Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Michael Adams , Carol Urban

Exercise 1

The patient has smoked cigarettes for the past 25 years. She tells the nurse that she has been using nicotine replacement therapy (Nicorette) as prescribed, for the past week. However. she continues to think about and crave cigarettes. especially when she is with a group of her coworkers who smoke.
What should the nurse tell this patient about her continued thoughts and cravings for cigarettes?