Did starks ruin it for you?

[JaKe]

Except for camel frost, thunder frosted was my first snus. And if I could go back and change that I would. I hate the fact that I use so many sterks, regular 8mg portions don't seem to do anything for me, and since snus in my only form of tobacco now, I feel like I'm missing out on all the different flavors of snus that are only available in regular. But I'm trying to change, I'm gonna quit sterks and only use mostly regulars from now on.

[snusjus]

I stick with strong snus most of the time. There is this subconscious thought in the back of my head that keeps telling me "You NEED the extra nicotine". Funny thing is, when I use standard 8mg snus, I consume the same amount of portions per day (~12).

[Paul]

Yes i'm a wimp and im afraid of stark...guess whjat was my free can from buysnus?

Extra sterk...dont know what to do....

[badlands]

These days I reach for the starks more often than the regular portions. Sometimes I run out of starks and I''ll just have regular original portions, but I still wind up consuming the same number of portions. 8 to 10 a day. I think the stronger flavor of starks is what I crave, not the nicotine.

Seems like the more snus I use a day the less I taste it. I remedy this by brushing my teeth lol. I brush my choppers like 6 times a day. My teeth have become much whiter after switching from cigarettes to snus. But imma freak so whateva.

[KarlvB]

Not for me.

I went through a phase of using starks and extra starks (GES, N&J, Skruf, GE, Onyx) and though I enjoyed it I kept on coming back to regular portions. Now I use regular portions all the time + lös and keep three to four cans of starks on hand (mainly GES/Skruf/N&J) for when I go out or that occasional stronger nic craving.

[tom502]

I agree with badlands.

[papawinkle]

I use sterks in the evening. I like the boosted flavors, but don't want to wear them out. Might pop a couple more in daylight, on weekends. I only intermittently register the higher nicotine levels, but I know from experience that too much nic will make me groggy so avoid sterks as an all-day thing.

[MojoQuestor]

Seems like the more snus I use a day the less I taste it.

That seems to be the case for me, as well.

[Ulsterman]

............removed.

[GENERAL BILLY]

I quickly moved up to starks when I completely stopped smoking, NJ and Skruf, when I felt ready to move back down to the regs it was hard for a day or two but I transitioned pretty quickly and swore off Starks altogether using General Maxi's when I wanted a bigger dose. I think it can be done but either option is better for you than cigs so if Starks are what get it done stay with them for now.

[olderthandirt]

8mg portions do me fine. The few sterks I tried all had the same bad effect on me. Swift kick in the gut!

N&J Black at 11mg portions is as high as I can enjoy.

[lofat]

My teeth have become much whiter after switching from cigarettes to snus.

Ditto

[lofat]

I just can't get my head around this if any of you have been ex smokers.
I've always maintained that if you want the satisfaction of a cigarette you need at least a stark and that the 8mg simply doesn't cut it. I can understand if anybody is actively trying to reduce their nicotine intake from cigarettes by going down to an 8mg but .......... oh never mind.

Below from http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html

In tobacco smoke, nicotine "rides" on small particles of tar. When the smoke with this nicotine/tar mixture gets to the lungs, the nicotine is absorbed quickly - nicotine reaches the brain about eight seconds after the smoke is inhaled. American cigarettes contain about 9 mg of nicotine, but because much of the nicotine is burned off, a smoker gets about 1 mg of nicotine in every cigarette. Nicotine reaches the central nervous system in about 3-5 minutes when tobacco is chewed.

My take is that if you want the satisfaction of a cigarette pop in any regular portion or loose and wait a few minutes. Just saying.

[MojoQuestor]

I "needed" sterks at first, but I've gotten to where a regular portion is generally fine--even minis sometimes--still, you can be sure I've got the sterks and extra sterks on hand. Sometimes, ya know, ya just want one.

To me, all else being equal, regular portions mostly taste the best. Some things I like in OP, some in white, some it doesn't really matter. Manufacturers have done well to turn that sour/strong sterk tang into some good flavors, things like General ESP and Oden's ES Lakrits. Taboca did an interesting thing with their Strong Minis, which is exactly they are: sterk minis. They taste a little different from the regular Taboca portions, having that sterk zip, but being 6mg minis. They're kind of wild. I would use them for gigs, if I had any gigs.

[LaZeR]

For me personally I don't think it is so much the nicotine satisfaction I need from sterks and ES's but rather the more intense flavor as opposed to most regular strength portions or los I've tried thus far. I feel if I need that boost, I can turn to nasal snuff in addition to my snus. So basically I am still searching for that regular strength (9mg or under) snus that satisfies me flavor wise. So far they just seem a bit bland when compared with my favorite Strong and Ex Strong snus's like Skruf, Odens, General, and Thunder Frosted.