Smoking Treatments

Smoking accounts for over 95% of all lung cancer fatalities and the habit is known to increase the risk of several other diseases as well as damage blood vessels and nerve endings. Deciding to quit smoking is therefore a great step towards improving general health and decreasing these risks but to give up the habit can be difficult. Fortunately there are several treatments available, both prescription and over-the-counter, to help you stop smoking.

Prescription quit smoking treatment

At present there are only two prescription treatments available for quitting smoking namely Zyban and Champix. In clinical studies, Champix was shown to be more effective than its counterpart with 70% of smokers reporting that they had quit smoking over the 24 week course. The most likely reason these smoking treatments are so effective and popular is because they significantly reduce withdrawals from giving up the habit and make quitting easier.

Manufactured by Pfizer Champix

Champix works within the body, directly in the brain, to help patients quit smoking. It does this by blocking the receptors that are usually stimulated through the nicotine found in cigarettes, essentially stopping the pleasure received by smoking. This makes quitting easier as the addictive qualities of nicotine are negated.

Treatment is usually prescribed for a total of 12 weeks but can be increased or prescribed again if required. Champix, like all prescription medication, may cause certain side effects; in this case nausea, insomnia, dizziness and possible mood changes. Champix is not a recommended choice for people who have suffered mental illness in the past.

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Alternatives to prescription treatments

Champix and Zyban might not work for everyone and there are other quit smoking aids that might prove helpful. Particularly nicotine replacements such as chewing gum or nicotine patches. These replace cigarettes in terms of providing the body with the nicotine it craves and allows a user to gradually give up the actual habit of smoking.

Should you want to give up smoking, speak to your doctor will definitely help in finding an effective and suitable treatment choice; whether prescription or not. Because the addiction depends so much on the user, what's needed to break the habit will also vary.

Ordering quit smoking treatments online

You can purchase Champix easily from OnlineClinic following a completely free and secure doctor's consultation. This consultation will be reviewed by our doctors after you submit it so they can make sure that the treatment is suitable for you. Following their approval, your smoking treatment will be dispensed by our pharmacy before being shipped to your door either overnight for free or same-day for an extra amount.