STOP SMOKING

In recent years, there has been a boom in growth for products designed to help you stop smoking. From patches to prescriptions, nicotine delivery systems, herbal treatments, supplements, chewing gum, and lozenges, the options seem endless.

While the approaches differ, their goals are the same: to give you a healthier, cleaner body. Studies have shown that people who quit smoking have a much better outlook on life. They have more energy and are happier with themselves. You can also save a lot of money by quitting smoking. A person who smokes a single pack of cigarettes a day can save over $2,500 a year in cigarettes alone - not to mention the money saved on doctor visits and other long-term medical spending.

When looking at different stop smoking programs, there are certain factors you need to consider. Some of these include:

•  Effectiveness.  The bottom line - does the product work? Does it deliver on its claims? Spending your time and money on ineffective smoking products will only lead to frustration.

•  Convenience.  How manageable is the solution? It will do no good if it sits on the shelf and goes unused.

•  Cost.  Is the cost of the product competitive with other smoking solutions?

TopConsumerReviews.com has reviewed and ranked the best stop smoking programs available today. We hope you find these reviews helpful in kicking that smoking habit!

 

Cost:

$39.95 for 1-month supply Best Value: Buy 4 months, get 2 months FREE

 

The Smoke Deter system contains a powerful one-two combination that fights the urge to smoke at its most basic level - the addiction to nicotine. Not only that, it also starts healing the body and respiratory system.

Developed as an all-natural formula, Smoke Deter combines a fast-acting homeopathic spray with an impressive oral herbal supplement. The spray, used 2-3 times per day, contains a number of ingredients, including the following:

•  Abies Nigra - Relieves hard cough, headache, and stomach upset

•  Aconitum Napellus - Alleviates chest pain, dry cough, restlessness

•  Nux Vomica - Fights food cravings and stress symptoms

•  Avena - Soothes the nerves

The oral supplement provided in the Smoke Deter system contains a dozen ingredients, including the following:

•  Lobelia Extract - Promotes good respiratory health. Naturally causes tobacco products to taste foul and acts as an expectorant to help clear the lungs of toxins.

•  Licorice Root Extract - Enhances immune system

•  Passion Flower - Relieves stress and anxiety

 

Many Smoke Deter customers have lost all craving for nicotine within the first 30 days of use. However, the longer 6-month supply helps ensure that your craving for nicotine is gone and continues the improvement of your respiratory system. Besides, if you buy a four month supply of Smoke Deter you get 2 months free - an outstanding value for this product.

One of the things we liked most about Smoke Deter is its immediate termination of nicotine. The treatment allows your body to start cleansing itself and flushing away the addictive drug as soon as you start the program. This is in contrast with other treatments, which continue to administer nicotine to your body while at the same time trying to break the addiction.

Smoke Deter is guaranteed to work for anyone willing to try the product. If you are unsatisfied with the product for any reason, you can return the unused packaging within 90 days for a full refund, less shipping and handling fees.

Smoke Deter can be ordered online or through a toll-free 1-800 number. They offer four different packages ranging from a 30-day supply for $39.95, to a 6-month treatment for $159.95 - which, with two free bottles represents the best value.

The Smoke Deter system is an outstanding product. The fast-acting spray complements the long-term oral supplement and delivers a complete solution for nicotine addiction. Combined with a low cost and 100% money-back guarantee, Smoke Deter earns our highest rating.

 

Cost:

$250 - Heavy smoker system (more than 10 cigarettes per day $200 - Light smoker system less than 10 cigarettes per day

 

There's a reason why the Nicoderm CQ patch is one of the most popular stop-smoking products available; it's convenient and effective.

The Nicoderm CQ patch provides a form of Therapeutic Nicotine that delivers nicotine to your system in a controlled release manner for 24 hours. As you move through the program, successive patches deliver less nicotine to your system, eventually weaning away your addiction. This is a patented SmartControl Technology that helps smokers quit by reducing withdrawal symptoms until the body no longer needs the nicotine.

Nicoderm CQ offers two different treatment options, depending on how many cigarettes you smoke a day. One is designed for heavy smokers, and the other is designed for light smokers. The difference is in the amount of nicotine that is delivered to your body, and the length of the program.

