Hi Dave!
I've never chewed tobacco, but I did smoke for 22 years, and have been off all forms of nicotine for 15 days now...
I think you have to be really ready for this, I was and it hasn't been to bad..I chew a lot of sugar free gum...I don't believe it is right to try to rid your body of nicotine, by continuing to put nicotine in your body such as nicorette gum or the patch.
I wish you the best of luck, you can do this, drink a lot of water this helps...
Keep me posted...
Louise