Quit smoking shots are injections that are given to the individual smokers who want to get rid of their smoking habit. The procedure is performed in a clinic with a physician and medical staff. The shot blocks the nicotine receptor sites in your brain through which nicotine withdrawal symptoms are cut.

There is a new stop smoking shot by the name of SMARTTM that has shown to be quite promising. There are two FDA approved medicines Scopolamine and Atarax involved in it. SMART stands for Scopolamine as a medicine that contains the ingredient of the seasickness patch, while Atarax is an antihistamine like Benadryl. The physical withdrawal pains are eased and the brain nicotine receptors are blocked by these two medicines when given together through one shot in the buttocks or hip. Next, the scopolamine patch and medication are jointly used for the next two weeks. It is important to mention here that the joint use of medication and the scopolamine patch has a success rate of 70 to 80% while patches have a success rate of 20%, which is thought to be a normal rate of success. It should be noted that it can cause side effects. Therefore, doctors advise medical examination before allowing the patients to go ahead with the treatment especially if there are medical drugs being taken or medical concerns.

Older shots which consisted of 3 shots of other more traditional shot methods were injected behind the ear (two) and in the buttock (one).