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How Nicorette gum works

Nicorette gum works by releasing nicotine, which your body craves during quitting smoking, into your blood stream through the lining of your mouth. As you chew Nicorette nicotine is mixed with saliva and is absorbed into your body. It is transported to nicotine receptors in the brain which are then satisfied.

How to use Nicorette gum

Nicorette gum is a medicine. You must read the instructions that come with it completely. You must quit smoking before using Nicorette gum. Here's a general guide to using Nicorette gum:

1. In the first six weeks you chew the gum every one or two hours
2. You then drop down to chewing a piece of gum every two to four hours
3. In the final stage of quitting you chew a piece of gum every four to eight hours
4. You chew the gum until you feel a tingly sensation in your mouth. This might take 10 or 15 chews. This sensation is the nicotine being released
5. Stop chewing when you feel the tingling and place the gum in your cheek tucked down by your gums. The gum is still doing its work here
6. When the tingly sensation is totally gone - chew the gum again until it returns
7. Keep doing this until the tingly sensation doesn't come when you chew. This means all the nicotine is gone from the gum
8. Wrap the gum up and throw it away
9. To start with you should be using nine or more pieces of gum a day
10. If you get really bad cravings you can chew another piece of gum straight after finishing one - you must not do this frequently though

Is Nicorette gum right for me?

Nicorette gum is good for most people wanting to give up smoking. It is especially good if:

• You used to cigarettes when you were feeling stressed out. Chewing is a good way of relieving stress
• You feel intense cravings that need satisfying immediately. A quick chew on the gum will get nicotine into your gum very quickly

• You suffer from dental problems or mouth ulcers
• You have a job where you are not allowed to chew gum

What flavours and strengths does the gum come in?

Nicorette gum comes in two flavours:

1. Fresh Mint Nicroette Gum
2. Fresh Fruit Nicorette Gum

1. 4 mg: If you smoke over 20 cigarettes a day you should start on this gum and then move onto the 2mg gum at about week eight of your 12 week smoking cessation program
2. 2 mg: If you smoke less that 20 cigarettes a day you should start on this strength of Nicorette gum and gratually reduce the number of pieces of gum you chew over 12 weeks

How long does it take to withdraw and how much Nicotine gum will I need?

It usually takes 12 weeks to totally withdraw from nicotine. In that time you will get through:

Heavy Smoker (20+ cigarettes a day)
580 pieces of 4mg gum
190 pieces of 2mg gum

Light Smoker (less than cigarettes a day)
About 770 pieces of 2mg gum