Taper calculator

How the schedule is built

1. 1

   Count honestly

   Pouches per day on a normal day, not a good one. Strength is printed on the can.

2. 2

   Pick the days

   Thirty is common. Anything from one day to a year works; a long tail at one pouch a day is a sign to pick an earlier date.

3. 3

   Choose a curve

   Linear drops a little every day. Stepped holds a level for a few days, then drops — easier to remember.

4. 4

   Track it

   The dashboard keeps today’s target, logs each pouch, and shields a slip so one bad day is a slip, not a reset.

Questions anons ask

Taper or cold turkey?

Nobody here can tell you which works for you. Anons report both. The peer-reviewed work is mostly about vaping and smoking, not pouches. What a taper does is make the plan explicit, so a slip is a slip and not the end of the attempt.

Why does the schedule never hit zero before the quit date?

Because a taper that reaches zero early is a cold-turkey plan with extra steps. The last day before your quit date is one pouch. Then the clock starts.

Can I step down strength too?

Yes. Enter the lower strength and the day it starts, here or on the dashboard plan; the count keeps falling either way. The schedule then says how many pouches of each can you need, and the dashboard says which can to buy next. Nicotine figures are what the can says is contained, not what your body absorbs.

What happens when I go over target?

That day is a slip. You get three shields to start and earn one per seven clean days, up to five; a shielded slip keeps your streak. Nothing is stored as a counter — every number is recomputed from what you logged.

Is this medical advice?

No. Estimates only. For NRT, prescriptions or anything clinical, the resources page links people who are paid to know.