PIB - has H ever tried the patch? I think it works better than the gum. Gum can work but most people don't use it properly - chew a couple times, then park it in your cheek. Chew a couple more times a few minutes later, then park it again. Most people just chew like chewing gum, get an overdose of nicotine, feel crummy and quit.
Also - there is a drug that helps smokers quit - it is really the anti-anxiety drug Buspar but they gave it a different name and package for smokers (having a brain fart and can't think of the name right now) - anyway, it's also useful for some depression so might be a great thing for H to try (assuming he like most other WASs here had some degree of depression).
