Stop smoking now! any tips..

[Ansel]

Smoke a briar tobacco pipe once a week with MacBaren's Virginia No 1 in. And snus the rest of the time!

[precious007]

I am going to second this. It just is what it is. I use snus, snuff, and even an E-cig, yet when I am on the bike or at a gig I end up turning to the coffin nails. Granted that turns out to maybe two packs a week and most would say compared to my ~1.5 a day habit I used to have not to worry too much. But lately I am worried it is creeping up to a more regular habit. You just have to will your self to not want them regardless of the substitutes and alternatives you use. Smoking is not just nicotine, it is a lifestyle statement to many, a habit that is something to do with your hands and mouth and will always try to inch its way back in if you let it. That sounds super anti-smoking talk but in that regard I consider it the truth. At least it is the truth for me based on my personal experience.

The bottom line is the substitutes and alternatives can help, but the self will is the KEY component.

Ken

Ken, I get your point.

People usually don't go online, buy books to educate themselves that is why they continue to smoke. An addicted brain is just like a mental illness, where basically the smoker/alcoholic/gambler/narcotic user has an illusion. These type of addicts aren't even aware that they're harming themselves and continue doing it regardless of how bad/sick they feel.

Nicotine is a powerful substance, highly addictive, nearly as addictive as heroine, it changes the way you reason/think/react in a bad or good way, it depends.

My point is that some people just become self-destructive, I know I was the same. (smoking,alcohol,benzos,hookers and gambling) - quit them all.

Why? It's a vicious circle, where you get hooked up and basically don't even realize in what dangerous game you are.

I've seen people in the hospital with liver cancer than were leaving their room and drinking beers in pub near the hospital, I've seen people that had neck cancer and barely were able to talk and were smoking on the hospital's hallways without giving a damn about their life. It's called self-destruction, usually has something to do with a mental illness or even a pathological additional behavior.

Addictions are addictions, there's no way out but quitting them, no matter what they addiction it is.....

There's people drinking 4 - 5 beers a day and they don't consider themselves alcoholics (false) they are alcoholics.

I am aware of people gambling as much as 20K a month and they are basically in a "cloud" of confusion of what they're doing with their life and end up in special therapies that most of the times are useless.

The only way to quit an addiction, is to QUIT IT. (period)

the faster the better, until that addiction doesn't kill you :-)

*** Not talking about snus

[Reynard]

There's no reason you can't sleep with snus in. I do, and it gives you great dreams. An added benefit is you don't wake up nic-ing out....Pioneer or Ettan goes great with coffee

What strength snus do you have in asleep Lx? I find skruf Mellan or a mini does the trick. As for Ettan and coffee, well I'm in total agreement, wonderful combo! (almost as good as ld black and chai tea )

[Skell18]

Glad it arrived safely mate, and that you're enjoying your snus and snuff :-) keep us updated

Will do dude :-)

[Reynard]

Glad it arrived safely mate, and that you're enjoying your snus and snuff :-) keep us updated

I am enjoying a Jaks Wintergreen as I type (they arrived safe mate thanks). I agree entirely, it is a transition, one I am still in, I had 1 cigarette today on the way home from work. All day I just had snuff (forgot my snus!) and I was fine, gradually reducing the tabs and replacing with either a pinch of snuff for the minor cravings, or F&T Old Paris for an instant nic hit, then snus for the rest. Tabs usually only really rear their head on hot days down the pub (like today) but my snus is working right now so no need for a tab :-)

[Darwin]

plus it's another outlet for pointless assonance: My goal is for an oral solace -- hence this salty lös bolus.

Assonance pointless? Au contraire mon frere. It is practically the pinochle of word play.

[Skell18]

Tips that I have picked up along the way:

Collect your smoking tobacco and paraphernalia (lighters, papers, whatever), dig a hole in the garden, bury them, then light a candle and say a prayer for the departed :-)

Be patient. Switching from cigarettes to snus for me was a transition, not an instant switch. You're in the process of changing the delivery system of the most addictive substance known to man. Give it time.

Understand that when using Swedish Snus to quit smoking you are in a unique position. Most ex-smokers (who are addicted to nicotine for life regardless of whether they choose to use it or not) view cigarettes/tobacco as taboo for them. In my experience, when snusing and on the right dose, there simply isn't the same attraction/taboo with cigarettes. You can have one if you like, that won't kill you. I could have had one today, but - even though for me it is not taboo - it simply doesn't appeal, and I'm not short of nicotine anyway.

