new member, few questions???

[msabo]

hello everyone new to the forums, please be easy lol, and just had a few questions, hopefully someone can help. I smoked for 10+ years, dipped occasionally and quit six months ago. Long story short its been six months and i never slipped once but still think about nicotine. smoking to me is nasty now and stinks. My girlfriend still smokes and i cant stand the smell anymore, i never want to smoke again. ever since quitting smoking though i get irritated alot and kinda anxious. thinkg about starting to use snus again. i live in ohio and triumph is around here which i used to occasionally do and liked alot. never had real sweedish snus. i dont ever want to smoke again and work out and run alot now. dont want to dip either. if i start snusing is it going to make me want to smoke again? im just more calm and less irratated when using nicotine. thanks for any replies.

[Steel Blue 91]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on dropping the cigs! Many people (me included) have used snus to quit smoking and keep from going back. I smoked on and off since I was 14 (doing the math makes it 40+ years). With the Swedish products, I was done with smokes within a week and have not gone back. Sorry, I have not had the chance to try Triumph so can not tell you the difference. I did start with Camel and can tell you that they are in no way the same. Hands down, the Swedish Snus is (for me) a much better product. With Camel I still wanted to smoke and did. Not enough nic for me. Ordered some snus from Northerner and haven't looked back.

Good luck.

[RobsanX]

I was a 20 year 1-1/2 pack a day smoker, and I quit using snus. It took me about a month to be 99% smoke free (sometimes I have one at the bar), and I have absolutely no craving to smoke (unless I'm at the bar :wink: ).

From what I've heard, Triumph is a Swedish snus flavored to suit the tastes of Americans. I've never tried Triumph, but people say it's very different from traditional Swedish snus.

[spirit72]

Since you're off tobacco completely for 6 months, if you're really going to go back to it, I'd start with an American snus before investing yourself in the Swedish experience.

Being in Ohio, I'd suggest Triumph(either flavor)over Camel or Tourney.

I don't know if Skoal snus is available here yet, but I haven't heard anything flattering about that either. Camel is what I got started on, and it's ok for what it is, but awful pricey for what you get. Tourney is pretty awful stuff.

[RobME]

Why bother with nicotine again? You've put it behind you. Now keep it behind you. Of course, I could be a nicotine advocate, but that's something else.

It's your GF who needs the snus.

[snusjus]

Triumph has a very chemical-like flavor and contains very low levels of nicotine now. Order the real stuff!