Quit Vaping and Dip Charleston SC - Medicines That Help | Hope Integrative Medicine
October 30, 2026 · 1:08
How varenicline and nicotine replacement help people quit vaping and smokeless tobacco, the best fit for dip and chew, and how to handle the habit itself.
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Transcript
Medicines to quit vaping, dip and chewing tobacco: what works. Here are three things to know. Vapes and smokeless tobacco, such as dip, chew and snus, can deliver as much nicotine as cigarettes. Hand-to-mouth habits are strong, too. The same medicines that help people quit smoking are increasingly used to help people quit vaping and chewing. For vaping, varenicline is one option. In one trial of 140 adults who vaped, 40 percent on varenicline quit, compared with 20 percent on placebo. Nicotine replacement is another: a patch matched to your vaping level, plus gum or lozenges, then a gradual step-down. For dip, chew or snus, nicotine lozenges and gum are often a good fit, because they also replace the oral habit. Varenicline has shown benefit in studies. And because smokeless tobacco raises the risk of mouth and throat cancer, point out any mouth sore that does not heal within two weeks. Read the full article at hopeintegrativemed.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Vapes and smokeless tobacco such as dip, chew and snus can deliver as much nicotine as cigarettes.
A common approach is a patch matched to your vaping level, plus gum or lozenges for cravings, then a gradual step-down. Your provider can help you plan it.
Tapering down nicotine strength before quitting, alongside a set quit date, is one approach people use to quit vaping.
