Addicted To Snuff

I just found this blog while doing a google search on “How many milligrams of nicotine are in a dip of Copenhagen”
I was curious b/c I am using nicotine gum which contains 4mg of nicotine and, at first, it was barely taking the edge off. I am now 6 days into quitting Copenhagen (minus 8 hrs of indulgence I had 3 days ago) and the gum is REALLY working.
Anyway, I want to wish everyone the best of luck at quitting. Stay strong. It’ll only get easier over time…
…even if it’s HOUR BY HOUR!!!
-Tom

Matt,

Great to hear! Congratulations!

I’m still off too – since Dec 17th 2008. Unfortunately I am still using nicotine replacement – the “Commit” Lozenge. I cut them in half, but I still go through @ two tubes of 24 per week. I think that I need to give the meds a shot. What are the side effects of “Chantix”?

Once again, keep up the good work, and thanks for posting this!

Murphy/Seattle

Like Tom, I also came across this blog while researching the effects of Coppenhagen use. I have chewed for over 40 years, and actually had quit once for 4 months. I was in deer camp with some friends and a buddy opened a fresh can of Cope. Smelled good, and I figured one dip wouldn’t hurt! An hour later I drove 45 miles to the nearest town to buy a couple of cans!! If I’m not eating or drinking, I have a chew in my mouth. I was going through a roll (10 cans) a week! I have pared my habit back to 1 can a day. I am tired of worrying about potential health problems and the rising cost of tobacco. I used to pay 19 cents a can when I first stated chewing. Now the cost is up to 4 or 5 dollars a can!! I’m quitting cold turkey. I’ll keep a can on hand, so I don’t eliminate my options. Incentives will include better health prospects, money saved that can be used for the things I enjoy (fishing, flying rc aircraft, etc.) Anyway, I wish everyone luck and will keep you posted on my progress!!

Thanks again Matt for the Blog. Always helps to quit when you know your experience is not unique!

-Wyatt

just found this after trying to find out info on nicotine…not sure if you’d heard of it– I didn’t see it anywhere here, but i could have missed it… but one of the things that i’ve heard several people who usually used copenhagen recommend is Bac-off… it’s available in different flavors at http://www.dipstop.com/ –it doesn’t have nicotine, but it does have the flavor, texture, etc to help get past the behavior itself. I think in many ways that the behavior is harder to get over than the nicotine…and it’s difficult to prevent yourself from sliding backwards after quitting for a few months even because of that.

Well, December 17th marked my first year (365 days) since 1978 that I have not used any form of tobacco. I started with leaf, then Skoal, the Copenhagen for 30 years. I am still using nicotine replacement – some gum but mostly the Commit Lozenge. I bite a 4mg tab in half, so it’s @2mb every couple of hours.

Now that I have made it a year without snuff, it’s time to see the MD and get some meds to quit the nicotine. For the past year, it’s been more expensive (short term) to be using these, but my mouth feels a hell of a lot better. I would switch spots every chew (one hour in/one hour out), and mostly upper gums when I was around people (not as noticeable) and lower gums when I was alone.

Last year I had a scare when the nub of my tonsils and lower throat started flaring up. I was referred to a “otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeon” – just being in the waiting room gets your attention!

Hindsight – 30 years of waste and permanently damaging my gums – but hope that I stopped in time to avoid the “BIG C”

Good luck to us all!

Guess I’m just like everyone else, came across this web site while searching the web. Right now I’m on day #4 with out Copenhagen. Have been dipping for over 30yrs, at one point I was dipping up to 3 cans a day. Was on Chantix during the summer, which was a waste of money for me. Here it is the holiday season, wondering if this was a mistake starting now? We’ll see. Good luck to everyone.

Hi, I am 35 years old. I have been dipping since I was 13. It started camping out with my friends, they all did it so why not. I would find ways to dip at home without my parents knowledge. As I got older it was easier to dip while I was driving to school or work. I found myself during the day trying to figure out how to get that next dip. Often skipping lunch to dip instead of eating…as I ve gotten older I notice my usage went from 1/2 can to a whole can. Now at 35 I was dipping almost 2 cans a day. Recently I developed a clot in my lower leg, the doctor said it was typically from tobacco and nicotine use… I am begining my life now without dip. If anyone has any advice or suggestions they are welcomed and greatly appreciated….

Same as most, I found this site while looking up mg of nicotine in a dip vs that in the gum. I hope everyone here has kept up their quitting.

After 15 years on Cope, I’m on day 8 without and have been using the gum. It seems to take enough of the edge off to get me through. Although I was pretty motivated to quit (ticked off at myself for letting it go this long).

I’m a CPA and have a bunch of desk/computer time perfect for taking a dip. I’ve tried to quit several times, always directly after tax season.

I had planned to make the same attempt this year, but ended up a Walgreens to get a prescription for my wife and noticed the gum while waiting. I bought it spur of the moment and here we are!

I think it really made a difference to have other things on my mind during the initial phases of quitting. I always felt like I should quit when I could focus on it. Instead, try quitting when you MUST focus on something else.

-Conrad

@Murphy

I just used this calculator to find out how far I have come:
http://tiny.cc/datetodate

Duration calculation results

From and including: Wednesday, December 17, 2008
To and including: Wednesday, July 28, 2010

It is 589 days from the start date to the end date, end date included

Or 1 year, 7 months, 12 days including the end date
Alternative time units
589 days can be converted to one of these units:

* 50,889,600 seconds
* 848,160 minutes
* 14,136 hours
* 84 weeks (rounded down)

Still tobacco free, but using the Commit Lozenge in limited fashion. I’ve decided it time to get a prescription for a med that will get me off nicotine. It’s not been a cheap way to get it done, but it’s better than still dipping snuff.

Recently I’ve seen how a combination of the patch & Lozenge has the highest success rate.

Good luck to all, and to myself. I’m still having dreams now and again that I had started again, but it feels great to wake up and know that I have not!