How many 4mg nicotine gums a day?
Most people use 10 to 15 pieces a day. (Do not chew more than 30 pieces of the 2 mg gum or 20 pieces of the 4 mg gum a day.)
What are the directions for Nicorette gum?
Chew Nicorette Gum slowly until you can taste the nicotine or feel a tingling sensation in your mouth. Stop chewing and park the piece of Nicorette between your cheek and gums. After about a minute, when the tingling is almost gone, start chewing again. Repeat this process until the tingle is gone (about 30 minutes).
How do you use 4mg nicotine gum?
Nicotine gum is not like regular chewing gum. To use it correctly, bite down slowly on the gum until you feel a tingling in your mouth. Then “park” the gum between the inside of your cheek and your gums. Hold it for about a minute to let the nicotine absorb into your body.
Can you swallow spit from nicotine gum?
Nicotine is absorbed only through the lining of the mouth. It is used differently than regular gum so very little will get in the stomach where it can cause heartburn, hiccups, and upset stomach. Do not swallow the nicotine or your saliva.
How many pieces of nicotine gum equals a cigarette?
Although plasma nicotine levels equivalent to those following cigarette smoking may be obtained by chewing at least 10 pieces of 4-mg nicotine gum daily, the slower rate of absorption may limit its therapeutic value as a substitute for cigarette smoking.
Should I use 2mg or 4mg nicotine?
Many smokers should start using the 2-mg dose. However, you may want to start with 4-mg gum if you: Smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day. Have severe withdrawal symptoms when you don’t smoke.
How much nicotine is in a 7mg patch?
Each NICODERM® STEP 3 (7 mg/day) patch contains 36 mg nicotine. Each patch releases a controlled 0.5 mg/hr over 24 hours with systemic delivery of 7 mg/day.
What happens if you chew gum while smoking?
The smoke you inhale from the cigarette gets trapped in the gum that you are still actively chewing on while continuing to inhale more smoke. Those toxins in the smoke are getting tossed around the inside of your mouth and causing tooth decay.
How many cigarettes is a 7 mg patch?
Determining the patch dose For most people who smoke one pack per day or less, the following is a reasonable starting point: more than 15 cigarettes per day: 21 mg patch (Step 1) seven to 15 cigarettes per day: 14 mg patch (Step 2) fewer than seven cigarettes per day: 7 mg patch (Step 3).
How many milligrams of nicotine are in a cigarette?
It is the nicotine in tobacco that is addictive. Each cigarette contains about 10 milligrams of nicotine. A person inhales only some of the smoke from a cigarette, and not all of each puff is absorbed in the lungs. The average person gets about 1 to 2 milligrams of nicotine from each cigarette.