This presentation answers the questions you may have about using the nicotine gum to stop smoking.

1. Frequently Asked Questions
about Using the Nicotine Gum
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2. Introduction
• Nicotine (pronounced nik’ oh teen) Gum, is
one of the nicotine replacement therapies
with which withdrawal symptoms can be
controlled. It’s a gum that contains the
substance, nicotine. It’s used as an oral
substitute for people trying to stop smoking.
This article tries to answer some frequently
asked questions about using the nicotine gum.

3. What Are They Used for?
• Nicotine gums are used to stop smoking
because of the addictive nature of the
nicotine in cigarettes. When you smoke, your
body becomes used to having nicotine but
when you stop, your nicotine levels drop
quickly. This abrupt drop can cause
withdrawal symptoms like
anxiety, tetchiness, headache, weight
gain, and difficulty sleeping or concentrating.
The Nicotine gum helps to overcome these
cravings.

4. Q: Does the nicotine gum cure
addiction to nicotine?
• A: Chewing the nicotine gum can help you to
stop smoking, but it doesn’t cure the
addiction to nicotine. For many people, it’s
like transferring nicotine addiction from one
medium to another (from cigarettes to gum).

5. Q: Does the nicotine gum cure
addiction to nicotine?(2)
• Even though chewing the gum is healthier
than smoking, you are still addicted to the
nicotine. You can break this addiction or (is it
re-addiction?) by gradually reducing the
strength of the gum you buy. Alternatively,
you can substitute nicotine gum with normal
gum over a period of time. Consult your
doctor or local pharmacist for more help on
this.

6. Nicotine Gum Addiction
• Q: I have quit smoking for a while now with
the help of the nicotine gum but I can’t seem
to get off the gum. What should I do
considering the fact that the notice on the
pack says you should see a doctor if you have
to use it for more than nine months.

7. Answer on Nicotine Gum Addiction
• A: You’ve substituted addiction to one form of
nicotine with another form… you need to
quit… but get off gradually so you don’t return
to smoking cigarettes. You have done well to
have quit smoking; now you really have to quit
the gum. It’s become a substitute, and you
don’t need it. Bit by bit, ease off it.

8. Q: How does the nicotine gum work?
• A: The nicotine gum helps smokers cope with
the often unpleasant withdrawal symptoms
and cravings that accompany a stop smoking
decision. These cravings occur as a result of
their addiction to nicotine. By nature, nicotine
is highly addictive and just like a drug, when
you are used to it and you suddenly stop using
it, withdrawal symptoms (such as touchiness,
headaches, restiveness, inability to sleep) set
in.

9. Q: How does the nicotine gum
work?(2)
• The nicotine gum works as a nicotine
replacement therapy by supplying the body with
nicotine in small doses, devoid of an actual
smoking process. The nicotine is transported to
the bloodstream via assimilation by the tissues of
the mouth. This provides fast and effective relief
from cravings but the distressing truth is that the
12-month success rate for people who quit
smoking using the nicotine gum is, according to
long-term studies, less than 10 per cent.

10. Q: How does the nicotine gum
work?(3)
• The implication is: 9 out of every 10 people who
quit smoking using the gum will relapse in less
than a year. That’s really not encouraging even
though the gum has been indicated to break
physical addiction. But, you must be prepared to
break your psychological addiction. Willpower is
involved. Try to avoid situations where you will be
tempted to smoke, and remember to seek help
and support whenever you feel like giving in to
your cravings.

11. Q: How does the nicotine gum
work?(4)
• The Nicotine gum is available in two doses.
Nicorette gum suggests that if you smoke less
than 20 cigarettes a day you should use the 2
mg gum. More cigarettes or an unsuccessful
attempt with the 2 mg version warrants the 4
mg type. Size of gum is the same for both
doses. It comes in fresh mint and orange
flavours.

12. Q: How does the nicotine gum
work?(5)
• Whenever you feel the urge to smoke a
cigarette, drop a piece of nicotine gum into your
mouth and start to chew. Keep chewing until you
experience a tickly feeling in your mouth. For a
moment or 2, stop chewing the gum and place it
at the side of your mouth until the tickly feeling
has stopped, then start chewing again. This
way, each piece of gum should last around 30
minutes in the mouth. Smokers usually use
between 12 -15 pieces of gum a day, one piece
every 1 -2 hours.

13. Q: How does the nicotine gum
work?(6)
• If you want the gum to function effectively, avoid
eating or drinking anything 15 minutes before
using a piece of gum. It is also recommended that
the gum is chewed slowly to avoid the intake of
too much nicotine and resultant side effects.
• The nicotine gum is premised on the belief that
smokers need to gradually wean themselves off
nicotine dependence. So use it as directed by
your doctor to avoid any ugly side effects.

14. Q: What side effects will I experience
if I use the nicotine gum?
• A: It’s not every nicotine gum user that will
experience side effects but common side
effects include: indigestion, headache, mouth
and throat irritation, jaw ache, stomach
discomfort and vomiting.

15. Q: What are the don’ts of using the
nicotine gum?
• Don’t take more than 24 pieces of gum in any
given day. An overdose of the gum can cause
breathing problems, vomiting and tiredness.
• Don’t use the gum if you have not consulted
your doctor for professional advice on how to
use it.
• Smokers using the gum should desist from
smoking cigarettes totally.

16. Q: What are the don’ts of using the
nicotine gum?(2)
• Don’t use the gum any longer than 6 months;
it is not intended for long-term use.
• Don’t give the nicotine gum to children.
• Don’t use the gum if you are pregnant, have
any heart problems or react to nicotine.
• Don’t use the gum if it has expired.

17. Q: How can I get the nicotine gum?
• A: It can be bought over the counter in
Europe, the US and elsewhere but you must
be 18 before you can buy. Online, you can get
it here.

18. Other Stop Smoking Products
• Using the Nicotine Patches to Quit Smoking
• Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr
• Quit Smoking Aids
• Stop Smoking Pills,Patches and Gums
• Do Lungs Heal After Quit Smoking?

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