Bearing in mind the aforementioned caveat that the tobacco remedy may not be equated to nicotine alone, the choice of route of administration is interesting, given absorption of nicotine via the oral route is subjected to first-pass metabolism, with only a fraction of ingested material reaching the brain ( via smoking would be more effective in terms of nicotine levels, which suggests the maximization thereof not to be the main objective or priority of this tobacco therapy, nor the minimization of symptoms of intoxication like vomiting
Examples of products available used to wean a person from nicotine addiction from chewing tobacco include: Nicotine gum (Nicorette) Nicotine patches (Habitrol, Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol) Lozenges Prescription medicines such as bupropion SR (Zyban and Wellbutrin SR) and varenicline tartrate (Chantix) have been effective in some patients who are trying to quit nicotine
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