Two things that helped me to quit. Candy to suck on as has been suggested already (I used lemon drops). Also, stay physically active. When the cravings are driving you crazy get off your ass and do something physical. Work out or something.
That was probably more feasible for me than for some because I live on a farm. I was cutting firewood and doing repairs I had put off and stuff like that pretty intensely for a couple of weeks until the cravings subsided to a less maddening level.
But for full disclosure I have to admit that after two years nicotine free I got re-addicted. I was stressing out about some stuff and a friend who smokes was around and I took a cigarette from him, bad mistake. For like six or seven months I was able to keep it down to just a smoke or two on the weekends but it gradually increased until I was fully hooked again. Now I'm sucking on chaw instead of smoking but it's still nicotine. Gonna have to go through it all again at some point.
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