Experiment to see if any of you are not 'confirmed' snusers

[reshumate]

The way I look at it, what is life without a vice or two? Sure, it would be nice to not be addicted to anything at all, but most people would find some sort of replacement, whether it be drinking or eating garbage foods.

I barely drink, eat healthy food 95% of the time, and exercise consistently. I won't be giving up snus until it creates a health issue, which I doubt considering the research.

[Gowrie]

Serious addictions aside, reshumate, I agree.

Rodney Dangerfield said that people who are health fanatics are going to feel pretty silly when they're in the hospital dying of nothing.

[somebodysomeone88]

I don't see myself quitting nicotine at all if I can avoid it. When my girlfriend saw that I hadn't quit nicotine, only cigarettes, she told me I was still an addict. I agreed and told her those little smokey soldiers of death were the only thing I wanted to get away from. She can't understand willingly supporting an addiction having been a former slave to that illicit white powder that makes us love columbia. But I see nothing wrong with my nicotine habits. Consider me confirmed

[rickcharles606]

I'm nicotine's bitch and I'm okay with that, as long as I'm not killing myself doing so. I can't possibly eat enough snus to give me pancreatic cancer, so I'll continue using snus to feed the need. (as I pop in a new Granit portion)

I'll speak on the "quitting for someone else" topic. My wife and I have ALWAYS been at odds over my smoking, and some of our worst fights have come from me promising to quit and not doing so. Not for lack of trying mind you, but work, bills, and just life in general got in the way. I'd always go right back to the smokes.

See, I was the smoker that always wanted to quit, not because I hated the nicotine addiction, but I hated what the cigs were doing to me physically. I've always been an avid runner, but when 30 hit, then 35 (now 40) I could tell a real difference.

She's always been a non smoker so she just doesn't understand the addiction's strength. Most people who have never been addicted to anything will ever understand the "need", but I guess that's good for them really.

I look back at the times that we've fought over this, and realize that she never asked or told me to quit (because she loves me no matter what), but she "wished" I would quit for my health and so I'd be around later in life for our five kids. So to appease her I'd try...and promise to quit, only to let her down, which was hard on me too. Finally I told her to stop aggravating me about quitting smoking, and she did, but I still knew there was a divide in "us" over it beause I had promised and broken that promise.

Years have gone bye since that time, and millions of cigarettes smoked. Then thank God that Camel SNUS was/is being marketed so vigorously, because it led me to true snus. It all sounded too good to be true, I read the boards here and at SnusCentral and wanted in on this..lol. I placed my first order with Getsnus and when it came and I placed the first Gen white portion in my mouth..well...I quit smoking. I just did it, didn't promise to do it, my nicotine is now being delivered in a much safer and more tasty manner. So I'll never quit snusing.

The moral here I guess is that if someone loves you, they don't stop loving you because your addicted to nicotine. They'll deal with the habit as long as you don't promise them you're gonna quit. If they know going in that you're a snuser, and they still want ya...then they're a keeper!

Oh, and Amy's reaction to snus great, she loves it as long as I'm not smoking. Which is cool because when I place large orders now, I can always say, "you don't want me to smoke do ya?" She caves instantly..lol

God I love her!

[Link]

They say to never say never and neither will I; They'll just have to pry the snus from my cold dead hands.

[GenuineSpirit]

I voted I have no intention of quitting snus. I did quit for 40 days. I went on a lemon juice cleanse and it freed me of everything. No alcohol, no nicotine, no soda, just fresh lemon juice. So if I intend to quit I will go that route. But for now its which flavor profile do I want next. :lol:

[Multinic]

Ok, I have had a gradual long-term health improvement strategy, which involves snus as my only bad habit. But I think I've been quite successful so far:

5 years ago: 250 pounds, a six-pack of beer every night (2 sixpacks on Fridays and Saturdays), 30 cigarettes each and every day, no exercise

Now: 200 pounds, a six-pack per week, 5 cigs per week, running 4 or 5 times per week.

So I figure I've almost done enough already. It's worth it though, and I can't imagine that quitting snus would make me feel better than I already do!

[Sacrilicious]

I smoked and drank every day for years, smoked for 6 years after I sobered up - now I neither smoke or drink. I have no intention of quitting snus, or snuff or smoking my pipe. Like others have said, just being free from cigarettes is a huge deal for me. And I don't consider snus a vice, but a habit.

[snupy]

I have neither the desire nor reason to quit snus. I LOVE nictoine, as well as caffenine, but particularly enjoy the combination of the two, although the two of those in combination with an exercise buzz are my nirvana of choice.

Snus made me not give a damn about cigs, but the only reason I quit smoking was the new taxes. I suppose if I had health problems from 28.5 years of smoking, I might see tobacco or nicotine as 'evil.' However, I speed walk two miles every other day and lift weights on opposite days and have never had health issues from tobacco. So why would I stop?

[Old Frothingslosh]

So why would I stop?

How about "fire safe cigarettes?"

[sofarsogood]

I have no intention of quitting. Nicotine actually keeps me pretty sane. I may or may not have ADHD(something that I used to think was utter bulls*it until I started reading about it noticed some *ahem* familiar symptoms). Don't know if that has anything to do with the nicotine or not. I remember what I was like before I even gave any form of tobacco a single thought in my mind. Antsy antsy antsy. I'm not nearly as bad as I used to be. Linked? Don't know. Don't care. Will continue to snus on. :twisted: :twisted: :wink:

[Nicobuzz]

No intention of giving up snus or nicotine. I've tried before and been successful for a year and I was still doing my nut for a cigarette.

The addiction is a hassle because you have to dose all the time and also the Royal College of Physicians report stated that a lot of people who have given up and stay off nicotine have a permanently reduced brain function. That was proved to me when I quit. The doctor asked me 11 months in did I feel better. My answer was a quick - "no". I was permanently tired and lethargic and one irritable bastard.

Nicotine makes me feel really really good - why would I stop that if I can get it in a relatively safe way? Nicotine is the only drug I enjoy - I prefer it to alcohol. I don't drink any more, not due to any problem but due to my preferance for nicotine. It's my only vice.