Snus a day advice ?

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  • victor meldrew
    Member
    • Feb 2007
    • 34

    Snus a day advice ?

    How many portion do you take a day ?
    How long do you keep each single portion ?

    I myself take 8 Wise 3 mg a day.
    Is it normal, too much or... not enough ????
  • Kadett
    New Member
    • Feb 2008
    • 12

    #2
    Well I've read about people going through a couple of cans a day of original portion so I wouldn't worry.

    I go through 4-6 mini portions a day. How much nicotine I have no idea. Each mini bag of this DuMaurier snus is supposed to contain 0.4g of tobacco, what the actual nicotine content is supposed to be I have no idea. Is it enough nicotine? Well judging by the fact that I am having some withdrawal symptoms as I am not smoking, probably not.

    But if your good on 8 portions a day I would say thats fine.

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    • Soft Morning, City!
      Member
      • Sep 2007
      • 772

      #3
      I don't keep track. I don't ration. I just throw in a portion or a prilla whenever I feel like it. But if I had to estimate, I'd say that I go through a can of regular portions in two days, sometimes three. A can of loose takes longer, usually 4-6 days. I use portions while out and about and loose at home.

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      • ['nju:bI]
        Member
        • Dec 2007
        • 29

        #4
        I have a pris in every waking hour, unless I eat or brush my teeth.
        Lös when I'm at home, portions when I'm outdoors.
        I don't really care about how much nicotine this is. Still too happy not to be smoking.

        Skruf Stark or a Maxi portion in the morning and when I feel like it,
        "normal" 8mg snus all day. I keep portions in for a little more than one hour on average, although this varies quite widely.

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        • TropicalBob
          Member
          • Feb 2008
          • 316

          #5
          One of the nasty traits of nicotine addiction is called tolerance. Whatever level you intake, your brain and body adjust to it (it HAS to!) and pretty soon you want more. Your brain actually grows receptors to handle the nicotine moving through your blood.

          But nicotine is not harmless, as we've learned. The very best thing you could do is to try to taper off your intake. Don't quit snus. It's a very safe way to satisfy needs. Just use low-nicotine portions, less frequently. Someday, you might find you don't need them at all.

          If that day never comes, live happy at the lowered level.

          The one cavaet here: Don't try to convince yourself that non-stop use of high-nicotine, loose snus is without consequence. It won't be your lungs damaged, but virtually every other organ will be stressed -- and stress begins the damage cycle that ends in cancer.

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          • Soft Morning, City!
            Member
            • Sep 2007
            • 772

            #6
            Tropical Bob:

            I agree. That's one of the reasons that I don't use Skruf Stark or N&J with the same frequency that I did when I first started using snus. It was a great way to kill the urge to smoke at first. But now that that urge is mostly gone, I tend to use snus with a more average nicotine content and am fully satisfied.

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            • chainsnuser
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 1388

              #7
              Re: Snus a day advice ?

              Originally posted by victor meldrew
              How many portion do you take a day ?
              Normally 7 or 8 prillas/portions with around 10 mg of nicotine on average. Given that not all the nicotine goes into the bloodstream, that's about the same as I formerly got from cigarettes (2 packs a day).

              Cheers!

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              • darkwing
                Member
                • Oct 2007
                • 415

                #8
                7-10 regular size portions a day, usually.

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                • Kadett
                  New Member
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 12

                  #9
                  Hmm I'm wondering if things aren't going so well in my quitting because I'm not using enough.

                  Darkwing..you've tried the DuMaurier snus right? I wonder how much nicotine each mini pouch is giving me as I only using about 4-6 and get these intense cravings. I cant make sense of the Health Canada babble on the tin because it states 18 mg of Nicotine, which I had assumed was for the whole box.

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                  • darkwing
                    Member
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 415

                    #10
                    Kadett, the DuMauriers are mini portions. I would estimate you get maybe .8mg of nicotine from each one, depending how long you use it. Somewhere in the threads on this forum there is more detailed discussion of actual nicotine intake from mini or regular portions. I use regular portions I order online from Sweden, they have more nic and are more satisfying than the little DuMauriers.

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                    • Blashi
                      New Member
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 3

                      #11
                      About 2-3 portion bags per day .

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                      • Asquar
                        Member
                        • Mar 2008
                        • 256

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Soft Morning, City!
                        I don't keep track. I don't ration. I just throw in a portion or a prilla whenever I feel like it.
                        Me too. And when I feel like it seems to be pretty frequently. I'm not worried about it. I'm free from tobacco smoke, and am very much enjoying it. For now, at least, I'm just leaving it at that.

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                        • Marv
                          Member
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 47

                          #13
                          Victor Meldrew- What a great name! I love "One Foot in the grave." A great series!

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                          • skruf_mcgruff
                            Member
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 267

                            #14
                            Some days up to 5 a day, other days 0. I think this means I'm not addicted yet and basically just have snus when I feel like it.

                            I'm hoping to keep it that way, not sure if it's possible forever though

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                            • Steppenwolf
                              New Member
                              • Apr 2008
                              • 5

                              #15
                              Usualy a can of large (white) portions a day here. I keep each portion in for 15-20 minutes.

                              I know that i'm addicted because when i have no snus under my lip i miss something.

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