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Has anyone tried any tobacco alternatives and what the effectiveness was?

Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:40 am
Posted by Hawgnsincebirth55
Gods country
Member since Sep 2016
16166 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:40 am
I’m thinking about trying black Buffalo. I’ve been trying to quit for about 9 months now and I think the farthest I’ve made it is 10 days without a can. Hoping this will help but don’t want to waste money on something that doesn’t work
Posted by Gountiss
Boone, NC
Member since Aug 2012
527 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:41 am to
I switched to Zyn to get off Grizzly, and it’s helped me for 4 years, but it’s more expensive and every time I get a whiff of someone opening up a can, I have to walk away so I don’t get the urge
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5666 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:43 am to
Zyn worked for me. I still buy a can of grizzly occasionally but I've gotten to the point where I just prefer zyn.

Have a can of grizzly straight sitting on the counter. Been there for weeks, I'll throw one in if I go cut the grass or go fish in the pond, otherwise it stays on the counter.
Posted by BhamBlazeDog
Birmingham
Member since Aug 2018
3796 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 7:43 am to
I've tried the baccoff products, and they work to an extent. I've even tried Zyn, I know it still has nicotine, so not really a helpful quitting product. Neither has worked for me completely. I have gotten to where I won't dip in front of the wife (no pics, and yes, I know, Trashy) so that has cut down a little bit. I just think like anything else I've done, I'll quit when I quit.
Posted by Poohter
SW, Mo.
Member since Sep 2009
1715 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:18 am to
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:42 am to
Marijuana worked out for me
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
28745 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:48 am to
Nicotine gum helped me quit dipping a few years ago and I have been pretty good since. I get the cravings all the time though.
Posted by GoldenSombrero
Member since Sep 2010
2651 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:53 am to
I’ve tried Smokey Mtn in the past, but never heard of this. Only thing I didn’t like was Smokey Mtn stuff was too moist. Be curious to know if this is more authentic texture.

Posted by geauxnc0308
pineywoods of ET
Member since May 2008
537 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:54 am to
ON! I started with 8mg, down to 4 then 2. I’m on 2 so still not officially quit but they are 3 for $9, actually cheaper than my longhorn straight. It’s working so far. Dipped for 25+ years FYI
Posted by AlextheBodacious
Member since Oct 2020
1548 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 8:58 am to


Tastes like grandma.
Posted by BigDawg0420
Hamsterdam
Member since Apr 2010
7401 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:16 am to
Used to dip a can a day. Switched over to Juul and completely kicked it. Weaned off the Juul and been tobacco-free for a few years now. I still feel some type of way about the government banning Juuls but allowing all these bullshite vapes to stay on the market. Really makes you wonder why the government would ban an effective smoking cessation tool while allowing these non-regulated, addictive products from China/India to flood the market.
Posted by foosball
Member since Nov 2021
1942 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:20 am to
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7538 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:24 am to
End of the day, you’re gonna have to break the addiction. I was a smoker, not a dipper, but you’ve got to be 100% committed to quitting and then power through the withdrawal. Any sub isn’t going to fully break your addiction because it’ll create the same mental sensations even if the chemical part of it is being addressed.
Posted by jacquespene8
Nashville, TN
Member since Sep 2007
4156 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:29 am to
Smokey Mountain is not bad. Their pouches suck, but the long cut is good.

I also like Grinds pouches. Nothing gonna help with any nicotine withdrawals, but they help you to satiate the oral fixation side of things.
Posted by Richard Grayson
Bestbank
Member since Sep 2022
2149 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:31 am to
switching real tobacco with concentrated nicotine pouches isnt better for you.

If you want to quit completely you can use something like Zyn and keep lowering the nicotine mgs until you ween yourself off. It's easier than going cold turkey, and will help with the withdrawals, but nicotine is as addictive as heroin. You will always want it. The cravings will get less intense but they never really go away.

I havent had a cigarette in 10 years, used to smoke a pack a day, and my entire body will still shake when I've had a drink or two and smell that intoxicating aroma of tobacco. Every morning i wake up and have to consciously deny myself a dip. I miss it everyday.

If you need a dip every once in a while try General swedish Snus. They sell it at most cigar shops. I like the white and the mint. It's processed differently and with less additives than american tobacco and is better for your mouth and throat, though it still has all the tobacco sideffect possibilities.
This post was edited on 4/5/23 at 9:34 am
Posted by auzach91
Marietta, GA
Member since Jan 2009
40295 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:36 am to
Ya know how ya stop? Don’t buy anymore. It’s not that tough. Have a little self control. It’s mostly mental.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42583 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:51 am to
I've long since quit. But when I was starting, I looked up how to make your own pouches and it was easy and cheap. Can prolly do it for $1.50ish a can
Posted by TROLA
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2004
12576 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 10:29 am to
I use baccoff. Mainly bc they are east to order through Amazon. They are tea and coffee based
Posted by A Smoke Break
Lafayette
Member since Nov 2018
2069 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 10:38 am to
Before the dipshits took it over, vaping got me to quit for about 3 years. I picked up smoking again recently due to stress though.

About to try zyn and see how effective that is.
Posted by BenDover
Member since Jul 2010
5434 posts
Posted on 4/5/23 at 10:43 am to
I dipped for 12-13 years and recently switched to Zyn about 6 months ago. It wasn't even the nicotine I was trying to get away from, it was the tobacco portion. Scares the hell out of me seeing people with hairy tongues, or their lip having to be removed because of dipping tobacco. Plus I work in an office and hated having to hide my spit cup when someone would come in.

I like the Zyns and haven't had urges to go back to regular dip since the switch.
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