Gum and lozenge users are usually told to begin by chewing a two-milligram piece every one to two hours, having an extra piece when they feel a strong craving.
But many people use gum and lozenges only when they feel a strong craving for a cigarette, said Dr. Saul Shiffman, a professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh who has conducted many studies of nicotine replacement therapy and is a consultant to GlaxoSmithKline, a makers of patches, gum and lozenges.
Drug addicts experience strong craving episodes in response to drug-associated cues.
The strong craving to smoke is a core factor of smoking abstinence that precipitates relapse.
For the user, this causes a strong craving to reach the top.
After being in a sexless marriage for years, her strong craving for sex and intimacy were driving her crazy.
Although she is famous for helping the poor, her words express elegantly the strong craving we all experience to feel valued.
Opioid withdrawal is similar but often also involves diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration as well as vomiting, chills, leg cramps, depression, watery eyes, runny nose, and a strong craving for opioids.
Just feeling a strong craving for nicotine is reason enough to smoke a cigarette.
Showing a strong craving response to cue-exposure has been shown to predict relapse risk [ 51].
Nevertheless, we recommend working through the modules in the order presented below, as long as no specific module is indicated (e.g., strong craving).
