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JUUL was the only thing that got me off a pack-a-day 13 year habit. I think very highly of the product and it is a shame teenagers made it so 'cool'. (Much lik

JUUL was the only thing that got me off a pack-a-day 13 year habit. I think very highly of the product and it is a shame teenagers made it so 'cool'. (Much like cigarettes at one time...)

Aloha 8y ago
Conversely, I switch to Dipping Tobacco as my quitting smoking mechanism, I dont think I can quit nicotine and stick to it, but quitting dip does seem legitimately easier than smoking, as there is much less ritual associated with it.
- ams6110 8y ago
  Mouth cancer though. Horrible stuff.
  - goldcd 8y ago
    What death were you hoping for? I mean given a choice a first and fatal coronary blow-out as I sleep, seems pretty good. vapes bacon
  - celrod 8y ago
    My dad's dad smoked a lot when my dad was young, but managed to quit by chewing cigars. He died of mouth cancer. My dad swore off of drugs and alcohol, and always said he wanted to work until the day he dies. He's instead spent the last 10 years dying of Alzheimer's. For what it's worth, I'm inclined to follow my dad's approach. Perhaps with a different interpretation of retiring when I die. But there are some games you just can't win.
  - Aloha 8y ago
    Which is much lower than it used to be even for the same product type, you can see my other comment down thread.
- pessimizer 8y ago
  > there is much less ritual associated with it. This is very true, but try switching to Swedish snus. Dipping tobacco still has a lot of cancer risk, whereas snus doesn't, really, so you can take your time quitting. It's the difference between roasted and steamed tobacco; it's the combustion products that get you.
  - Aloha 8y ago
    I'd have to dig for the source, but I found a source on the internet, which seemed incredibly credible for being a college professors wordpress blog. Basically, since 2005, the nitrotesimne levels in US Style smokeless tobacco has declined by more than 75% due to changes in manufacturing (largely), and from say, 80mg to 5mg, in the 1975-2016 period. Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines are widely acknowledged to be the single largest cancer causing agent in oral tobacco. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco-specific_nitrosamines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco-specific_nitrosamines) https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2016/07/is-snus-safer-than-dip-or-chewhealth.html https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2016/07/is-snus-safer-... https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-evidence-that-smokeless-tobacco.html https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-evidence-... https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/01/informative-study-on-tobacco-specific.html https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/01/informative-st...
  - azinman2 8y ago
    Where are you getting that snus doesn’t have cancer risk?
    - Aloha 8y ago
      It has pretty low risk, Scandinavia has the highest oral tobacco use, but the lowest oral cancer risk in europe.
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- trashE 8y ago
  Become an experienced nasal snuff user. Takes practice, but plenty of nicotine.
homero 8y ago
Juul helped me quit 2 packs a day
- Aloha 8y ago
  How on earth did you have time to smoke two packs a day - I was a pack a day smoker, steady, could set your watch by it - I cant fathom having the time to finish 2 packs a day.
  - pluc 8y ago
    I was a half-pack smoker and I feel the same about you smoking a pack a day.
    - Aloha 8y ago
      I'd chain smoke on the way home usually, or whenever driving.
  - scruple 8y ago
    Driving for your job is what did it for me. I was normally a pack a day, back when I smoked, but on days where I was driving a work truck all day long? Easy 2 pack day.
- gnulinux 8y ago
  Sorry if this question is rude or arrogant, but I'm genuinely curious. How does one smoke 2 packs a day? That's 40 cigs a day. If you're active for 15 hours a day, that's a cigarette every 20 minutes. Assuming one cigarette takes 5 minutes to smoke, did you smoke one every 15 minutes? How were you able to work like this? Also didn't this cost you a fortune? That's like $30 a day, $10k a year. I spend less money on food, I'm curious how does one justify this much money on something.
  - kaffeemitsahne 8y ago
    Well, guess why they quit.
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pmarreck 8y ago
Do you feel any healthier after this switch?

JUUL was the only thing that got me off a pack-a-day 13 year habit. I think very highly of the product and it is a shame teenagers made it so 'cool'. (Much like cigarettes at one time...)

Aloha 8y ago

Conversely, I switch to Dipping Tobacco as my quitting smoking mechanism, I dont think I can quit nicotine and stick to it, but quitting dip does seem legitimately easier than smoking, as there is much less ritual associated with it.

ams6110 8y ago
Mouth cancer though. Horrible stuff.
- goldcd 8y ago
  What death were you hoping for? I mean given a choice a first and fatal coronary blow-out as I sleep, seems pretty good. vapes bacon
- celrod 8y ago
  My dad's dad smoked a lot when my dad was young, but managed to quit by chewing cigars. He died of mouth cancer. My dad swore off of drugs and alcohol, and always said he wanted to work until the day he dies. He's instead spent the last 10 years dying of Alzheimer's. For what it's worth, I'm inclined to follow my dad's approach. Perhaps with a different interpretation of retiring when I die. But there are some games you just can't win.
- Aloha 8y ago
  Which is much lower than it used to be even for the same product type, you can see my other comment down thread.
pessimizer 8y ago
> there is much less ritual associated with it. This is very true, but try switching to Swedish snus. Dipping tobacco still has a lot of cancer risk, whereas snus doesn't, really, so you can take your time quitting. It's the difference between roasted and steamed tobacco; it's the combustion products that get you.
- Aloha 8y ago
  I'd have to dig for the source, but I found a source on the internet, which seemed incredibly credible for being a college professors wordpress blog. Basically, since 2005, the nitrotesimne levels in US Style smokeless tobacco has declined by more than 75% due to changes in manufacturing (largely), and from say, 80mg to 5mg, in the 1975-2016 period. Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines are widely acknowledged to be the single largest cancer causing agent in oral tobacco. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco-specific_nitrosamines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco-specific_nitrosamines) https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2016/07/is-snus-safer-than-dip-or-chewhealth.html https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2016/07/is-snus-safer-... https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-evidence-that-smokeless-tobacco.html https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-evidence-... https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/01/informative-study-on-tobacco-specific.html https://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2012/01/informative-st...
- azinman2 8y ago
  Where are you getting that snus doesn’t have cancer risk?
  - Aloha 8y ago
    It has pretty low risk, Scandinavia has the highest oral tobacco use, but the lowest oral cancer risk in europe.
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trashE 8y ago
Become an experienced nasal snuff user. Takes practice, but plenty of nicotine.

homero 8y ago

Juul helped me quit 2 packs a day

Aloha 8y ago
How on earth did you have time to smoke two packs a day - I was a pack a day smoker, steady, could set your watch by it - I cant fathom having the time to finish 2 packs a day.
- pluc 8y ago
  I was a half-pack smoker and I feel the same about you smoking a pack a day.
  - Aloha 8y ago
    I'd chain smoke on the way home usually, or whenever driving.
- scruple 8y ago
  Driving for your job is what did it for me. I was normally a pack a day, back when I smoked, but on days where I was driving a work truck all day long? Easy 2 pack day.
gnulinux 8y ago
Sorry if this question is rude or arrogant, but I'm genuinely curious. How does one smoke 2 packs a day? That's 40 cigs a day. If you're active for 15 hours a day, that's a cigarette every 20 minutes. Assuming one cigarette takes 5 minutes to smoke, did you smoke one every 15 minutes? How were you able to work like this? Also didn't this cost you a fortune? That's like $30 a day, $10k a year. I spend less money on food, I'm curious how does one justify this much money on something.
- kaffeemitsahne 8y ago
  Well, guess why they quit.

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pmarreck 8y ago

Do you feel any healthier after this switch?