The whole family, including the father and siblings, pitches in to help raise the new additions. By nine weeks, the pups are weaned, and by one and a half years, the meerkats will be mature enough to have their own offspring. Meerkats live up to eight years in the wild and up to 13 years in zoos.
You don't chew nicotine gum the way you chew normal gum. If you did, all the nicotine would be released directly into your saliva. If you swallowed the nicotine-soaked saliva, it would provoke a terrible stomachache and a nasty and overwhelming craving for a cigarette.
Nicotine replacement therapy works best when used in conjunction with a support program, such as counseling, group therapy, or behavioral therapy. Nicotine chewing gum, if chewed correctly, increases quit rates up to 2-fold. At 1 year, the abstinence rate with the patch is 20%. At 4 years, the abstinence rate is 12.4%, as opposed to 4.5% with placebo. Nicotine patches are sold under various trade names (see below).