesn't stack up when quitting with therapeutic nicotine products such as Nicabate patch, lozenge and gum and can double your chances of quitting successfully.

Cold turkey is the most common method people use to quit smoking. It's also the least successful with the vast majority of cold turkey quit attempts failing within 6 months.

Myth: Once nicotine exits the body, the addiction to smoking is gone.

Fact: While nicotine completelyt exits the body within a relatively short time frame, the addiction to both smoking and nicotine can continue for months. Without nicotine and especially in situations where you usually smoke, the nicotine receptors in your brain continue to crave nicotine which can sabotage your willpower.

Myth: Nicotine is the most harmful ingredient in cigarettes

Fact: It's a common perception that nicotine is the most dangerous ingredient in cigarettes, however the reality is that nicotine is not directly responsible for tobacco-related diseases.

The main role that nicotine plays in cigarettes is to hook smokers and maintain their addiction to cigarettes. Nicotine doesn't cause cancer, doesn't cause respiratory disease and doesn't carry major risk of cardiac disease. The therapeutic nicotine found in products such as Nicabate patch, lozenge and gum is designed to wean you off your addiction, leaving your body free of the cigarette ingredients that actually do you harm.

Myth: Nicotine replacement therapy is as addictive as cigarettes

Fact: The therapeutic nicotine and the nicotine found in cigarettes are chemically the same but the delivery is different. Therapeutic nicotine is designed to break the addiction cycle by delivering nicotine gradually and at lower levels. Cigarettes deliver nicotine to the brain in high doses that reinforce the need for more. Therapeutic nicotine helps relieve cravings and mithdrawal symptoms from quitting so you and your willpower can remain strong. Used as directed, with a step down program that leaves you smoke free from day 1 and nicotine free after 10-12 weeks therapeutic nicotine offers a way to break the addiction.

Myth: Nicotine causes cancer

Fact: Nicotine is not carciogenic, and there is no evidence to suggest that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer.