nicotine gum addiction has been chewing gum for over 7 years but has quit smoking and dipping snuff.

	Asked by Unregistered (Male; 56; high bp and elevated chol. controlled with medication also takes meds for anxiety drinks more alch. than he should. works as job super. for home builder high stress job. also takes melatonin as a sleep aid. fell from roof of house 3 yrs ago and sufferd broken hip then had that hip replaced 2 yrs ago. had surgeries on knee and rotator cuff in the last 15 yrs, also had subdural hematoma after falling durring anaphalactic (sp) shock episode brought on by lime juice. had some problems with memory and altered personality while brain was swollen after fall. he has recovered but drs said he would have problems with"over doing" things as a result of the brain swelling. that fall occured in 1994. sounds very complicated now that i write it down, all i really want to know is if chewing all that nicotine gum can harm him...if so i need to have something from a medical professional to begin to convince him to stop, his dr here doesn't seem to think it is a problem. ) on Thu 12, Jun 2008 11:43am :
	my husband chews the nicoine gum and has done so for 8 years he chews at least 8 pc per day............this can't be good, but he is addicted. can this cause health problems he does not smoke or dip any more. thank you linda from texas
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	Answer by Dr Noopur S, MD (doctor) on Thu 24, Jul 2008 01:11am: Hi, Nicotine chewing gum is usually taken to overcome smoking addiction, although some people get addicted to the gum itself. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor it constricts the blood vessels and although the amount of nicotine in the gum is very low but still continued use over a long period of time can cause harm. Since your husband already has two risk factors for cardiovascular diseases like high BP and high cholesterol, chewing nicotine gum will only make it worse. Please try to convince your husband to break this habit. Do keep us posted! Thank you for using our service.  If you are satisfied with the answer or if you want a detailed answer for your question, please make a donation and request for further clarifications.  Our doctors will provide an elaborate answer for your clarification.   Please make a donation by clicking the button below. You may donate using funds from your PayPal account or Credit Card. Please rate my answer (select the stars below, no need to log in.)
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