For Heavy Smokers (those who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day), a 10-week program is offered. Following shows the amount of nicotine delivered to your system:

•  Weeks 1-6:  21 mg per day

•  Weeks 7-8:  14 mg per day

•  Weeks 9-10:  7mg per day

For Light Smokers (those who smoke less than 10 cigarettes per day), a slightly less 8-week program is offered. Nicotine delivery for light smokers is as follows:

•  Weeks 1-6:  14 mg per day

•  Weeks 7-8:  7 mg per day

Unfortunately, if you are unsatisfied with the product, you can only return unopened boxes of Nicoderm CQ for a refund with 30 days. We wish this return policy was more like our top-rated products, which offer you a complete satisfaction guarantee.

At $250 (or $200 for light smokers), Nicoderm CQ comes in as the most expensive stop-smoking product in our review. Still, with an effective solution and convenient application, in this case you're getting what you pay for. If you don't mind the return policy, Nicoderm CQ is an excellent product - for those who are willing to afford it.

 

Cost:

$124 - Heavy smoker system (more than 10 cigarettes per day) $124 - Light smoker system (less than 10 cigarettes per day)  (same price)

 

Like Nicoderm CQ, Habitrol is a patch that delivers controlled amounts of nicotine into the bloodstream through the skin. The amount of nicotine that the patch offers is less than that of a cigarette, but enough to stave off cravings.

The amount of nicotine that is delivered to your system is controlled through the patch that you wear. As you continue to take the patches, less nicotine will be delivered to your system, effectively training your body to move off of the addiction. Like Nicoderm CQ, Habitrol has one solution for heavy smokers and another for light smokers.

For Heavy Smokers (those who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day), an 8-week program is offered. Following shows the amount of nicotine delivered to your system:

•  Weeks 1-4:  21 mg per day

•  Weeks 5-6:  14 mg per day

•  Weeks 7-8:  7mg per day

For Light Smokers (those who smoke less than 10 cigarettes per day), a slightly less 8-week program is offered. Nicotine delivery for light smokers is as follows:

•  Weeks 1-6:  14 mg per day

•  Weeks 7-8:  7 mg per day

Physical withdrawal symptoms usually reach their peak in 24 to 72 hours after quitting. After the first 1-3 days the symptoms begin to decline over the next several weeks. As this begins to happen, you are automatically moved to a patch with a lower dosing level.

We found the delivery system in the Nicoderm CQ patch to be a little more effective than Habitrol; it seems to distribute the nicotine more evenly throughout the day. However, we had no physical discomfort from either patch.

Habitrol offers a money-back refund on unopened packages of the product within 30 days of purchase. We prefer the more consumer-friendly return policies of our top-rated selections, which offer full 100% satisfaction guarantees.

Habitrol earns high marks for delivering a product comparable to Nicoderm CQ but at less cost. If you don't mind the subtle differences, and can live with the return policy, Habitrol is a very good choice.

 

Cost:

$59.95 for a 30-day system

 

Zero Nicotine is a patch that eliminates the nicotine in the body, instead of replenishing nicotine levels like some patch products do.

The patch combines a variety of traditional herbal formulas that are designed to eliminate the need for nicotine. All 17 of the herbal ingredients are listed on the website and an easy to understand description is listed for each one. This is very helpful, especially since the home page is so vague.

One thing about this patch that is different from the others that we have examined, is the length of time you wear it. One box, which is a 30-day supply, contains ten patches. Each patch is to be worn for three days. The Zero Nicotine patch claims to be much more durable than some of it's competitors. It is supposed to hold up during workouts, showers, even swimming.

In practice, we didn't find the patch any more or less durable than those offered by highly-rated Nicoderm CQ. They both seemed durable enough to last for 3 days. Of course, the Nicoderm CQ patch is designed to be replaced after 24 hours, since it has by that time released all its medicine.

Zero Nicotine recommends a minimum 30 day supply (10 patches), at a price of $59.95. They also provide a money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, you can return the patches with your original dated receipt within 90 days of purchase, and get a refund. It does not say full refund, although that is assumed.

