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Calculate Your Savings
Calculate how much you save per year once you quit smoking. Calculate Your Savings Every cigarette you don’t smoke means more money in your pocket. The price of one cigarette may not seem much, but it soon adds up – whether you smoke 5, 10, 15, 20 or more a day. And if you’ve been smoking for a few years the costs (and more importantly savings) might surprise you! How much money can you save by quitting smoking? The good news is that as soon as you decide to stop... Read more...
Myths About Quitting Smoking We want to give you the facts and bust these myths.
Because quitting is hard enough and having the right information can help you. Myth 1: Smoking Relieves Stress Smoking increases anxiety and tension because it elevates your heart rate. Nicotine cravings are what creates stress in smokers, and a nicotine hit after a period of withdrawal will satisfy these cravings and reduce stress. Therefore, smokers are under the impression that smoking is relieving their stress, when in reality, it may be generating their anxiety. 1 NICORETTE® gives you a controlled dose of nicotine to help with stress-related withdrawal symptoms. Instead of using... Read more...
Your Quit Smoking Journey: Benefits of Setting Goals and Rewards
As quitting smoking is one of the hardest things you’ll do, it’s important to have ways to navigate your quit journey, especially when your resolve weakens. Here are a few ways in which you can prepare for these moments in your quit journey: Put the reasons you want to stop smoking in writing. Make a list of the reasons you want to stop smoking and put it somewhere you’ll see. This record can help you through the tough times, like if you slip up and have a cigarette. Find out what... Read more...
GETTING READY TO QUIT SMOKING
We’re here to help you break free from smoking by giving you the information and inspiration you need. These articles give you details both about smoking and quitting, as well as motivation to start on your quit journey. Think of them as your tools to do an amazing thing – to stop smoking for good. Read more...
Ready to Quit Smoking Completely? Take the NICORETTE® First Week Challenge®.
We believe that quitting smoking is one of the most amazing things you can ever do, but we also know that it’s one of the most difficult. We're here to help. Read more...
Facts About Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
We understand that quitting smoking is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face. These tips will help keep you motivated. Even more, they give you ways to change your behavior so that you can stop smoking for good. Read more...
Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Timeline
No matter how long you have been smoking, you can start experiencing the benefits of quitting smoking within the first hour. If you’re curious to know what happens after you quit smoking, we have the answers. Health Benefits Timeline Your body starts to get back to normal when you stop smoking, helping alleviate the negative effects of smoking. 20 minutes This first positive effect happens only 20 minutes after your last cigarette. Your blood pressure and pulse rate start to return to normal.1 8 hours After 8 hours, oxygen levels... Read more...
How To Quit Smoking Gradually
Deciding to stop smoking is an important and difficult choice. It's also important that you choose the approach that will work best for you. Read more...
Cigarette Chemicals & The Effects of Smoking on Your Body
Nicotine gets you addicted to cigarettes, but it's not the most harmful ingredient in a cigarette. In fact, cigarette smoke contains over 7000 chemicals and at least 69 of them cause cancer. These cigarette ingredients also speed up the aging process.1 Read more...