There are two categories of nicotine substitutes for smoking cessation: patches and oral forms. Patches are used to reduce the overall intensity of cravings (irrepressible craving) that you may experience during the day. However, if cravings persist, oral forms such as chewing gum or lozenges can help break the occasional craving. The simultaneous use of these two formats is not forbidden, but is not recommended, since it leads to an accumulation of nicotine doses, which should be reduced over time. In all cases, it is advisable to consult a health professional to optimize your treatment.

For further information, we recommend that you consult :

- Le site info tabac
- Tabac info service website
- The Santé Publique France website and its section on tobacco
- The "Ameli" health insurance site and its thematic dossier on tobacco

And more specifically, the resources you can consult to stop smoking:

- Tabac info service: the application that suggests ways to stop smoking, which you can download here.
- 3889: a free telephone service staffed by tobaccologists, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm.
- A tobaccologist: a professional who can help you quit under the right conditions, easily found on the tabac info service website here