A six-week programme that steps down nicotine without shock.
QuitLoop maps your current puff cadence, then reduces ceiling and interval in micro-increments. The science is simple: keep cortisol quiet while receptors quietly down-regulate.
180-second urge window
Acute nicotine surges last fewer than three minutes. Urge surfing occupies that window with paced breath so the parasympathetic system can take over.
Cue decoupling
Morning coffee, commute, screens and social drinks become mapped triggers. Each cue is paired with a substitute micro-habit instead of a shame prompt.
Vagal recovery
Prolonged exhalation and cold-water grounding compete with the hand-to-mouth reflex. Heart-rate recovery is tracked as a biomarker of settling, not as a score.
Your 6-week tapering programme
Gentle neurochemical tapering designed to minimise receptor shock while retraining daily reflexive routines. Plan templates stay data-driven so regional programmes can differ later without a rewrite.
Week 1: Baseline Taper
Daily limit: 90 puffs • Stabilised autonomic triggers
Week 2: Trigger Disruption
Goal: 70 puffs • CBT micro-prompts at known cue windows
Week 3: Nicotine Step-Down
Goal: 45 puffs/day • oral substitute habits introduced
Weeks 4–6: Zero Nicotine & Horizon
Zero dependency • dopamine receptor resensitisation
Why not cold turkey?
High-salt disposable vapes deliver frictionless, desk-bound, high-frequency intake. Abrupt cessation spikes cortisol and sleep disruption, which is why so many 18–30 year-olds relapse within a fortnight. QuitLoop steps down 3–7% per cycle instead of asking for a single act of willpower.
What the app actually measures
Usage events (when, how much, product context), craving logs, savings in GBP minor units, streak adherence, and health insights such as cilia recovery. Timestamps stay in UTC; “day” is interpreted in Europe/London for UK members.
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