Our Step-Down Program
(and how it works)
If you’re looking to give up smoking, our step-down program will help match you with the right strength of nicotine patch, depending on how many cigarettes you currently smoke.
Nicquitin Patches come in three strengths, each delivering different levels of nicotine release over a 24-hour period. This means that you can gradually decrease the amount of nicotine in your system, ultimately helping you to beat those pesky cravings.
The length of time your step-down program depends on how many cigarettes you currently smoke. If you currently smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day, we recommend our 12 week program, starting with a 21mg/hr nicotine patch. If you smoke less than 20 cigarettes a day, we recommend our 8 week program, which begins with our 14mg/hr nicotine patch.
<20 Cigarettes/Day
8-Week Program
week 1
week 2
Step 2 / 14mg
week 3
week 4
weeks
1-4
(BEGIN WITH STEP 2) Apply NicQuitin Patch (14mg) each day for the first 4 weeks. After 4 weeks of use, move to Step 3.
week 5
week 6
Step 3 / 7mg
week 7
Step 3: Apply NicQuitin Patch (7mg) each day for weeks 6-8. After 2 weeks, you may feel ready to discontinue use.