Stop Smoking Products and Pills

Smoking is one of the leading causes of health problems in the modern world. Millions of persons worldwide are addicted to cigarettes. Every day, thousands try to stop smoking.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to stop smoking. Cigarettes are as addictive as heroin. Cold turkey almost never works. Nicotine patches just feed the addiction. So what's the solution?

Our staff tested a variety of herbal systems to help stop smoking. These smoking cessation products have some things in common. All are:

• non-prescription
• nicotine-free
• non-habit-forming

We recruited a group of 168 smokers to test four leading stop-smoking products for a 3-month period. At the end of three months, we evaluated the results. The conclusions surprised us. One product, NicRX, was extremely successful in smoking cessation.

Our staff of experts have rated a number of products in this category and have listed their recommendations.

Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor N/A Overall Score Success Percentage Test Results Customer Service Recommendation Brand Price (3-month supply) NicRx $124.95 96% 88% Must buy NicoCure $199.95 77% 64% Tentative buy CigArrest $299.95 63% 61% Do not buy Cig-Arrette $269.85 61% 23% Do not buy

NicRX

NicRX was by far the most effective of the products our testers tried. 88% of our testers were able to completely stop smoking. This compares quite favorably to the 20% success rate associated with the cold turkey method.

Cravings were rare and mild while NicRX was used. For the most part our testers simply did not feel the urge to smoke. One individual told us, "These pills made it easy to stop smoking." IN addition, there was very little irritability or insomnia associated with the testers who used this product.

These impressive results were rather surprising to us. Based on the experiences of our testers, NicRX was awarded a must buy recommendation.

NicoCure

NicoCure was a reasonably successful stop smoking product. After a single month on NicoCure, 64% of our testers were able to stop smoking.

Those who used NicoCure reported relatively frequent but manageable. Stopping smoking wasn't pleasant or easy but our testers were able to master themselves and resist the urge to reach for a cigarette.

Interestingly, NicoCure did nothing to diminish the irritability associated with stopping smoking. Many of our testers felt easily aggravated and emotionally fragile during their month of testing. We assume that NicoCure doesn't contain ingredients to help diminish these issues.

Based on the performance plus the excessive cost (about twice as much as the top-rated product), NicoCure was awarded a tentative buy recommendation.

CigArrest

CigArrest includes a nicotine replacement lozenge (or gum, or chewable tablet), a vitamin, a CD and a booklet. Our testers felt glad to open the initial package and see so many items.

The success rate for the CigArrest system is a respectable 63%. Many of our testers liked being able to choose between lozenges, gum or tablets -- they also liked the oral element of the CigArrest system.

The major downside of the CigArrest system is its over-aggressive marketing. A consumer can't simply purchase CigArrest. One is forced to sign up for an auto-ship type program which is extremely difficult to cancel. There are many complaints against the manufacturers of CigArrest for this very reason.

Considering these difficulties, and the easy availability of better products, CigArrest received a do not buy recommendation.

Cig-Arette

The Cig-Arette system consists of 4 different herbal formulations used at different times during the stop smoking process. The system seemed rather complicated and it is certainly more difficult to use than the other systems we tested.

The success rate for Cig-Arette was only 23% -- slightly higher than the cold turkey success rage (20%). Our testers reported no reduction at all in the urge to smoke. Cravings were relentless. Several testers gave up within the first week. Those who managed to stop smoking described the process as one of the most difficult of their lives.

Cig-Arette did not seem to work for our test group. Therefore we gave the Cig-Arette system a do not buy recommendation.