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Snoww

Just a warning to those who are trying to quit smoking by using snus.

Hi all,

I tried to quit smoking through the use of swedish snus at the start of this year. While it did help me satiate the cravings for smoking, I found that I still went back to smoking after my snus ran out. I guess with smoking, its not just about the nicotine. It has a lot to do with the mannerisms such as holding a cigarette, flicking the ash, blowing smoke out etc..

Anyways, my point is that using snus raised my nicotine tolerance tremendously. When I went back to the same brand of smokes I used to smoke, I found that I could barely feel the nicotine.

I thought I would make this post to make people aware that snus delivers much much higher doses of nicotine and will make you feel much more addicted to nicotine.

For reference, I would use about 5-6 portions per day of general, roda lacket or ettan.

Posted Jul 2, 2013, 6:50 PM UTC

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swedishpsychoGeneral Tailored•

Psychological addiction (holding the cigarette, blowing the smoke) and physical addiction (nicotine) are two very different things.

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shirtandpantsguyGeneral•

i started snus october of last year and haven't smoked or even thought about cigarettes once since then.

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MysmonstretGeneral Smoky Oak•

I quit smoking by snus, and it worked wonders for me, been trying to quit before to no avail. Naturally I'm more of an addict now, since snus is so much stronger, and I can have one in pretty much at all times so I don't really gain any economical advantage either.

However, I don't have to get lung cancer or KOL, which is enough of a win for me.

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shirtandpantsguyGeneral•

i spend about $250 on snus once every 4 months or so, that's way less than i was spending on ciggs.

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teatiller•

I was spending anywhere from $80 - $100 a month on cigs. I haven;t added up what my snus cost, I only quit 6 weeks ago, but since i have been buying General snus locally, I don't think I have even spent $50 in four weeks (and that includes the 10+ un-used cans in my fridge)

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shirtandpantsguyGeneral•

that's pretty good. locally general is about $7.50 a can. ordering online i can get the price pretty close to $4 a can when i make a big enough order.

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so_many_thingsJakobsson's•

i've gone cold turkey a few times with snus and smokes. the snus is always way easier. i attribute it to the slow roll. i think it's the blast of drugs you get from cigs, very high and then very low once an hour or whatever you might do.

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teatiller•

Have you quit snus for long? Did you "relapse" and start using snus again? I may want to quit snus at some point, but I only just quit smoking and don't want to rush into it, and quit snus too soon. I have quit smoking cold turkey before, and I agree with your points there.

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teatiller•

I quit smoking 6 weeks ago or so with an "e-cig" vaporiser, then found out about snus and have been uising snus nearly exclusively. I have not craved cigs at all, well one craving, actually (and I have not run out of snus, since General brand is sold locally, I formed a stash). You might look into e-cig vaporiser of some sort. Two days of using it made my cigs taste like crap. It does an amazing job of mimicking smoking, and the tobacco flavors are prettty good, though all flavors are subjective, and hit-and-miss. THen I switched over to snus, and I had one craving for a ciggie 3 weeks ago. I tried smoking one, and it still tasted so bad. The cig didn't do much for me, since I had not been depriving myself of nicotine or tobacco, so all I tasted was the crappy-ness of the taste, and the hurtful smoke in my lungs. I haven't had any cigarette cravings since then, yet at least.

But I was really ready to quit, though, really tired of smokes. I was also not as attached to the physical act of smoking as much, and found it more a hassle than anything.

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SnowwOP•

hey, this was a really old thread. Btw I did switch to ecigs. Rocking a Vamo v2 with a vivi Nova... 4.5 months completely free of a cigarette now. Quit with ease too.

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KommissarBrenner•

Personally I like to think that snusing tobacco is what injecting is for heroin users.

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sabotourAssociateGöteborgs•

Just a few days back I had my last* cigaret I still have one unopened pack just for peace of mind. And am thinking about this all the time, I will be in Norway for the next 2 months, after this am going home where snus is not available boy people dont even know it exist. I am also super frustrated that the EU ban the thing, what a bunch of hypocrites.

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teatiller•

"Anyways, my point is that using snus raised my nicotine tolerance tremendously. When I went back to the same brand of smokes I used to smoke, I found that I could barely feel the nicotine."

Actually, this is a great thing about snus, the nicotine stays in your body longer, and prevents you from "craving" in the first place. It probably also makes it harder to quit snus, but it ain't smoking at least.The problem with smoking is the nicotine blasts straight to your brain, giving an instant feeling, then it leaves your body within a short time. So you light another cigarette a short time later, always chasing that blast of nicotine to replenish your levels.

Don't give up on leaving cigs behind, not everyone quits at once!

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Captainboner•

I think that nicotine blast, not the habit, is what I still crave from cigarettes even though I've been snusing for 6 months now.

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