2 mg nicotine low strength. Helps overcome your urge to smoke. Use: This product strength is suitable for those smoking 20 cigarettes or fewer a day. Nicorette freshmint 2 mg gum is for the relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms as an aid to giving up smoking. It is used to help smokers ready to stop smoking immediately and also to help smokers who need to cut down their cigarette use before stopping.