offense74 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I've been using snus since like 15 years back. The government have now decided to raise the tax on it and I can no longer defend doing it since it becomes too expensive. One problem that alot of snusers have when they want to quit is motivation. If one smokes the health consequences of quitting are enormous but with snus they have found no conclusive connection to any form of cancer or heart disease except for a slight elevation of blood pressure in some individuals, probably caused by the salt in the snus. Now when they raised the price though more and more people will quit and some of them will turn to smoking when they fail. The reason for this is that cigarettes are brought throughout europe and can be found really cheap but snus is illegal in all of EU except Sweden so alot of people will find cigarettes cheaper than snus. So anyhoot, I'm on my 5:th snus free day now and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be (allthough it's anything but comfortable). The first 3 days were weird, almost like I was outside my own body. Today and yesterday have been filled with mild stomach cramps and mood swings. This is all accomanied by "flashes" of nicotine cravings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Congrats...what is snus anyway. Is it chewing tobacco...its called snuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Coming here is a great place for support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Congrats...what is snus anyway. Is it chewing tobacco...its called snuff here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Ahh...my brother used to use that stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Its good that you're quitting, we'll support you any way we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andgbr Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 try adding stuff like wheatgrass to your diet, they help neutralizing the toxins, in which might help you fight quitting the use of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 Thanks y'all I think it goes like this: The first few days the discomfort comes from the nicotine leaving the body. I think I'm passed that so it's no longer detox I'm dealing with. The second stage is just the brain readjusting to the new levels of dopamine (and other natural substances in the brain that are hightened by nicotine).So right now I'm neuro adapting, pretty cool huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 sounds about right, the biggest trigger will be cues from the environment, such as where you used snus a lot, maybe where you bought it. Cues differ for everyone, but they are just cravings, I bet you can rise above offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 It's now almost 4 months without it.I still get flashes of mild cravings once or twice per week, but I'm past the worst phase now. Yay for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Awesome. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Yeah, my dad has used snuff for years on and off. He recently quit smoking, about a month ago, and has managed that, but now he is more heavily back on the snuff again. I hope he also gets off that. Good luck, sounds like you are doing well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I'm glad this is going well for you offense. Keep with it as long as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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