NRT

British  

abbreviation

1. nicotine replacement therapy: a type of treatment designed to help people give up smoking in which gradually decreasing doses of nicotine are administered through patches on the skin etc to avoid the effects of sudden withdrawal from the drug

---

Example Sentences

A rush of Instagram-approved products have flooded the NRT market over the last few years.

From Los Angeles Times

When Nicorette was invented in Sweden in the late 1970s, it was the first NRT available to smokers who wanted to quit.

From Los Angeles Times

Because traditional NRT products largely cater to consumers who are addicted to smoking cigarettes rather than vaping, it can be hard for vapers to know how to use them.

From Los Angeles Times

Per the FDA’s regulations of NRT products, which has not yet approved any methods for specifically quitting vaping, dosing instructions on both legacy products like Nicorette and new brands must be based on how many cigarettes a user smokes per day.

From Los Angeles Times

“I chose Jones because the branding was chic and pretty non-descriptive,” Maguire said “I didn’t want to have to talk about the fact I was quitting and other NRT products were pretty obvious.”

From Los Angeles Times