Nicorette Original 4mg Gum Nicotine acts fast to help you deal with cravings. The nicotine is absorbed quickly through your mouth and gums, relieving those unpleasant withdrawal symptoms soon after they strike. This gum is for smokers who smoke less than 20 cigarettes a day. This product is used to relieve or prevent withdrawal symptoms and reduce the cravings you get when you try to stop smoking, or when cutting down the number of of cigarettes you smoke. Nicorette Gum can also be used when you are pregnant or breast- feeding to help you stop smoking, as the risks to your baby are far less than if you continue to smoke .