If you are one of the millions of smokers who has repeatedly tried to quit, succeeded for a few days or weeks, and the succumbed the lure of nicotine once again, you may be wondering if giving up tobacco is within your future.

And if you are one of the millions of smokers who have done all of that while availing themselves of any of the numerous stop smoking aids, and still failed, you may be almost completely certain that quitting is not in your future.

But if there's room enough between your desire to quit and your certainty that you will fail for the width of a needle, don't give up just yet. Think about giving the stop smoking shot a chance.

How The Stop Smoking Shot Works The stop smoking shot--which is really three shots given over an hour or so-uses two FDA-approved drugs, scopolamine and atarax--to block your brain's nicotine receptors and keep them from pleading with you for their next fix.

The effects of the stop smoking shot last for three days, long enough to get you over the worst symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, but you will also be follow up with a daily oral of atarax and a scopolamine patch, which will you will need until the acetylcholine levels in your brain, which have been far too concentrated because of your nicotine addiction, return to normal. When your acetylcholine levels are back to normal, your nicotine cravings should be gone for good.

The follow-up medication and patch will not have the same strength as the original stop smoking shot, but they will be sufficient to keep your brain from producing acetylcholine while you withdraw from the nicotine. At the same time, your entire system will be detoxifying from the accumulated tobacco-related toxins of a lifetime of smoking, and you will start feeling better than you have in years.

Companion Counseling And Cost Most programs which offer the stop smoking shot will give those clients who require it a repeat injection at no additional charge. They also include instructional materials, and the very best stop smoking shot programs supply counseling and behavioral modification therapy. Most experts agree that the key to success in smoking cessation is discovering and eliminating the emotional issues which originally led a person to take up smoking

The stop smoking shot programs currently available run between $350 and $500. Because the stop smoking shot contains FDA-approved drugs, many insurance companies consider it a medical treatment and will cover at least part of the cost. So don't give up on quitting just yet; do a little research and see if the top smoking shot is the answer for you!