I started smoking in high school. I quickly went from my first cigarette to a pack a day habit. The pack a day was on normal days, if I was out drinking, I could easily go through a pack or more just at night, so on weekends it could be 3 packs a day. I have lost count, but I'd have to say I've "quit" smoking at least 10 times in the 15 years that I smoked. Most attempts lasted a day or less, but some were successful for longer, the last attempt lasting almost an entire year. That was a tough year because I still always wanted a cigarette and eventually found myself in a situation where I decided to just have one and as it usually happens, I was right back to smoking a pack a day or more before I knew it.

Recently I decided I really wanted to lose some of the excess weight that I've accumulated over the last 8 years or so of office work and realized that breathing is an important part of excercise, so the smokes had to go. I have a couple of friends that have been of smokes for years and recently discovered that they both do so well because they dip instead of smoking. The thought of having to spit all the time didn't appeal to me, but either did being the fat out of breath 32 year old that dies from a heart attack while tying his shoes... so I started browsing the varieties of dip available at my local convenience store. That's when I saw the displays for Camel and Marlboro snus. "Snuhs?" I said to myself "What the hell is that?!". So I turned to google which lead to me several sites including this one. I hastily placed an order for a roll of General White Portions and continued reading, at which point I placed a more diverse order since I found out I shouldn't have committed to a roll on my first order... oops!

As I waited for my first order to arrive, I got impatient and went out and got a couple tins of Camel snus. I tried a couple portions on the first day and thought "what have I gotten myself into?" But I quickly dropped down to only a couple of cigarettes, so I figured it was worth sticking it out.