First post, though I've been lurking for a couple of months.
I've smoked 2 packs of Salems a day for 41 years. I drank lots and lots of beer until 12 years ago, when I was persuaded that I should probably quit drinking. When I quit drinking, I was amazed at how easy it was to do. As well as how much better I felt sans the daily hangovers. So quitting smoking should be just as easy, right?
Nope. I tried several times, using a different tact each time and backslid to 40 Salems a day each time. The longest I went was 3 horrible weeks of thinking about nothing but the deprivation I was subjecting myself to. Finally I just resolved myself to be another one who the cigs will kill. You've got to die of something anyway, right? Then a couple months ago I stumbled across some snippet somewhere about Camel Snus being test-marketed in some USA cities. And I thought, "What the hell is snus"? So I researched a bit and came across this fine forum of snusers, and found all I needed to know.
To simply lose interest in a habit as deeply entrenched as cigarette smoking sounded almost laughable, but I figured what the hey, order some and see what it's all about. There's always the trash can.
My order from Northerner came by UPS in 3 days or so, and when (on Oct 11 at 7:30 PM) I popped in my first portion of Catch Eucalyptus, I had absolutely no expectations, other than I would probably be puking in the next ten minutes or so.
ops: So imagine my surprise an hour later to find I had gone an hour without even thinking of Salems. Had I spit out the snus and lit up a Salem after 5 minutes, I would have been perfectly OK with it, because I did not expect the snus to be the magic quit-smoking potion. Since then, I have only had a Salem urge a few times, and as soon as I pop in a snus, the feeling goes immediately away. My lovely wife continues with the Salems and sitting in the midst of her 2nd-hand smoke doesn't affect me at all. I do, however, not have a waking moment without snus in my upper lip unless I am eating, sleeping, or brushing my teeth. Since that first snusbag, I've ordered roughly $300 in Snus from Buysnus, Northerner, and SwedishSnus looking for a favorite, as I absolutely cannot stand the taste of many brands. I have finally decided for now that Ettan portion and skruf tranbar portion will be my favorites. I'll post more about my likes/dislikes and why on the appropriate threads.
At 57, I don't suppose I'll add 10 years to my lifespan by quitting at this late date. But I've already noticed easier breathing and greater physical stamina, so the quality of the 10-25 years I may have left should be enhanced, anyway. And I owe this life improvement to you fine folks on this forum.
Thank you for that.
I've smoked 2 packs of Salems a day for 41 years. I drank lots and lots of beer until 12 years ago, when I was persuaded that I should probably quit drinking. When I quit drinking, I was amazed at how easy it was to do. As well as how much better I felt sans the daily hangovers. So quitting smoking should be just as easy, right?
Nope. I tried several times, using a different tact each time and backslid to 40 Salems a day each time. The longest I went was 3 horrible weeks of thinking about nothing but the deprivation I was subjecting myself to. Finally I just resolved myself to be another one who the cigs will kill. You've got to die of something anyway, right? Then a couple months ago I stumbled across some snippet somewhere about Camel Snus being test-marketed in some USA cities. And I thought, "What the hell is snus"? So I researched a bit and came across this fine forum of snusers, and found all I needed to know.
To simply lose interest in a habit as deeply entrenched as cigarette smoking sounded almost laughable, but I figured what the hey, order some and see what it's all about. There's always the trash can.
My order from Northerner came by UPS in 3 days or so, and when (on Oct 11 at 7:30 PM) I popped in my first portion of Catch Eucalyptus, I had absolutely no expectations, other than I would probably be puking in the next ten minutes or so.
ops: So imagine my surprise an hour later to find I had gone an hour without even thinking of Salems. Had I spit out the snus and lit up a Salem after 5 minutes, I would have been perfectly OK with it, because I did not expect the snus to be the magic quit-smoking potion. Since then, I have only had a Salem urge a few times, and as soon as I pop in a snus, the feeling goes immediately away. My lovely wife continues with the Salems and sitting in the midst of her 2nd-hand smoke doesn't affect me at all. I do, however, not have a waking moment without snus in my upper lip unless I am eating, sleeping, or brushing my teeth. Since that first snusbag, I've ordered roughly $300 in Snus from Buysnus, Northerner, and SwedishSnus looking for a favorite, as I absolutely cannot stand the taste of many brands. I have finally decided for now that Ettan portion and skruf tranbar portion will be my favorites. I'll post more about my likes/dislikes and why on the appropriate threads.At 57, I don't suppose I'll add 10 years to my lifespan by quitting at this late date. But I've already noticed easier breathing and greater physical stamina, so the quality of the 10-25 years I may have left should be enhanced, anyway. And I owe this life improvement to you fine folks on this forum.
Thank you for that.
Have you tried loose snus at all or have you stuck with portions? It's great stuff, isn't it? 8)
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