Better buzz from chew than snus?!?!

[nicodude]

I used to chew alot, used it to quit smoking, but then quit chew with snus. I decided to grab a plug of levi garrett the other day as I was in the mood for a good chew. Well after chewing it all day today, with only 1 portion of snus, it seems that the chew is giving me a better buzz.

Not stronger, just better. I had a big chaw in a little while ago and the buzz just seems more uplifting, makes me upbeat and feeling good. It just gives me a rush that snus doesn't.

Its weird because snus has alot more nicotine than chew does, but the snus portion just gave me a nicotine hit, the chew is giving me a rush.

Could this be due to other chemicals in chew, or the way they cure/process it? IDK but I can't get back into chewing full time again, just isn't worth screwing up my mouth.

[fishmeat]

I'm siding with the chemicals...

[Monkey]

If it was dip o would side with the chemicals....chew I don't know.

I only occasionally chew some Stoker's and never got a rush from it.

[Jwalker]

That makes sense low doses of nicotine have a stimulative effect, and high doses act as a sedative. Plug is a little stronger than looseleaf which feels nothing to me.

[EricHill78]

A little off topic how much different is dip from chew? I tried dip couple weeks back wasn't that impressed. Is it just pinched and lower decked and left alone?

[Snusify]

If you use portioned Snus you get on average 1 gram of tobacco in that portion. And you are comparing it to a big cheek full of chew. That is like comparing a shot of whisky to the alcohol content of 10 beers.

[nicodude]

That makes sense low doses of nicotine have a stimulative effect, and high doses act as a sedative. Plug is a little stronger than looseleaf which feels nothing to me.

That sounds about right actually, the low dose nic is giving me a stimulating effect and the high dose snus is more sedating. I new it was something like that because the chew buzz would only last for the first 10-15mins of putting it in, after that the buzz would drop off quickly, while the snus keeps me good for around an hour.

That has me thinking now if I could repeat that effect with a low nic snus, might give it a shot with general silver portion, i'll leave it in just enough to feel the nic, then take it out, should be a good way to gauge the appropriate dose for the stimulating effects. This could be helpful at work...

[snusjus]

Certain brands of chew are stronger than others. From what I remember, Red Man is very low in nicotine, while Levi Garret is very high for chewing tobacco.

[Snus Boost]

I think part of it is how fast you absorb nicotine from your cheek versus gums. I noticed when I bottom lip Thunder Berry or Off Road Loncut and spit I get that Dip buzz that I don't get from placing it under my lip. I am assuming that with more surface area and more juice to absorb you get nicotine faster.

[tom502]

I'm just using it on the weekends.

[truthwolf1]

That makes sense low doses of nicotine have a stimulative effect, and high doses act as a sedative. Plug is a little stronger than looseleaf which feels nothing to me.

Yeah, the plugs are compressed. I recieved my red man plug from Northerner a couple of weeks ago and waiting for opening fishing to try it out.

Snus and Snuff are ground and they should technically be more stronger then chewing tobacco but with chewing tobacco you also get that heavy saliva everywhere in your mouth mixed with the chemicals/sugar that possibly gives that rush.

[tom502]

I thought the plugs and twists I have had gave a stronger nic hit.

[bipolarbear1968]

Cotton Boll twists, although bland and dry, will kick your ass.

[sgreger1]

False. Thunder Frosted gives way more of a buzz than say redman or something. Even LEvi Garret can't compare, and you gotta figure that your throwing full tobaccy leaves into your mouth so there's a higher volume of tobacco, whereas a tiny pea sized pinch of thunder frosted los will knock you out just the same. I think nus is a more efficient delivery mechanism, but damn do I love the flavor of levi or red man

[tom502]

Trophy chew is decent.