It seems like a lot of people try to get rid of cigarettes by replacing them with something else containing nicotine. The most popular being patches and gums. There might be some quit smoking benefits coming with that. After all- you don’t inhale tar, carbon-monoxide, and all the other poisonous substances.
Still, I have some doubts about this whole idea. In my opinion being a smoker means being a drug addict. I might be mistaken, but it seems like a silly idea to replace one way to feed your body with the substance you are addicted to with another way to do so.
What will happen if you run out of nicotine gums or patches? As far as I know cigarettes are way more readily available than those two things. Would you not be tempted to go and buy a pack of cigarettes if the substitutes are not available?
