Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
91社区 encourages its students, faculty and staff to discontinue the use of tobacco products. Research shows that the combination of counseling and the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) can increase the likelihood that individuals will be successful in ending their use of tobacco products.
91社区 does not offer NRT products to employees, but counseling for tobacco cessation comes in many forms and a number of healthcare and wellness practitioners offer cessation counseling/education.
Students
Faculty and staff
- Employee Assistance Program
- Primary care physicians
- Community pharmacists
Types of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
As part of a comprehensive smoking cessation program, the American Heart Association recommends NRT as an effective tool to help quit smoking.
Gum or lozenges: type of chewing gum or lozenge that delivers nicotine to the bloodstream through tissues in the mouth.
- Popular brands: Nicorette庐 (gum) and Commit庐 (lozenge)
Transdermal (skin) patches: release nicotine through the skin.
- Popular brand: NicoDerm CQ庐
Inhaler: a thin, plastic cartridge that contains a porous nicotine plug at its base. By puffing on the cartridge, a person extracts and absorbs nicotine vapor through the lining of their mouth.
- Popular brand: Nicotrol庐
Nasal spray: an aerosol nicotine spray contained in a spray to deliver nicotine to the user through their nostrils and rapidly absorbed by the nasal membranes inside the nose.
- Popular brand: Nicotrol庐 NS
Non-addictive prescription medications: Using NRTs or prescription medications like these doubles the odds of successful quitting. A combination of these methods increases success rates even more.
- Popular brand: bupropion (Wellbutrin庐, Zyban庐) and Varenicline (Chantix庐).
Contact
Email healthycampus@binghamton.edu for more information.