Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can help maintain nicotine levels to offset withdrawal symptoms during smoking or vaping cessation.

“people using a nicotine patch or nicotine gum or other nicotine delivery device that is not cigarettes and not vaping in order to maintain levels of nicotine in their bloodstream, which of course means maintain levels of nicotine in their brain and body to the same extent that they would if they were smoking or vaping, maybe even gradually taking down the total amount of nicotine in their brain and body by reducing the number or size of nicotine gum pieces that they ingest each day, or keeping the patch on for a shorter amount of time or getting a lower dose patch that releases less nicotine total or over time.”