Re: Nicorette vs chewing and smoking....

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Randy,

thanks for posting your experience. I appreciate it!

Hugs,

theresa

> On the safety issue of Nicorette gum...

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> A while back I was researching this exact issue and found a Q/A

session with a doctor who indicated that Nicorette will not harm you

in any quantity. It's the other contents of cigarettes that are

harmful, not the nicotine itself. I was going to forward the link (I

saved it) but trying it now it's no longer valid.

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> For myself, I've come to prefer *very* small amounts of chewing

tobacco over the gum. There really isn't any reason I can find to

take large amounts and spit. Works fine for me to use a small amount

and not spit any part of it out. After a while I just take it out

and throw it away.

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> I found that this addresses my craving more than the gum (chewing

tobacco has a lot of nicotine), and my jaws to start to hurt from

constantly chewing gum, and also I resent the ridiculous price of the

gum and the advertisements that tell us Nicorette is " strong

medicine " . It's nicotine! You're just selling me an alternate

mechanism for getting nicotine, at an absurdly inflated price!

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> I'm sure there are risks with even small amounts of chewing

tobacco, so I'm not recommending it, just conveying my experience.

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> --Randy

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