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1: I dont smoke but I dip smokeless tobaco. Will the patch work the same for dipping?
Congratulations on deciding to quit! As you know, smokeless tobacco, like all forms of tobacco, contains nicotine. Because nicotine is addictive, quitting smokeless can cause withdrawal feelings. Nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patch and particularly nicotine gum) is recommended for people quitting chew. Some people prefer the nicotine gum because it replaces the action of using smokeless, since you repeatedly chew and park the gum between your gum and cheek. Check with your health care provider, dentist, pharmacist, or a tobacco treatment specialist for the correct dosage and use. Just using the patch or gum, however, is not enough to quit and stay quit. Think about what you can do to cope with cravings and choose not to dip. People who have quit smokeless tobacco recommend sugarless gum, sunflower seeds, toothpicks, beef jerky, anything to keep your mouth busy. Tapering down how much you use, as long as you set a specific date to quit in a few weeks, can help lessen withdrawal. There is a website, www.smokeless.org, that might be helpful. We hope that some of the features of trytostop.org will be useful to you as well.
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