other ailments? Urgent! My mom is an 80 year old (stubborn) woman, who's been smoking since she was 15 years old. She got 'free' nicotine patches, and the gums as well but has not tried either one. They've now expired and her doctors are 'desperate' for her to stop. We know it will be hard, but does anyone know if those patches and gums, can be used by those with high blood pressure, take other meds and have had heart trouble in the past? Thanks as God willing she'll be 81 in December.