That was a really interesting take on NRTs. As we all know, that shit just doesn't work. I'm sure every last one of us has tried "cutting down" and it clearly didn't pan out. What worked really well for me was just the opposite. I had been cutting down for about two weeks, only allowing myself one chew a day. Then, I planned the day I would quit. When I actively chewed, it was a rare day if I went through more than half a tin. So, to get myself off of it, one night I was drinking with a buddy and I tore through an entire tin in about six hours. I know that seems counter intuitive, but my goal was to make myself sick of chew. I wanted my lip to be so fucking raw that I couldn't even stomach putting another dip in the next day. It fucking worked like a gem. The next day I was hungover and felt like shit and the very last thing I wanted was a dip. In fact, this strategy powered me all the way through Day 1 and most of the way through Day 2, which are easily some of the hardest days. After that, I was on my own and had to be mentally tough, but it made it way easier being sick of chew right off the bat. I certainly wouldn't recommend this strategy to everyone, but I just wanted to put up my take on the opposite of the cutting back strategy.