Nicotine addiction!

[Southernjuice]

I have used copenhagen snuff ever since I was 16. I know I need to quit but am definitely gonna need some help.I dip 2 cans a day or more so I have it bad. Need to know if any of you guys know anything that might help....things you have personally used to knock the habit. Zyban is not an option...I won't use that. How about the patches?? Also was wondering how long after I quit does the worst cravings end? I'm knowledgeable about the various methods but would like to hear from some people who have tried things and had success...dipping is not the same as smoking either for ya'll who don't know you recieve much higher amounts of nicotine while dipping so the addiction I'm sure is deeper.Thanks in advance.

 

[big rob]

I actually dipped while in prison and then went back to cigarettes. Then to quit those I used the gum on the street. The patch sucks since it falls off in the gym etc.... Go with the gum since you can chew more or less depending on you. I was a die hard smoker for YEARS and the gum worked for me..... Expensive but worth a try for sure.... Good luck....

 

[thick]

I used sunflower seeds to quit. The worst cravings are over in a couple of days. The first couple of days are physical cravings. After that it is all mental. After 2 weeks or so the cravings weren't bad. Mentally it was months b4 I didnt think about chew on a daily basis. The hardest day was the first time I got drunk. I had quit for less than 2 weeks and got drunk. I would've killed for a chew but nobody had one. Dont drink while quitting and once you quit dont think you can chew every once in awhile and keep control b/c it wont happen. It has now been a little over 7 years for me. I was a can a day of skoal key for many years
good luck also look at some pics of people with mouth cancer. that will help

 

[esco]

yah what they said ... but seriously nicotine itself only stays in your body, i believe 2 days/48 hours .... the toughest part would be the mental addiction, i would try the gum too.

 

[sixfeetfour]

I'm on my way to giving it up also, prices are at $5.25 a tin now and it is just getting to expensive at a can every other day. I dip Kodiak and it is very ahrd to quit. I quit once before when I went on a cruise for a week and did not bring any with me on purpose. But as soon as I got home, I was at a buddy's house playing Madden and in went the dip, almost with out thinking.

I know it's mainly mental, but it's so ingrained - dip after meals, dip on car ride home from work, dip after gym...You just got to be strong and tell yourself no. Don't let that little tin beat you and control you. Find something else to occupy yourself when you normally dip. Good luck, it's eluded me so far.

I dumped tins down the toilet and 2 hours later I'm at the store buying another. I've scraped a bunch of empty ones for one last dip. I've been on websites looking at pics of old men with no face trying to scare the shit out of myself it only works for a hour or two.

I'm going to do it this time, I got a family coming.

 

[thick]

after meals is always tough. Had to have some sort of candy

I'm on my way to giving it up also, prices are at $5.25 a tin now and it is just getting to expensive at a can every other day. I dip Kodiak and it is very ahrd to quit. I quit once before when I went on a cruise for a week and did not bring any with me on purpose. But as soon as I got home, I was at a buddy's house playing Madden and in went the dip, almost with out thinking.

I know it's mainly mental, but it's so ingrained - dip after meals, dip on car ride home from work, dip after gym...You just got to be strong and tell yourself no. Don't let that little tin beat you and control you. Find something else to occupy yourself when you normally dip. Good luck, it's eluded me so far.

I dumped tins down the toilet and 2 hours later I'm at the store buying another. I've scraped a bunch of empty ones for one last dip. I've been on websites looking at pics of old men with no face trying to scare the shit out of myself it only works for a hour or two.

I'm going to do it this time, I got a family coming.

 

[sc redneck]

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Try Wellbutrin,,it Worked For Me But Not Overnight. I Think It Takes Like 3 Weeks For The Wellbutrin To Kick In, Youll Know When It Does. You Can Remember Shit Alot Better And Can FocUs Like Hell. Its Almost Like You Forget To Smoke Or Chew...

 

[Southernjuice]

Wellbutrin and zyban are the same....not trying that but thanks for the suggestions and comments guys think I'm getting ready to try to drop this expensive nasty habit. The gum sounds like it may work the best for me. Thanks again