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How To Reduce Your Nicotine Intake Using Nicotine Pouches

Nicotine Pouches are a fantastic alternative for nicotine if you're considering quitting smoking and they're also a good partner to use alongside an e-cigarette for nicotine when quitting.

But did you know that these oral nicotine products can actually help you reduce your nicotine intake as they provide a fast fix for nicotine alongside a prolonged release leaving your cravings curbed after every pouch used.

We're going to take a look at exactly how nicotine pouches can help reduce your nicotine intake and why you should consider using these oral nicotine products to help you on your nicotine quitting journey!

A Brief Explanation Of What Nicotine Is And How IT Affects you

Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical that is found in it's natural state in tobacco plants. It's what is ingested when either smoking tobacco products, vaping with an e-cigarette and vape juice containing nicotine or using nicotine pouches.

When absorbed, nicotine releases a series of fast acting endorphins which people can find enjoyable, providing a slight sense of relaxation, satisfaction and well-being. Studies have also shown nicotine to release a small amount of dopamine to the brain, similar to the same ones released when you eat good food, or do something which makes you happy and this is what people begin craving after using nicotine almost instantly and it's what causes repeat use.

If you use nicotine for a prolonged period of time, this can form an addiction as well as a dependency on nicotine and this is what people find hard to over come, especially when wanting to quit smoking or nicotine. And it's why it's always recommended when choosing to quit smoking that some form of nicotine replacement therapy is used as we elaborate on below.

Why Using a nicotine alternative is important when quitting

Traditional forms of nicotine replacement which are prescribed by GP's to people quitting smoking are things like nicotine patches, nicotine gums or lozenges and nicotine sprays, all of which have different releases of nicotine. Nicotine sprays provide an instantaneous hit of nicotine to quickly curb your cravings whereas nicotine patches and nicotine gum provide a longer lasting and progressive release of nicotine to aid in stopping the cravings creeping in.

It's pretty important to use a form of nicotine replacement therapy when you're quitting smoking because of nicotines highly addictive properties, you cannot just simply stop and go cold turkey. Whilst there are people out there that do follow this protocol, it's always recommended to use a form of NRT to prevent any nasty side effects such as withdrawals setting in, because this can lead to things like anxiety, headaches, tiredness and fatigue which is something most people will want to avoid.

Whilst not an officially recognised nor prescribed form of NRT, the use of e-cigarettes has been found to be the most optimal route to consider taking when you're quitting smoking, as these provide an almost like for like experience to smoking tobacco products.

But people are now also finding success in quitting smoking with the use of nicotine pouches as well as using them alongside their e-cigarette to help reduce the frequency they use their e-cigarette which in turn preserves the lungs as you do not need to inhale when using nicotine pouches.

Whilst they are becoming popular amongst adult users here in the UK, you may be reading this and not be familiar with nicotine pouches and what exactly they are, so we will explain them in detail below!

what are nicotine pouches?

Nicotine Pouches are an oral nicotine product, designed to offer a discreet way to consume nicotine as they not produce any sort of smoke or vapour.

Each pouch is made of a fibrous material and inside each pouch is a carefully crafted powdered nicotine solution, that has been measured to specific amounts to make an overall nicotine strength, as well as having flavourings and other essential ingredients like binding agents included to keep the nicotine powder moist and prevent clumping within the pouch.

They share a similar design to Snus pouches, however they differ quite significantly as Snus pouches contain actual tobacco leaf where as nicotine pouches do not contain any form of tobacco whatsoever.

Nicotine Pouches are commonly available in a wide range of nicotine strengths, ranging from low nicotine strengths like 6mg, to more intermediate strengths like 12mg as well as offers strong/higher strengths such as 18-24mg.

These can aid in helping someone quit smoking as they provide an almost instant rush of nicotine followed by a prolonged slow release of nicotine and it's absorbed through the gum lining which is very different from any other form of nicotine replacement therapy as well as using an e-cigarette.

And it's the way in which the nicotine is absorbed which can actually help lead to positive results when it comes to reducing your nicotine intake as we continue below.
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how can nicotine pouches help reduce your nicotine intake

As we mentioned, the way in which nicotine absorbs when using a nicotine pouch is very different to anything else and can provide a near instant satisfaction once the moisture from the mouth activates the powdered nicotine solution which is housed inside each nicotine pouch.

Because of this, the nicotine strength of nic pouches doesn't exactly correlate to the strengths seen in vape juices. For example, we wouldn't recommend jumping straight from 20mg nicotine salt vape juice to 20mg nicotine strength nic pouches if you'd not previously used nicotine pouches before as the high strength nicotine pouches will likely be quite overpowering if you'd never used them before.

When first starting out with nicotine pouches, you'll want to start off with a relatively low nicotine strength to get used to them before you consider ramping up the strength of your pouches. And this is where it can help reduce your nicotine intake in the long run as you may find that a low strength nicotine pouch does the job for you!

There's no harm in using nicotine pouches alongside your e-cigarette if you're quitting smoking, as there's a high chance that you'll find you're using your e-cigarette less often because you're getting enough nicotine from using nic pouches.

And this is where you'll find you'll be gradually reducing your nicotine intake, by using your vape device less, as well as using nicotine pouches that are of lower strength compared to the vape juice you were using in your vape device.

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