If you want to become a part of this community and participate in Quit groups and discussions, you cannot be using nicotine of any kind. This includes all Nicorette products and nicotine replacements (patches, etc.). You can quit cold turkey, there are people here who have been addicted for decades and quit cold turkey. It is going to really suck, but you have to go through that pain to actually quit.
You say you don't want to be a slave anymore, but using nicorette lozenges are just continuing to make you a slave. They "help" you more than you thought because it is feeding the exact same poison to your brain that dip does.
Feeding your body nicotine is not quitting. Man up, grab your balls, and deal with the suck. You can do it, but it's going to hurt.