Should I keep snusing?

[EricHill78]

Snus is good for you! I will reference this video again. Look how happy this guy is. Ha.

[Mikko]

Hardcore lös snusers take massive prillas and usually leave them in for a very short time, like 15 minutes or 30 minutes to get that nic kick and fresh flavor. Then they throw it out and change it for a new one. But of course it depends, some lös users keep their prillas in for 2-3 hours.

Portion users keep their portions in for everything from 15 minutes to 2 hours.

I keep my portions/prillas in for everything from 30 minutes to, in extreme cases two hours. But around 1 hour I would say is an average for me.

Ah I see, I usually will keep mine in anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, but I have kept a portion in for 2 hours while playing Warcraft, just forgot to take it out

Oh and Roo, any reason why? :P

[Roo]

Nope.

[Ansel]

Yuck the portion would be so soggy after an hour.

[Reynard]

Hardcore lös snusers take massive prillas and usually leave them in for a very short time, like 15 minutes or 30 minutes to get that nic kick and fresh flavor. Then they throw it out and change it for a new one. But of course it depends, some lös users keep their prillas in for 2-3 hours.

Portion users keep their portions in for everything from 15 minutes to 2 hours.


I keep my portions/prillas in for everything from 30 minutes to, in extreme cases two hours. But around 1 hour I would say is an average for me.

I keep a portion in for roughly 35 minutes, there is a graph which I posted as 'Raddleman' which shows the nicotine absorption of various products over time. It showed that up to 35 minutes the nicotine plasma levels from snus increased, but thereafter they diminished. So I tend to take out and replace after that length of time (I chain snus)

[heders]

haha last question and then I'm off to bed, how long do you normally keep a portion/pris in and how does this compare to the rest of the Snus using Swedish population?

Hardcore lös snusers take massive prillas and usually leave them in for a very short time, like 15 minutes or 30 minutes to get that nic kick and fresh flavor. Then they throw it out and change it for a new one. But of course it depends, some lös users keep their prillas in for 2-3 hours.

Portion users keep their portions in for everything from 15 minutes to 2 hours.

I keep my portions/prillas in for everything from 30 minutes to, in extreme cases two hours. But around 1 hour I would say is an average for me.

[shikitohno]

I don't know about all these people saying that in all cases you shouldn't start a tobacco habit if you don't already have one. I fervently disagree, i think there are situations that merit it: I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2002, and I've found that using tobaccco (and more recently, a relatively safe version of it in snus) helps me massively. It helps with my memory and attention, and even sensory gating (paranoia-linked) and certainly with my depression, I wouldn't be without it. It's all researched and proven too.

All I'm saying is, before you make broad statements about tobacco habits, take into account the fact that all things are NEVER equal. I'd recommend snus to a schizophrenic, even if they are not already hooked. Does that make me a bad person? I couldn't care less, it has helped me immeasurably.

I've come across a study in the past that noticed schizophrenia patients (and people suffering from several other illnesses) had a massively higher rate of smoking than the general population. Trying to recall, I believe it was something like 35-40% of the general population smoked at the time, while schizophrenics had a rate around 70%. They found that the patients were actually self-medicating, and that nicotine really helped them out with those things.

Mikko: Concerning usage increasing over time, most people seem to plateau at a certain level, hence your pack-a-day or two pack-a-day smokers. I've been snusing for about two years now, and when I've got snus I find I'll typically go through a can a day, either portions or lös. I think I'm like that though because all my lös snus tends to be standard 8mg/g (I go for Ettan, Röda Lacket, Landströms and Gellivare almost exclusively), while my portions tend to be extra starks.

[wa3zrm]

When using only regular portions, I think I use a little bit more...

Same here... I try to keep the majority of my snus in the 8 Mg/g range; however, your body will tell you what it wants. Also... an 8 Mg/g portion lasts me for about 2 hours. A 16 Mg/g portion lasts me for 3+ hours or more... and a far as those 22 Mg/g portions... three a day is all I can handle. I've just switched to Olde Viking regular portions because they seem to last longer than any other 8 Mg/g portions I've tried. They seem to have a time release function built in.

[Mikko]

Yep, that's well documented. As we chat, drugs are being created based on the effect that nicotine has on a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

Such a shame the drugs probably won't taste nearly as good as skruf stark løs

[Reynard]

According to sagedil, nicotine also helps with ADD/ADHD.

Yep, that's well documented. As we chat, drugs are being created based on the effect that nicotine has on a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

[Mikko]

According to sagedil, nicotine also helps with ADD/ADHD.

This is why I recommended it to a friend who has ADD, he doesn't smoke but he says he dips occasionally so I introduced him to snus and he said he liked it much more than dip, so I gave him a few cans to get him started as a birthday gift.

[GoVegan]

According to sagedil, nicotine also helps with ADD/ADHD.

[Mikko]

I don't know about all these people saying that in all cases you shouldn't start a tobacco habit if you don't already have one. I fervently disagree, i think there are situations that merit it: I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2002, and I've found that using tobaccco (and more recently, a relatively safe version of it in snus) helps me massively. It helps with my memory and attention, and even sensory gating (paranoia-linked) and certainly with my depression, I wouldn't be without it. It's all researched and proven too.

All I'm saying is, before you make broad statements about tobacco habits, take into account the fact that all things are NEVER equal. I'd recommend snus to a schizophrenic, even if they are not already hooked. Does that make me a bad person? I couldn't care less, it has helped me immeasurably.

You make some valid points. My friends always tell me I'm very paranoid and I think snus helps with this in addition to my anxiety problems, stress and sad periods in life.

[Reynard]

I don't know about all these people saying that in all cases you shouldn't start a tobacco habit if you don't already have one. I fervently disagree, i think there are situations that merit it: I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2002, and I've found that using tobaccco (and more recently, a relatively safe version of it in snus) helps me massively. It helps with my memory and attention, and even sensory gating (paranoia-linked) and certainly with my depression, I wouldn't be without it. It's all researched and proven too.

All I'm saying is, before you make broad statements about tobacco habits, take into account the fact that all things are NEVER equal. I'd recommend snus to a schizophrenic, even if they are not already hooked. Does that make me a bad person? I couldn't care less, it has helped me immeasurably.

[Mikko]

Thanks again for all the information. Personally I'm fine with being addicted to snus and have no worries about health (I read all of the studies before making my first purchase), even the gum recession doesn't bother me because I heard it's a mostly genetic thing, ever since I was 6 years old I've had slight recession on my front bottom gums but on my top gums I have no recession at all even after a year of snusing I notice no recession, hopefully it will stay that way or only recede slightly. haha last question and then I'm off to bed, how long do you normally keep a portion/pris in and how does this compare to the rest of the Snus using Swedish population?