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Snuff taken the way I know it, under the upper lip, gives a slower hit but a much stronger hit than cigarettes. What I wonder is about the new "vape-like" pens

Snuff taken the way I know it, under the upper lip, gives a slower hit but a much stronger hit than cigarettes. What I wonder is about the new "vape-like" pens which heats (real) tobacco but doesn't burn it. If that is similar enough to cigarettes to win cigarette smokers over. I would think so, but I'm not a real smoker (only tried a few times) so can't offer my own anecdata.

uxp100 8y ago
If it's anything like weed, than actually less similar to cigarettes than existing vapes. Sniffing snuff is much stronger than cigarettes but less intense I would say. Like if you don't smoke a cigarette could give you the spins, but in a few minutes you're ok. I have had a few sniffs of snuff, and then a few hours later still felt a bit up, and had trouble sleeping. Unlike chewing or dipping though, I think it's hard to accidentally have way too much.
qwerty456127 8y ago
> What I wonder is about the new "vape-like" pens which heats (real) tobacco but doesn't burn it. I see many people around using it nowadays but I'm sure I wouldn't prefer this over a good vape and I've also heard it's dangerous as it may also be heating the filter together with the tobacco so you actually inhale extra toxines. BTW about vapes - although I believe these are generally healthier than any kind of cigarettes (and so do many doctors unofficially) I've heard many liquids (usually flavoured like vanilla, maple, coconut or caramel) contain diacetyl, pentanedione and/or acetoin so you can "popcorn lung" syndrome (which is much more dangerous than what ordinary cigs do) quickly [1] [1] http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-...
- jacobush 8y ago
  The one I saw (ploom?) was intended for loose tobacco.

uxp100 8y ago

If it's anything like weed, than actually less similar to cigarettes than existing vapes. Sniffing snuff is much stronger than cigarettes but less intense I would say. Like if you don't smoke a cigarette could give you the spins, but in a few minutes you're ok. I have had a few sniffs of snuff, and then a few hours later still felt a bit up, and had trouble sleeping. Unlike chewing or dipping though, I think it's hard to accidentally have way too much.

qwerty456127 8y ago

> What I wonder is about the new "vape-like" pens which heats (real) tobacco but doesn't burn it. I see many people around using it nowadays but I'm sure I wouldn't prefer this over a good vape and I've also heard it's dangerous as it may also be heating the filter together with the tobacco so you actually inhale extra toxines. BTW about vapes - although I believe these are generally healthier than any kind of cigarettes (and so do many doctors unofficially) I've heard many liquids (usually flavoured like vanilla, maple, coconut or caramel) contain diacetyl, pentanedione and/or acetoin so you can "popcorn lung" syndrome (which is much more dangerous than what ordinary cigs do) quickly [1] [1] http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-linked-to-respiratory-disease/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/e-cigarette-...

jacobush 8y ago
The one I saw (ploom?) was intended for loose tobacco.