Nicotine patch claims up in smoke

[Ansel]

:-P

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...e-6287514.html

[spinyeel]

No surprises there. lol. Arguably the biggest medical scam in history.

[precious007]

Not a scam I'd say but definitely not a better option to quit smoking than snus is.

Snus is what actually helped me quit and probably thousands others.

The patch also gave me nasty intoxication.

[truthwolf1]

I have friends who were using the gum for a 2-4 years and then finally left nicotine. NRT should be advised to use for as long as you need it because a relapse is much worse. 3-6 weeks is a joke when you are dealing with a lifelong addiction. It is not just the nicotine jitters but the social and psychological addiction which needs to be addresed for many people.

[precious007]

I have friends who were using the gum for a 2-4 years and then finally left nicotine. NRT should be advised to use for as long as you need it because a relapse is much worse. 3-6 weeks is a joke when you are dealing with a lifelong addiction. It is not just the nicotine jitters but the social and psychological addiction which needs to be addresed for many people.

+1

it takes anywhere between 3 - 6 months

they even mention it on the nicotine gum packs.

[truthwolf1]

A good friend who was lifelong dipper and heavy smoker quit the smokes by upping his dip usage. On his birthday a couple of weeks ago I offered him a can of THunder Frosted los and he refused saying he has been tobacco free for a month. He is using the nicotine gum.

I have never tried a piece of nicotine gum in my life. Pretty much went straight from Smokes to Snus on my first attempt of a serious quit. Maybe gum is a option in leaving snus??

but SNUS is so flipping awesome.

[spinyeel]

I'd like to see the numbers published in the media,of people who have been successful quitting cigarettes by using Snus,in comparison with N.R.T products.
I'll bet Big Pharmacy would love that.
I call N.R.T. a scam,because it creates billions of dollars in profits but has a pathetic success rate.

[wa3zrm]

Maybe gum is a option in leaving snus??

I know people that have gone this route. What they end up doing is chewing the gum rather than using tobacco. They seem to become addicted to the gum.

I tried both the patch and the gum when I smoked. Neither of them worked for me. I think it's the tobacco alkaloids in snus that make it work so well. Nic alone does not cut it... at least for me.

I've been fooling around with ecigs as of late... and they don't work for me either. In fact, I only use zero nic juices... I like the taste of some of the juices. For me at least, the bottom line is snus. It's the only thing that was able to get me off a 30+ year pack a day habit.

[rickcharles606]

I tried the gum and didn't find it terribly effective. The funny thing is that if you read the directions on the nicotine gum, it tells you to chew it then place it between your cheek and gum, LMAO. Sound familiar?

[desirexe]

Anyone remember that SM gum a couple of years back...Firebreak was it?? Anyway..I really wish that were still available, I seem to recall it having bits of real tobacco in it?? The flavor was pleasant but it didn't become a part of my habit because I enjoyed snus too much. Chewing regular gum with a Northerner Boost mini works too..drunken accident..realized when I spit my brown gum out

[lxskllr]

I have zero interest in supporting corporate pharmacology. There's no art in their craft, and it's all a cynical play on people's minor addictions. Snus and snuff has very little risk, and there's no reason people should forsake real art forms for mass produced addiction devices.