Snus or Nicotine gum??

[pris]

Yup, the 4mg doesn't touch the sides with me anymore nicotine wise either since using large portion snus (8mg and up)

I'd have to have 2 pieces at a time just to get the strength of a regular (not stark) portion. Doesn't appeal to me at the moment.

[Ansel]

Northerner do their own brand Davicom as well as selling others. Their own brand is said to be purified - so said to be healthier than other Swedish snus. I like it but it wasn't strong enough for me but it's still a nice one to have from time to time. I would get Swedish snus over the American snus though for sure.

[Ansel]

Mind you Pris i've never been one for chewing gum anyway so if i had a choice i'd opt for the microtabs though they weren't without things i didn't like such as the chalky residue.

[GoVegan]

Vegan when you say northerner snus is safest do you mean just Swedish snus in general is safer then American snus which is completely different thing I've heard. As far as ingredients and whatnot?

If I remember right American snus gave me a uncomfortable feeling in my mouth like something was not right. Swedish snus never did that.

ANd thanks randall I will look into northerners deal.

Yes. I believe but have never verified that Northerner has very low NSTA rate. It also seems to be made mostly of vegetable fibers rather than tobacco. In fact, I do not get a tobacco taste from these at all. I personally like the citrus menthol but there are other flavors out there. The portions are quite dry but they are very small. My guess is you will hardly even notice it is there.

[precious007]

If they did a 10mg gum i'd try it... but here i think it's 2mg.

that's the amount absorbed

It's just like saying you're having a 20 mg/snus portion and absorbing only 2 mg's over the course of an hour :^)

[pris]

Huh? I assumed with nicotine gum the 10-20% absorption rate applied and so from a 4mg piece of nicotine gum you would absorb ~0.6mg ?


Edit - Adding info source http://www.swedishmatch.com/en/Snus-...cotine-uptake/

that's the amount absorbed

It's just like saying you're having a 20 mg/snus portion and absorbing only 2 mg's over the course of an hour :^)

[GN Tobacco Sweden AB]

What is the difference health wise? I'm quitting smoking for the third time and don't want to deal with as many withdrawal symptoms as possible. There is to much stress and other things going on right now that I am almost reluctant to try quitting yet again.

But snus has helped me before and I figure it will help me again. Can anyone give their inputs on nicotine gum and snus and maybe some pros and cons.

Money is def tight right now and both seem more or just as expensive as smoking(I only smoke 8 cigarettes a day usually) Since PACT even snus is so expensive. What direction should I go with replacing my cigarettes?

Thanks!

Snus is product of nature we mean it is tobacco lake tomatos and so on, nicotine gum dosent grow on farm you understand what we mean , we talk about chemistry

[Ansel]

Snus is product of nature we mean it is tobacco lake tomatos and so on, nicotine gum dosent grow on farm you understand what we mean , we talk about chemistry

This is true! Tobacco plant is from the same (solanaceae) family as the tomato and potato...

Plus it has tradition. What tradition does gum have?!

[pris]

A test tube one

What tradition does gum have?!

[hippiebrian]

I have to say that for me, nic alone didn't work. Tobacco has MAOI's that we are also addicted to, which is why snus work for me along with my e-cig. Nicotine alone didn't cut it, and for most of us it won't. Thank the gods (I guess that might be Thor and Odin in this case?) for snus.

[precious007]

Huh? I assumed with nicotine gum the 10-20% absorption rate applied and so from a 4mg piece of nicotine gum you would absorb ~0.6mg ?


Edit - Adding info source http://www.swedishmatch.com/en/Snus-...cotine-uptake/

he was saying about a 2 mg gum ... there;s 1 mg absorbed out of 20 mg in the gum I suppose

8 - 10% is absorbed depending on how much you keep the gum for.

Wikipedia -

When used properly, about 3 mg is absorbed into the bloodstream from the 4 mg gum, and 1 mg from the 2 mg gum[1].

[pris]

I can relate to and agree.

I have to say that for me, nic alone didn't work. Tobacco has MAOI's that we are also addicted to, which is why snus work for me along with my e-cig. Nicotine alone didn't cut it, and for most of us it won't. Thank the gods (I guess that might be Thor and Odin in this case?) for snus.

[pris]

Sorry precious. I think I misunderstood the conversation. I'll go book my place on the short bus right now

he was saying about a 2 mg gum ... there;s 1 mg absorbed out of 20 mg in the gum I suppose

8 - 10% is absorbed depending on how much you keep the gum for.

Wikipedia -

[nicodude]

I use ecigs now and then, not too often though. I use nasal snuff alot throughout the day for a quick nic boost before/during/after snus. The snuff works alot better for me than the ecigs did.