You've decided you want to start a whole new chapter in your life as a non smoker. You know your start in life isn't what matters, it's the finish you have in life that makes the difference. You've heard about nicotine patches but you're not really sure if they are for you or not. The nicotine patch 21, has twenty one milligrams of nicotine in each patch and it is like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. There are other nicotine patches you can purchase as well although they aren't as strong. These other nicotine patches are 7 mg and 14 mg of nicotine and will help you to stop smoking as you gradually need less and less nicotine.

You can apply the nicotine patch 21 to any part of your body that is free from hair, and the nicotine 21 patch will slowly put a small dose of nicotine into your system through your skin. This nicotine lessens your craving for a cigarette and helps you to give up cigarettes eventually once and for all. The reason you smoke is because when you smoke a cigarette, the nicotine level in your blood stream goes up and your body is satisfied. About a hour later the nicotine level starts to drop in your blood stream and wears off and this causes you to crave another cigarette.

Although some tobacco companies claim that nicotine and cigarettes aren't addictive, the same cigarette companies have increased the nicotine level in their cigarettes by 90% over the last ten to fifteen years. The nicotine patch 21 gives you the nicotine you need without the 4000 gases and deadly toxic chemicals that are in cigarettes. Cigarette smoking contains carcinogens that can cause several different cancers and heart disease as well as emphysema of the lungs.

The great thing about the nicotine patch 21 is that you get the nicotine your body craves without the poison that is in every cigarette. You also have the assurance that the patch is working and that you're slowly smoking less and less. The not so great thing is that there can be side effects with the patch and if you have high blood pressure or a history of heart attacks or suffer from diabetes, or kidney, or liver problems, you shouldn't use the patch.