Is this even possible?

[CzechCzar]

I gave some snus to a smoker with a heavy nic tolerance. He had been bragging about how cigarettes barely do anything for him, so I figured I'd give him a captain yankee extreme portion can and see how he likes it. Well, I asked him about it today, and he basically said "Yeah, it's OK. I put five or six in my lower lip and sort of felt something". My question is: is this even possible? Doesn't nicotine kill you if you have too much? How is this guy able to take that much?

[Skell18]

He is probably lying, I used to smoke 40 Marlboro a day so you would say I had a high nic tolerance, long drags too so max nic. When I finally packed them in for good I had a jaks wintergreen and that made my head spin like crazy, so he is talking bollocks I would guess.

[CzechCzar]

That is what I was guessing... Wikipedia says it takes 500 - 1000 mg to kill you though. At least he isn't dead. It would be troubling if the guy who served me drinks lasts night was dead...

[alopezg1]

ask him to do it in front of you. But make sure you are wearing protective clothing to shield you from the vomit

[Skell18]

That is what I was guessing... Wikipedia says it takes 500 - 1000 mg to kill you though. At least he isn't dead. It would be troubling if the guy who served me drinks lasts night was dead...

It takes time to build up a relationship with a barman, so one who dies from a nic OD ain't good!

[Burnsey]

Duration is not defined.... I could put 5-6 sterks in my lower lip for five minutes and not feel much...maybe he was looking for the quick cig buzz and gave up quickly..... I do think this should verified by an eye witness.

[alopezg1]

anything is possible ... apparently

[squeezyjohn]

I agree with Burnsey - if you use cigs then you're used to getting an absolute bolus of nic in one go and snus hits much more softly than that ... 6 portions for 5mins would come close!

My experience was that the transition to understanding how snus worked for me took about a month.

[Darwin]

It is possible, barely. I've seen great big guys, heavy smokers, who couldn't tolerate even a mini and I've seen heavy dippers that could double barrel, or even more, sterks without blinking an eye. If if you smoke 40 cigs a day you don't get 40 cigs worth of nicotine all at once. Some dippers can tolerate huge nic hits because the amount their normal usage is so heavy. And I've seen the reverse of the two examples as well, and most of the other spots on the continuum. What is impossible is predicting how someone is going to react to snus based on their tobacco usage habits.

[oceter]

anything is possible ... apparently

What tha Fsgsyshsjdjjd ?!

[alopezg1]

What tha Fsgsyshsjdjjd ?!

Yeah this guy is some kind of freak. He eats/drinks ridiculous things, for example and entire bottle of absinthe in one. I think he also chugged a bottle of everclear in one as well
which is hard to believe, but then you see him speaking and it kind of makes sense. His videos are quite amusing if you have some time on your hands. My excuse is travelling and not having much
else to do ...ha

[paulgedz]

Ah! this post kind of scared me. I went from dip to snus and I don't snus properly. I treat snus like dip and I on average have 4 portions in at a time. 2 top 2 bottom. Whilst doing that I still spit and don't swallow and I usually keep it in for about 10-15 minutes. I can use anything from 1-1.5 cans per day. I never even knew nicotine poisining existed before this.

[piks101]

It is possible, barely. I've seen great big guys, heavy smokers, who couldn't tolerate even a mini and I've seen heavy dippers that could double barrel, or even more, sterks without blinking an eye. If if you smoke 40 cigs a day you don't get 40 cigs worth of nicotine all at once. Some dippers can tolerate huge nic hits because the amount their normal usage is so heavy. And I've seen the reverse of the two examples as well, and most of the other spots on the continuum. What is impossible is predicting how someone is going to react to snus based on their tobacco usage habits.

Agree, I gave a regular smoker a mini when out for a drink and he got the spins. Alcohol, played a role but he was smoking as normal with no issue until he popped in a snus then that pushed him over the edge. Also, gave a regular long time cope user a Northerner and he was like man these hit harder than my cope.

[paulgedz]

Agree, I gave a regular smoker a mini when out for a drink and he got the spins. Alcohol, played a role but he was smoking as normal with no issue until he popped in a snus then that pushed him over the edge. Also, gave a regular long time cope user a Northerner and he was like man these hit harder than my cope.

I used to dip for the buzz and went on northerner to buy some dip and tried snus. I instantly loved the buzz with it and just stuck with that since. definitely a better buzz

[piks101]

Ah! this post kind of scared me. I went from dip to snus and I don't snus properly. I treat snus like dip and I on average have 4 portions in at a time. 2 top 2 bottom. Whilst doing that I still spit and don't swallow and I usually keep it in for about 10-15 minutes. I can use anything from 1-1.5 cans per day. I never even knew nicotine poisining existed before this.

I double up often but haven't gone quad...my hat is off to you. lol