Stop Smoking Shots




One of the innovative ways to stop smoking is to get an injection which reduces cravings for cigarettes. The stop smoking shot can only be administered by a doctor. It is believed to have helped nearly 80% of the smokers who have tried it. They stopped smoking and did not suffer any nicotine withdrawal symptoms while quitting.

Almost anybody who has ever tried to kick the habit knows that it is not that easy to give up cigarettes. At first the majority of smokers try the so called “cold turkey” method: they stop smoking all together without any means or strategies. If it does not work, they go to nicotine gums, patches, inhalers, or other tools of nicotine replacement therapy. After this people go in different directions: they try hypnosis, acupuncture, natural remedies, prescription medications and many other things that have ever been invented by those who want to help smokers. Sooner or later some people really succeed while others give up and keep smoking for the rest of their lives.

The idea of a stop smoking shot sounds really good. It is hard to believe that a strong addiction caused by nicotine can be broken by a simple injection. Seems that any smoker would be ready to have it done once and forget about cigarette cravings forever. But it is not as simple as it seems at the beginning.

Stop smoking shots eliminate nicotine addiction by blocking the nicotine receptors in the brain. They also relieve physical withdrawal symptoms. They used to be given at the back of the ear and buttocks, now they make injections through the hip or buttocks.

There are several most popular medications used in this type of injections.

Welplex can be often seen in commercials and advertisements. It might be a very effective stop-smoking drug, but a patient should know that it is based on two powerful poisonous ingredients: scopolamine and atropine: the first one is usually used in motion-sickness medications; the second one is applied during eye examinations because it dilates the pupils. Both substances are extracted from Deadly Nightshade, a toxic perennial shrub. Welplex is given in three shots.

The advanced version of this medication is SMART, Scopolamine Medicated Anticholinergic Receptor Treatment. It requires only one shot and atropine from Welplex is replaced here by atarax, an antihistamine similar to Benadryl.

The most recent medication is called QUIT 1-2-3. Just like the previous two it should be injected by a doctor. After the three doses of QUIT 1-2-3 the physical withdrawal symptoms are greatly reduced along with the psychological problems that a smoker usually encounters while trying to quit.

As a rule, patients that try stop smoking shots experience such side effects as dizziness, dry mouth, urination and vision problems, appetite changes, and confusion. Pregnant women, people with irregular heart rhythm, prostate problems or the patients that are treated with mood elevating medications cannot have this type of shots.

Several studies show that the injections have high level of effectiveness (up to 80%), however, they work good in tandem with other tools. The quitting smokers should discipline themselves by fighting cravings for cigarettes. One of the simplest ways to do so is to wait for 5-10 minutes before having a cigarette. In addition, the person should avoid being in the presence of smoking people, stop having cigarettes in the house or in other easily reachable places, talk to close people about the efforts to quit that they might help and try not to tempt with their own smoking.

Doctors recommend stop smoking shots as the last resort for those who have tried all other available methods. If the smoker has strongly decided to give up the habit and is ready to do anything available for the achievement of this goal, he or she should talk to a doctor about the shot and whether is will be a right thing to do.

Terry Goodman

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Posted on March 21, 2010 
Filed Under How to Quit Smoking, Stop Smoking

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