Just a few thoughts :-)

I am enjoying a Jaks Wintergreen as I type (they arrived safe mate thanks). I agree entirely, it is a transition, one I am still in, I had 1 cigarette today on the way home from work. All day I just had snuff (forgot my snus!) and I was fine, gradually reducing the tabs and replacing with either a pinch of snuff for the minor cravings, or F&T Old Paris for an instant nic hit, then snus for the rest. Tabs usually only really rear their head on hot days down the pub (like today) but my snus is working right now so no need for a tab :-)

[Reynard]

Tips that I have picked up along the way:

Collect your smoking tobacco and paraphernalia (lighters, papers, whatever), dig a hole in the garden, bury them, then light a candle and say a prayer for the departed :-)

Be patient. Switching from cigarettes to snus for me was a transition, not an instant switch. You're in the process of changing the delivery system of the most addictive substance known to man. Give it time.

Understand that when using Swedish Snus to quit smoking you are in a unique position. Most ex-smokers (who are addicted to nicotine for life regardless of whether they choose to use it or not) view cigarettes/tobacco as taboo for them. In my experience, when snusing and on the right dose, there simply isn't the same attraction/taboo with cigarettes. You can have one if you like, that won't kill you. I could have had one today, but - even though for me it is not taboo - it simply doesn't appeal, and I'm not short of nicotine anyway.

Just a few thoughts :-)

[UsualSnuspects]

I spontaneously quit smoking within one month after starting Swedish snus. This was not the case with gum, patches, e-cigs, bupropion, or peer pressure. Turns out a nicotinized salt lick was what I really wanted, plus it's another outlet for pointless assonance:

My goal is for an oral solace -- hence this salty lös bolus.

[Darwin]

As far as quick nic hits go I've found that most of the Thunder line hits very fast, usually within a couple of minutes max. They don't have the staying power of Odens but they sure seem to do the job for those random cig cravings. Thunder Raw works the same way, sometimes too hard and fast for me, but if you can tolerate it you sure as heck won't need a smoke for a good while.

[Brutecraft]

This looks like some great advice.. I especially like the keeping cigs in the car part.. thanks guys

Smoke a cigarette when you want a cigarette. You don't have to do it all at once. Start replacing the times you like to smoke with snus. There's no reason you can't sleep with snus in. I do, and it gives you great dreams. An added benefit is you don't wake up nic-ing out. For nicotine NOW, you just need some self control. Ten minutes is nothing, and you'll get it soon enough. After meals? Pioneer or Ettan goes great with coffee, and is much better than cigarettes. Garlicy meal? Jakobbsons strong mint makes a good breath freshener...

You spent years building up a cigarette dependency. Tapering it off over a year is no big deal. Just make sure when you smoke a cigarette, you really want a cigarette, and aren't doing it out of habit. I kept mine in the car. When faced with a walk outside, you find that many times you didn't want them as much as you thought you did :^)

This is excellent advice. I did much the same, no smoking except in the car. Absolutely no beating up on myself for having a cig either. Took a few months but knew the corner was turned when one day I chose a snus instead of a smoke because I really wanted the snus instead. Got down to having one cig a week on Friday evening and just did not enjoy it. Snus FTW.

[devilock76]

The best advice?

You have to "WANT TO QUIT SMOKING"

head onto www.whyquit.com and read as much as you can, you will not want to smoke again.

so many people don't understand the terrible health effects of smoking, and I'm not a smoking-nazi, but if people wouldn't smoke, there wouldn't be so many people in hosptals these days.

I too liked smoking, but had to give up due to health concerns.

Good luck

I am going to second this. It just is what it is. I use snus, snuff, and even an E-cig, yet when I am on the bike or at a gig I end up turning to the coffin nails. Granted that turns out to maybe two packs a week and most would say compared to my ~1.5 a day habit I used to have not to worry too much. But lately I am worried it is creeping up to a more regular habit. You just have to will your self to not want them regardless of the substitutes and alternatives you use. Smoking is not just nicotine, it is a lifestyle statement to many, a habit that is something to do with your hands and mouth and will always try to inch its way back in if you let it. That sounds super anti-smoking talk but in that regard I consider it the truth. At least it is the truth for me based on my personal experience.

The bottom line is the substitutes and alternatives can help, but the self will is the KEY component.

Ken

[precious007]

Same here lx, I rarely smoke a cigarette, I will probably smoke one every two weeks or maybe a cigar. It doesn't have to be a habit after all..........

and IMO just one one or two cigarettes per month can't hurt you.

[lxskllr]

Smoke a cigarette when you want a cigarette. You don't have to do it all at once. Start replacing the times you like to smoke with snus. There's no reason you can't sleep with snus in. I do, and it gives you great dreams. An added benefit is you don't wake up nic-ing out. For nicotine NOW, you just need some self control. Ten minutes is nothing, and you'll get it soon enough. After meals? Pioneer or Ettan goes great with coffee, and is much better than cigarettes. Garlicy meal? Jakobbsons strong mint makes a good breath freshener...

You spent years building up a cigarette dependency. Tapering it off over a year is no big deal. Just make sure when you smoke a cigarette, you really want a cigarette, and aren't doing it out of habit. I kept mine in the car. When faced with a walk outside, you find that many times you didn't want them as much as you thought you did :^)