Quitting Sterks

[TheBlackVomit]

I've been using sterks exclusively since I started using snus about 4 years ago. I've consistently used around 10 portions per day. I switched from dip so I guess I was used to a higher nicotine intake. I've tried original portions and they're just not satisfying. I just worry about the potential health effects such as heart problems from so much nicotine. Is that really an issue? Also what's the easiest way to lower my intake to regular portions. I've still got 2 rolls of extra sterk portions in the fridge so I was thinking about trying to wean myself off slowly.

[Kaplan]

Try alternating regular portions with sterks and then every third one, etc. Eventually your body will get used to the lower dose of nicotine. It's not like you couldn't continue to enjoy a couple sterks a day. But really I don't see any issue with using sterks, evenly exclusively, unless you've been diagnosed with some chronic heart problem. I don't think it'll cause you to have heart problems. If you're worried about your heart, make sure you exercise and eat right. If you're not doing that for yourself, you're causing far more harm than snus could ever cause.

[lxskllr]

Less nicotine is better than more imo, but I don't know if prolonged high levels are worse than average levels. Stark snus is new, so there's no long term empirical evidence one way or the other. For dropping to standard snus, I'd just mix in regular portions. Start the day with a stark, one or two regulars, stark... Add more regulars to the mix over time.

[R.B. Kazenzakis]

One thing I have done to customize the strength of a sterk portion is to slice a bit off of one using a razor blade. You could feasibly dial down the strength slowly over time until you are comfortable getting roughly the same nicotine dose as a regular portion.

[psychicferret]

Once you get past the first few days getting down to classic/regulars is easy, just takes the few days to get used to them. I went from extra starks to regular quite quickly without much hindrance.

[Polluted]

Just buy regular strength. It's true they may not be as satisfying AT first, but your tolerance will adjust quite quickly. Sterns actually kill the magic of nicotine. Don't limit yourself, get regular portions and do 13 a day if you have to, it's STILL less nicotine and a man can only use so much snus in the amount of waking hours given to us. Bite the bullet and get regular strength. Your body and mind will be happier for it and regular strength snus is plenty strong once your tolerance quits bitching and accepts it's new dose. Can you imagine feeling satisfied off an 8 mg white portion? Probably not right now but within 1 week you can accomplish this goal

[codyg140]

Just buy regular strength. It's true they may not be as satisfying AT first, but your tolerance will adjust quite quickly. Sterns actually kill the magic of nicotine. Don't limit yourself, get regular portions and do 13 a day if you have to, it's STILL less nicotine and a man can only use so much snus in the amount of waking hours given to us. Bite the bullet and get regular strength. Your body and mind will be happier for it and regular strength snus is plenty strong once your tolerance quits bitching and accepts it's new dose. Can you imagine feeling satisfied off an 8 mg white portion? Probably not right now but within 1 week you can accomplish this goal

+1, I might use 1 strong portion a day now compared to a can of sterks when I first switched from smoking to snus, pretty much all regular portions for me now