I Just Quit Chewing Tobacco After 23 Years. I Bought

I just quit chewing tobacco after 23 years. I bought some 21 mg patches. I’ve been using one every day but find myself with extreme withdrawals . Mostly in the stomach and jaw muscles. On some rare occasions I’ve been cuttingup the patches and sticking the slivers in my mouth in the morning. My question is Does that create other problems or risks by cutting the patch up into pieces and chewing on them?