nicotine replacement therapy

nicotine replacement therapy

Substance abuse The use of any of a number of formulations of nicotine–gum, sprays or patches to attenuate the Sx of nicotine withdrawal. See Nicotine gum, Nicotine nasal spray, Nicotine patch, Nicotrol inhaler, Smoking cessation.

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Nicotine replacement therapy

A method of weaning a smoker away from both nicotine and the oral fixation that accompanies a smoking habit by giving the smoker smaller and smaller doses of nicotine in the form of a patch or gum.

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