First, thanks for the wealth of information on this forum. I have lurked for a while and have found a lot of useful info.
Second, hello! A brief history of my tobacco use:
I smoked from about age 15 to 25 when I quit. I was a PAD smoker from age 18 on. Two years after I quit I started piddling around with cigars, which I enjoyed maybe twice a month. This past may I was introduced to snus via Marlboro at a music festival. I enjoyed the little boost it gave me walking around the fest and enjoying the music. It was nice getting some energy and pleasure since I also quit drinking 6 years ago. I did worry that snusing could lead me back to smoking, and sure enough this past July I found myself in a stressful flying related travel situation. After a long day at the airport dealing with cancelled flights and what not, I end up back at a hotel the airline put me up in, and I bought a pack of cigarettes and lit one up. I continued to periodically smoke after that time, but never coming anywhere near the level of my previous habit.
After doing some reading online I heard about "real" snus. I found out my local tobacconist carries the General brand. I bought some General White Portion and immediately disliked it. I found myself craving the sweetness I get from the Camel/Marlboro snus. But after just a few short months of the american stuff I grew tired of the sweetness. I began tasting the artificiality, and just like with cigarettes I don't like not knowing exactly what I'm putting in my body. So I decided to give General another shot. Well, now I love it! Way more complex and satisfying then the american stuff. In fact I have the aforementioned General White portion in my lip as we speak, and I love it. I also love the ingredient list posted right on the container.
I do have a question. I find that when I would use the american snus, I still craved a cigarette. But when I use real snus, I have no cigarette craving. Do you think this is strictly because of the nicotine level of the real snus, or do you think there is something more nefarious going on? I have zero love or trust for the American tobacco companies, and am suspicious they could possibly put something in their snus that makes you still want to consume their most profitable product, the cigarette. Am I being paranoid? We know for a fact that american tobacco companies have no qualms about putting additives in their product to make them more addictive. Like nicotine itself isn't addictive enough!
Now that I'm on the real snus I find if I have a craving for the act of smoking a few hits off my blu e cig satisfies me. Honestly, the cigarettes I've smoked the past few months have for the most part not imparted much pleasure. They just deliver such a wallop to my brain that it makes me feel more ill and guilty then anything else. The snus nicotine delivery mechanism on the other hand comes on slow and lasts a good long while.
Second, hello! A brief history of my tobacco use:
I smoked from about age 15 to 25 when I quit. I was a PAD smoker from age 18 on. Two years after I quit I started piddling around with cigars, which I enjoyed maybe twice a month. This past may I was introduced to snus via Marlboro at a music festival. I enjoyed the little boost it gave me walking around the fest and enjoying the music. It was nice getting some energy and pleasure since I also quit drinking 6 years ago. I did worry that snusing could lead me back to smoking, and sure enough this past July I found myself in a stressful flying related travel situation. After a long day at the airport dealing with cancelled flights and what not, I end up back at a hotel the airline put me up in, and I bought a pack of cigarettes and lit one up. I continued to periodically smoke after that time, but never coming anywhere near the level of my previous habit.
After doing some reading online I heard about "real" snus. I found out my local tobacconist carries the General brand. I bought some General White Portion and immediately disliked it. I found myself craving the sweetness I get from the Camel/Marlboro snus. But after just a few short months of the american stuff I grew tired of the sweetness. I began tasting the artificiality, and just like with cigarettes I don't like not knowing exactly what I'm putting in my body. So I decided to give General another shot. Well, now I love it! Way more complex and satisfying then the american stuff. In fact I have the aforementioned General White portion in my lip as we speak, and I love it. I also love the ingredient list posted right on the container.
I do have a question. I find that when I would use the american snus, I still craved a cigarette. But when I use real snus, I have no cigarette craving. Do you think this is strictly because of the nicotine level of the real snus, or do you think there is something more nefarious going on? I have zero love or trust for the American tobacco companies, and am suspicious they could possibly put something in their snus that makes you still want to consume their most profitable product, the cigarette. Am I being paranoid? We know for a fact that american tobacco companies have no qualms about putting additives in their product to make them more addictive. Like nicotine itself isn't addictive enough!
Now that I'm on the real snus I find if I have a craving for the act of smoking a few hits off my blu e cig satisfies me. Honestly, the cigarettes I've smoked the past few months have for the most part not imparted much pleasure. They just deliver such a wallop to my brain that it makes me feel more ill and guilty then anything else. The snus nicotine delivery mechanism on the other hand comes on slow and lasts a good long while.
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