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
12-Week Program
week 1
week 4
Step 1 / 21mg
weeks
1-4
Step 1: Apply NicQuitin Patch (21mg) each day for the first 4 weeks. After 4 weeks of use, move to Step 2.
week 3
week 2
week 5
week 6
week 7
week 8
Step 2 / 14mg
weeks
5-8
Step 2: Apply NicQuitin Patch (14mg) each day for weeks 5 through 8. After four weeks of use, move to Step 3.
week 9
week 10
week 11
Step 3 / 7mg
week 12
weeks
9-12
Step 3: Apply NicQuitin Patch (7mg) each day for weeks 9-12 After 2 weeks, you may feel ready to discontinue use.