Using snus to stop smoking

[Bellicus]

If any of you smokers in here lives outside Scandinavia, but come across places where they sell snus (link with info), then you should consider trying it. I stopped smoking for a year when I used it, and am going to try only using snus now. It is moist tobacco to put under the lip, but you don't need to spit from it like chewing tobacco, and you don't need to torture yourself like you have to when using snuff. And unlike smokes it can be used anywhere, on the buss, on the airplane, in movies, in restaurants etc, and it got more nicotine then smokes, so you won't miss smoking as long as you have one under the lip. And it is not yet proven to be hazardous to the health. Packs of smoke say things like "this product IS harmfull", but snus got labels that say "this product MAY BE harmfull". At least it should be a good alternative to give the lungs some rest if you have been smoking for years.

Mmm! Cold snus!

 

[Carolyn H]

It looks like wet tea bags!?!?

 

[Bellicus]

It looks like wet tea bags!?!?

Yes, that's how "portion snus" is like. Ready made in small bags, made of paper I think, or some kind of fiber. Taste about like a wet tea bag too, mixed with wet tobacco. Some brands of snus is with tastes like mint, or liqurice, but I prefer the original taste myself.

According to this article, they are doing a test on it in Oregon and Texas to see if americans like it, but I'm not sure when the article was written.

 

[Yuki Usagi]

And it works and you don't gain 50 lbs in 3 months' time? How much does it cost compared to smoking and where can I buy it? How much should a person buy for a month's supply? I have lots of questions and no way to PM you about them so here they are.

 

[Bellicus]

Hi Yuki. Yes, as I said it contains more nicotine then cigarettes, so the only thing you would miss is the actual cigarette you can hold in your hand. For myself what I prefer about the cigarette is that I can go outside and have a break a while. And I have absolutly no need for a smoke as long as I use snus.

I don't know about the weight-gain. I don't know why people eat more after they stop smoking, but if it is about the miss for nictine, then I guess there would be no weight-gain.

Not sure about the price of smokes in your contry, but where I live it is about the same price to use snus as smoking. I found a site here (LINK) where you can order snus online if they don't sell it where you live. There is more details there about the prices.

I use this variant myself: http://www.buysnus.com/snusbrand/General_Portion.aspx and thats the most sold kind of portion snus.

But many girls prefer the smaller portions, with mint flavor: http://www.buysnus.com/snusbrand/Mocca_Mint_Mini_Portion.aspx and those don't make it look like you have just been to the dentist But if you want to save money I guess it gets cheaper with the normal kinds of potion snus.

I would stay away from the loose-weight snus, since it don't come in ready portions, and it needs a bit of practice to make portions with the fingers that don't totally fill your mouth with the stuff.

Here is a link about import of snus http://www.snusforum.com/import-snus-f12.html to check if it is allowed in your country. I know in some countrys in Europe, it is not allowed.

When it comes to how much you would use this is pretty individual. I used to smoke 50 grams of pure rolling tobacco each week before I started to use snus, and now I use about 4-5 cans of snus a week, but most people keep a can for 2 days or more.

 

[Yuki Usagi]

Well, cigarettes are appetite suppressants as well as having a laxative effect and containing choline and inositol which are fat burners among other things. It ups your metabolism. Smoking is actually good for some things...IBS, tourette's and other nervous system problems... people will get mad when I say this but it's true, they are even good for asthma...

Please don't yell at me, people, look it up in medical journals... that's the paradox of smoking. I tried the nicorette gum but it didn't work... so I'm thinking this stuff will probably be like that. But it is worth a try.

I am not condoning smoking and I do wish I'd never have started. And I want nice lungs as much as the next person.

So please put me down as saying that much. And I've quit several times but ... I can't handle the weight gain. They may even masque an eating disorder and that's why I gain when I quit, I don' t know. I tried to get help for an eating disorder in my town but nobody would take me (therapy-wise).

So thanks for this Bellicus. I appreciate it. Please pray for me.

 

[stephenc]

Hamster nappies!