Would gum help you stop smoking?

Im very young and i smoked (cuz of my stupid friends) so now imma stop.. imma get a pack of cigs in monday from a friend but imma throw that away or sell it.. now i got a plan to chew gum (5 gum) i bought two packs.. so when im craving for a cig if i chew gum would it help me out. im probably gonna be chewing for a long time.. maybe til like september..