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Nicotine gum is a type of chewing gum that delivers nicotine to the body. It is used as an aid in smoking cessation and in quitting smokeless tobacco. The nicotine is delivered to the bloodstream via absorption by the tissues of the mouth. The gum is first chewed until it is soft and a tingly sensation and/or peppery taste is noticed, after which it is pressed between the cheek and gums. When the tingly sensation stops, the gum is chewed again, and then pinched between the cheek and gums in a different place in the mouth. This is continued until the gum is depleted of nicotine (about 30 minutes). Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed, not swallowed. ...
Nicotine is an organic compound, a pyrrolidine-like alkaloid found naturally in the nightshade family of plants, such as tobacco and tomatoes. ...
Smoking cessation is the effort to stop smoking tobacco products. ...
Dipping tobacco (known more technically as American moist snuff) is a form of smokeless tobacco. ...
It is currently available over-the-counter in the US. The pieces are usually available in individual foil packages and come in various flavors including original, orange, and mint. Each piece typically contains 2 or 4 mg of nicotine, with the appropriate dosage depending on the smoking habits of the user. Popular brands include Nicorette, Commit, NicoDerm, Nicotrol, and Nicotinell in the UK. See separate articles for over-the-counter trading and the medical condition Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency. ...
Nicorette is a branded over-the-counter palliative treatment which is used to ameliorate the withdrawal effects involved in quitting smoking. ...
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Nicorette is a branded over-the-counter palliative treatment which is used to ameliorate the withdrawal effects involved in quitting smoking. ...
Alternative therapies include the nicotine patch, nicotine pastilles and the nicotine inhaler. A nicotine patch is a transdermal patch that releases nicotine into the skin. ...
Various regimes exist worldwide as to the accessibility of these medications which were originally sold (in the early 1990s) only in the USA and by prescription.
In the USA, they are available at drugstores over the counter subject to the same restrictions on underage purchases as tobacco. Usually the purchaser is directed to the pharmacist but in other cases the display of the nicotine therapy products is adjacent to the cigarette display.
In Hong Kong, the large chain "chemist" (drugstore) shops usually, but not always, require the purchaser of the stronger therapy (4 mg dose) to sign a register with passport number or Hong Kong ID.
In Paris, the widest and least expensive variety of these aids seems to be available and while underage sales are strictly prohibited and this prohibition is enforced, sales to adults are least restricted and the largest range of alternative therapies appears to be available.
The per-dose cost in the USA is about 63 (US) cents. The per-dose cost in Hong Kong is 40 cents. This means that the price of nicotine gum often exceeds that of the cigarettes it is designed to replace.
Nicotine, although a poison in large doses, is not the most harmful element of cigarette smoke. However, it is the only addictive element, therefore there is a possibility of addiction to nicotine gum.
There seem to be many "recreational" users of the leading brand Nicorette in the USA who ignore dosage levels and throw away the guidelines and stickers provided with the product and despite FDA oversight, these users contribute to the profits made by the gum's vendors.
The drug company's studies indicate that changing to nicotine gum causes people to quit both the gum and smoking, but this will work only for that population of smokers who could (in the era prior to nicotine replacement) gradually smoke fewer cigarettes per day. Whereas heavy and "chain" smokers often report success by going "cold turkey" especially when they (like the late runners Jim Fixx and George Sheehan) find a powerful replacement activity of which running seems to be the most effective.
Nicotine gum may also drive the user to "spit" tobacco because it replaces the activity of "lighting up" with a reinforced oral self-dosage, and when the nicotine gum user runs out of the gum (or cannot afford its prices, which are very high in the USA) he may turn to hazardous forms of "spit" or chewing tobacco. This is less likely to be a problem for residents of the United Kingdom where nicotine gum is also available on prescription from general practitioners, free of charge for users on low incomes and at the subsidised National Health Service prescription charge for other users. The logo of the NHS for England. ...
A prescription drug (or POM Prescription Only Medicine, in UK) is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. ...
Two unpleasant symptoms noticed by new users and by existing users who make excessive use of the gum in times of stress are hiccups and a perceived constriction of the throat muscles. Also, gum chewing appears uncultured world-wide; this problem can be addressed by using pastille, but the pastille is not as available. A hiccup or hiccough (generally pronounced hiccup independent of the spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. ...
Anatomy In anatomy, the throat is the part of the neck anterior to the vertebral column. ...
Nicotine gum played a minor role on September 11, 2001, for when transatlantic planes were grounded in Canada and waited while the Canadians organized their relief effort for the stranded passengers, nicotine gum and patches were brought to some aircraft for the relief of smokers. The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...
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