Equate Nicotine Transdermal System Patches, 14 mg, is part of a Nicotine Replacement Therapy. Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is designed to wean your body off cigarettes. It helps regulate, control and gradually reduce your body's cravings for nicotine. Smoking is addictive in two ways. Your need for nicotine is both physical and mental. You must overcome both addictions to stop smoking. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) only deals with the physical dependence. It is not meant to be the only thing you use to help you quit smoking. You will need other methods that help the psychological (emotional and mental) part of smoking, such as a stop smoking program. Equate offers a free, personalized plan at smokefreehabits.com in order to assist on your journey to Quit Smoking! What is the nicotine patch and how is it used? The nicotine patch is a small, nicotine-containing patch. When you put on a nicotine patch, nicotine passes through the skin and into your body. The nicotine patch is very thin and uses special material to control how fast nicotine passes through the skin. Unlike the sudden jolts of nicotine delivered by cigarettes, the amount of nicotine you receive remains relatively smooth throughout the 16 or 24 hour period you wear the nicotine patch. This helps to reduce cravings you may have for nicotine. Use Reduces withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine craving, associated with quitting smoking Drug Facts Active Ingredient (in each patch) - Purpose Nicotine, 14 mg delivered over 24 hours - Stop smoking aid