Zero Nicotine is a reasonable product.  If you like to approach of a patch system, and don't want to have to change the patch every day, you might give Zero Nicotine a try.

 

Cost:

$99.95 - Basic Individual System (reviewed) $139.95 - Deluxe System

 

This website is full of strong claims like "Quit Smoking in just 7 Days!" Can you really stop smoking in such a short amount of time? Perhaps if you're a very light smoker - but for most people, it just isn't that easy. Still, Final Smoke contains some essential ingredients that give it a chance for success.

The Basic Individual system consists of the following elements:

•  Herbal stop smoking supplement. This all-natural formula safely mimics the properties of nicotine to fool your body, while actually flushing the drug out of your system.

•  Audio CD - Advice on building confidence and replacing the physical smoking behavior.

•  Herbal weight loss supplement. Three active ingredients to help control weight gain - Hoodia Gordonii, White Kidney Beans, and Green Tea.

•  Herbal lung cleanser supplement. Delivers respiratory support to help rebuild your lungs, and detoxify your immune system.

Final Smoke offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are unsatisfied with the product you can ship the unused portion back for a full refund, less shipping and handling. You get to keep the Triple Trim weight loss product as their gift.

We found our higher-rated selections were more effective at helping to wean the body off the nicotine habit. The audio cd is a good companion product though, giving helpful advice and encouragement. It would be nice if the other products listed offered something similar.

The Deluxe version of Final Smoke, which we did not review, includes some additional products:

•  Homeopathic supplements to help eliminate nicotine cravings

•  Herbal stress manager supplement to help you stay calm between dosages

•  Quit Spray "pump" that provides near-immediate relief of nicotine cravings.

Final Smoke covers a lot of area with their solution, but doesn't do any one thing particularly great. Before opting for this solution, we'd suggest one of the higher-rated products.

 

Cost:

$72.99 for a 12-week program

 

Nicorette is a chewing gum, with each piece containing 4mg of nicotine. This is designed to deliver a small amount of nicotine into your body, in order to help save off your cravings.

The program is 12 weeks long and provides you with 170 pieces of gum. The recommended dosage is one piece of gum every 1-2 hours the first six weeks, then a piece every 2-4 hours for weeks seven through nine, and then a piece every 4-8 hours as needed for the last two weeks of the program. In order to meet this dosage, you'll need to purchase at least 2 boxes of gum, driving the total cost of the program to $140 or more.

One selling point of the chewing gum approach to stop smoking is the quick release of nicotine into the body every time you pop a new piece of gum in your mouth. Another plus about this method is the oral gratification you get through having something to chew on. This tends to work best for sporadic smokers, as opposed to those who smoke at the same time every day.

While this works very well as a short-term fix, most likely it's not strong enough to be a stop-smoking solution all by itself. Instead, it works very well as a supplement to other programs, working to stave off short-term cravings when needed.

This product comes with a 30-day money back guarantee on unopened boxes only.

 

Cost:

$42.99 for 72 lozenges

 

Commit is a 12-week program that uses lozenges to fight cravings and wean you slowly from the urge to smoke. The main difference between the other products we reviewed and Commit, is that Commit is designed to be only an aide to quit smoking. They even recommend that you quit smoking altogether before you begin the Commit program.

The lozenge method is similar to the chewing gum found in Nicorette in that they both address the oral fixation of smoking. This program consists of 72 lozenges, each containing 4mg of nicotine. Commit is also sugar-free.

Although the lozenge regime is different then the chewing gum, the dosages are the same. For the first six weeks, the recommended dose is 1 piece every 1-2 hours; weeks 7-9 it's one piece every 2-4 hours, and the last two weeks of the program, you only need a lozenge every 4-8 hours. In order to meet this dosage, you'll need to purchase 3-4 boxes of lozenges, driving the total cost of the program to $150 or more.

There is a 30-day money back guarantee on this product, however refunds will only be given on unopened boxes.

We find nothing remarkable about the Commit Lozenge. Its method is less common than patches and supplements, and less convenient than chewing gum. Plus, when priced out according to their recommended dosage, the cost soars to over $300! While Commit may work for some people, we think there are far better solutions available.