Help my girlfriend to quit smoking

[extr66]

I snus AND smoke, I smoke when I'm having drinks.

First, did many of you ex-smoker had that problem when you moved to snus? is it that irreplaceable?

-I have quit smoking completely with Skoal Berry Blend, I just haven't found a snus that can deliver a kick like that while I'm drinking. But for quitting smoking, you have to WANT to quit because it is pleasurable to smoke.

Second, are there any people here who started using Snus without ever smoking or consuming tobacco?

-I smoked, dipped, and now snus.

[Asquar]

First, did many of you ex-smoker had that problem when you moved to snus? is it that irreplaceable?

When I first quit smoking, I had nicotine patches, snus, Copenhagen Long Cut, and Skoal Bandits. Even with all that NRT, it took me about 15 days or so to get over terrible cravings to smoke. First I let go of the patches, then the American dip...

,,, but once the cravings were gone, they were truly gone, and I am completely free of any desire to smoke whatsoever. Everyone's different. I don't drink, (I'm an ex-drinker in so-called recovery) so I don't have that potential complication, but here's two things I've done that I think helped me quit smoking successfully:

1) I picked a date (along with a friend) a full 6 weeks in advance. So for 6 weeks I hyped myself up, constantly affirming that as of Feb. 14, I will no longer smoke. I actually smoked heavily on the night of the 13th until precisely midnight, as I was out with friends, and then I stopped.

2) I haven't had a single cigarette since; no exceptions. For me this is important, because were I to have even one, then I'm no longer a non-smoker but a smoker, because non-smokers don't smoke. And then I would no doubt begin to think again in terms of smoking vs. smoke-free situations, of when and how much to smoke. I want to be free of all of that, and since I don't smoke at all, I am.

Snus WILL replace the nicotine component of cigarette smoking. There is absolutely no doubt about that. But it's not, of course, exactly the same experience as smoking, and if there are other psychological dependencies at work, they need to be looked at and addressed. For me, I learned after a couple of weeks that my attachment to the action of lighting up and inhaling was largely Pavlovian; I associated smoke with nicotine satisfaction. Once I got used to the snus, this association completely vanished.

But- as with any acquired taste- there's an adjustment period. Snus doesn't dose you hard within 7 seconds like smoke does, and it doesn't burn like dip. Since I've stopped comparing it to other delivery systems and learned to appreciate it for what it is, I've found that I prefer it. I just had to be willing to suffer for a couple of weeks, while I unlearned one long-entrenched behavior and became habituated to another.

[TropicalBob]

I have to make one request: Dump that damn blinking ad from your signature. Most annoying!

[lxskllr]

I have to make one request: Dump that damn blinking ad from your signature. Most annoying!

AdBlock+ extension, and the FireFox browser are your friends ;^)

I didn't know there was a banner there until I shut off AdBlock

[TropicalBob]

Thanks for the suggestion. It's still annoying and unnecessary. A very bad precedent for anyone else with a product they'd like to shove down user's throats.

[extr66]

Thanks for the suggestion. It's still annoying and unnecessary. A very bad precedent for anyone else with a product they'd like to shove down user's throats.

I don't make money from the ad, but it does save people 10% from their snus orders from a really inexpensive site with fast shipping.

Also, I took the blinking one off just for you.

[TropicalBob]

Thank you. Really.

[theguitargeek]

Little A D D there Bob?? Just kidding!
Yes you are welcome to display your ad
but believe me we all know about
BUYSNUS.com and the affiliate program.

No worries
theguitargeek

[Zero]

Thanks for the suggestion. It's still annoying and unnecessary. A very bad precedent for anyone else with a product they'd like to shove down user's throats.

Yes, I agree. We all shop at buysnus and we could all post our affiliate tags here and then it would be an entire forum filled with BuySnus adverts after every post. To counter theguitargeek above, I will say that, in general, I would discourage people posting adverts, especially those which, via referral, are profitable to those who post them. We're a discussion board, not a marketplace.

[Zero]

I don't make money from the ad

...but you get points that contribute towards free snus. Same thing.

[theguitargeek]

Thanks for the suggestion. It's still annoying and unnecessary. A very bad precedent for anyone else with a product they'd like to shove down user's throats.

Yes, I agree. We all shop at buysnus and we could all post our affiliate tags here and then it would be an entire forum filled with BuySnus adverts after every post. To counter theguitargeek above, I will say that, in general, I would discourage people posting adverts, especially those which, via referral, are profitable to those who post them. We're a discussion board, not a marketplace.

Agreed there Zero, I was just commenting on our freedom to say what we think here. No encouragement intended. I would also like the forum here to be advert free.

[extr66]

I was using it here because I don't have a website, and figured everyone could save money. Oh wells, I was asked to take it down so it's gone. Carry on!

[theguitargeek]

Zero, Kudos on your mastery of the so called "office Politics" style of putting this advert thing to an end. hehe lol

theguitargeek

[Zero]

:lol: I do try to be diplomatic.