got my mom into snus. She's been a heavy menthol smoker most of her life, and has tired to quit multiple times. She tried a Mocca Mint Saturday, and really liked it. She told me the next morning that she went to bed without smoking that last cigarette without even thinking about it. I then gave her one of my last few Triumphs, she loved the taste, but it was too big. I showed her SnusOn, she went to the snus and health section, read a few threads, and asked me where to order. I showed her Getsnus. She loved the smell of my Thunder Frosted, so she ordered two cans of the minis, 3 packs of Discreet Emerald Ice and Cool Mint, the free General Sampler, and a mystery can. I really hope she takes to snus.
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Congrats, Vegan! Smoker conversion is difficult. I've tried with a few people. I'm sure its more meaningful considering its your mom. As MQ said, keep us posted.Comment
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Yea, she was semi interested when I first started snus, it's my bone headed dad who gives her issues. He just calls it dip and makes fun of it. She asked me if I could see it when she had one in. I didn't see her put it in and told her I couldn't even tell what side it was on. The Discreet's will be perfect for her I think. She didn't care for the salt, but I told her that would go away.Comment
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That's great! I really hope she sticks with it and stays satisfied. I have tried getting my dad to switch but he wears dentures and is convinced he can't do it, even though I have relayed stories from here.
For me, the most important thing when switching from smoking is realizing it's OK to use several portions a day. When I first started I was using like 3-4 portions per day and ever so slowly started experiencing nic withdrawal symptoms, which almost had me going back to smoking. Then I thought, "Hey, I was smoking 2 packs per day, some times more, and 3-4 portions is not even close to the amount of nicotine I am used to." Now I use about 6-8 per day (still less) but it's much better.
Good luck!
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Hell, I was up around 16-24 portions/prillas a day at first. Sometimes I'd get bored with one after 15-20 minutes and pop in a fresh one (other times they'd last quite a bit longer). But I wasn't smoking, and like sagedil has pointed out before, snus is pretty cheap right now, especially compared to cigarettes.
I've settled down a bit, averaging, I'd say, 30-45 minutes per portion or pris; sometimes one might last an hour. One reason is because I enjoy them more now that I've been using snus a while. I'm still mostly chain-snusing, but I do take a few minutes every now and then to enjoy the strange experience of nothing at all in my mouth.
edit: 'Course I was a pretty heavy smoker for a lot of years, and I'd already pretty much demolished any notion of light nicotine usage.Comment
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