The importance of exposing smokers to snus

[GENERAL BILLY]

I was thinking about my father earlier today. He was a chain smoker his whole life and died at 50 from a heart attack. He tried to quit smoking at least 10 times. He tried a pipe and the patch and everything else but he just wasn't able to quit until it was too late.

A few times I've thought 'I don't want snus to become a big thing in the U.S because they will end up taxing the hell out of it.'

Too many people who could live longer, who could still be with us aren't because they were never given a chance to treat their nicotine addiction with something that works.

I stopped pitching snus to smokers because I haven't had a lot of success with it but I am going to try to mention it offhand and at least try to people know it is out there and give them a chance to look into it for themselves.

[RobsanX]

I try to get the word out around me, but it's generally not well received. I used smokeless tobacco as a teenager, so I didn't attach any stigma to it.

[Veganpunk]

I've got a few friends into it. Atreyukun was one, another in Cali who is going through his first order now. I just wish my mom would try it.

[truthwolf1]

I recall vaguely reading about the Swedish Snus story while I was still smoking. It really did not make any difference to me until it was time to quit for my newborn daughter. I would never of quit for myself, my wife or the fact that Snus existed but a kid changes everything. Then I started looking at options and Camel Snus sounded good but was not in my state yet, so I ordered swedish snus.

Most smokers dont want to quit in my opinion but the few that do should know that Snus is a great option. I gave up trying to talk anyone into using Snus awhile ago because most people are just plain brainwashed and there is nothing you can do for them.

[justintempler]

All you can do is plant the seed. The smoker has to be motivated to quit smoking.

My brother and me were both 2-3 pack a day smokers.
I quit smoking, he continued

About a year ago he started hacking up phelm when he woke up. He would wake up sit in the kitchen next to garbage can and hack up phelm for an hour. Over the last year that has turned into an all day occurence. It got so bad he has gone to the doctor and has been diagnosed with COPD. Still he continues to smoke 2-3 packs a day.

He knows about snus, he knows it works, yet he still chooses to keep smoking and slowly kill himself.

Sad

[Karanya]

All you can do is plant the seed. The smoker has to be motivated to quit smoking.

You know, I never had any desire to quit smoking. It was an accident. I don't really consider myself an ex-smoker. I just haven't bought any cigarettes in a few months.

--K

[sagedil]

I too had no intentions of quitting. Just sort of happened.

[CoderGuy]

I also didn't plan to quit, I was just looking for something I could do at work, on travel, with friends, etc. Liked it so much I stopped smoking. I have tried to get family interested but they don't think it's "safe", yet continue smoking 2-3 packs per day instead (logic does not work on them, I have tried).

I have no friends that smoke so my non-smoking friends think I just quit.

CG

[snusjus]

I think smokeless tobacco should have mandated notices on them. Here are some examples:

Smokeless tobacco is 98% safer than cigarettes.

This product is a low-risk alternative to smoking. (My favorite one!)

This product is not linked to lung cancer or emphysema.

Smokeless tobacco users are less likely to get oral cancer than smokers.

In my opinion, these mandated messages would help change the perception of smokeless tobacco in the United States. The Surgeon General needs to reevaluate its view on smokeless tobacco products. Since the link between smokeless tobacco and oral cancer were established, TSNA levels in American smokeless tobacco products have fell 80%. The tobacco sold in America today is substantially safer than it was in the past.

As well, I believe smokeless tobacco manufacturers should be required to list the TSNA levels on all smokeless tobacco products. This would inform consumers which products carry the lowest risk. As well, it would encourage tobacco companies to lower their TSNA levels even more, since this would create competition among smokeless tobacco companies to have the lowest level.

However, I doubt this will ever happen.

[CoderGuy]

I think smokeless tobacco should have mandated notices on them. Here are some examples:

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As well, I believe smokeless tobacco manufacturers should be required to list the TSNA levels on all smokeless tobacco products. This would inform consumers which products carry the lowest risk. As well, it would encourage tobacco companies to lower their TSNA levels even more, since this would create competition among smokeless tobacco companies to have the lowest level.

However, I doubt this will ever happen.

That would be great and truthful. I can't imagine the anti-smoking (now anti-tobacco) nazis would like that much though.

I love the idea of showing TSNAs. It should be required for all tobacco products, then maybe cigars wouldn't be exempt from EVERY ban.

CG

[GENERAL BILLY]

You know, I never had any desire to quit smoking. It was an accident.


That's funny, now that I think about it I didn't start snus to quit smoking either. I was working a phone sales job and I was trying to dig myself out of a financial hole and I started snusing to stay on the phone and not need to take so many cigarette breaks.