The Gum worked for me. You have to get the actual "Nicorette Fresh (mint or fruit)" brand because the generic/regular Nicorette stuff tastes like chewing on an ash tray. Follow the directions, and keep X number of pieces with you at all times. Than week by week you drop a piece or two off and stretch the pieces out. By the 10th week I was only chewing 2 pieces a day, after meals. After 12 weeks I had gotten down to one after dinner. Than for a couple weeks I just kept one in my pocket for "emergency" cravings like being at the bar with friends, or being around a bunch of smokers(and believe me I needed it). It won't work for everyone, but it worked for me, and I haven't smoked for 6 years, after smoking more than a pack a day since I was 14.
Oh and I haven't felt better in my entire life. Food tasted 100 times better, I could smell things again. And sadly, being around smokers now, I know why people complain about the smell. You can't really know how bad you reek until you get your olfactories back. Its pretty awful.