re: Nicotine pouches

Nicotine has pros and cons. It gives you a focus boost and supposed to increase testosterone and studies have shown it may limit possibility of Alzheimer's. But its also a vasoconstrictor and can cause issue with blood circulation.

I do it because it’s cleaner than Copenhagen. That’s all I got.

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Zyn & the like seem to be getting more popular. What is your take on this? Nicotine good or bad for you? Is it harmless in this form?

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I don't use them much, just to give me a little boost when I'm tired or need to focus.

Can't dip my Red Seal in the office so I do Zyn's at my desk.

I'm not a user so I can't speak to user experience. However, I work in the industry and went tour the Altria plant where they make On and got the chance to feel their new On+ punches. They are super soft and sealed from the inside the pouch, so no noticable seam. They are slow rolling the release in just a few cities, including Austin, as they ramp up production

never smoked but use the pouches. I started with Zyn but have moved on to other brands I like better and are cheaper. Personally I like Velo, Zone, and Fre. I found the pouch size of the Rogues too big to fit comfortably - in constrast the On! pouches are the smallest but in my experience they leak and I find powder in the container often.

Alp, Clew, and Zeo are good too. Personally I hated Juice Head, they were TOO "juicy" for my taste. Some brands seem to punch above or below their weight - ie, a 6mg pouch in some brands hits me like 3mg in others. Some brands have a sharp spike and then fade quickly, others seem to have a fairly even dosing effect. Similar experiences with flavor as well.

Go to NicoKick and order an assortment to see what you like.

Northerner is another similar site but I haven't bought from them so can't comment, but Nicokick has been great for me.

Some have commented about getting hiccups, I do too sometimes. I found out that's caused by the momentary dopamine spike from the stimulant. It goes away if you're using them on a regular basis but if it's been a day or so since i last used one the hiccups will return if I'm using a high enough dosage.

Speaking of stimulant, one of the reasons I started using pouches is because nicotine's half-life in your bloodstream is about 1/2 that of caffeine. So if I had caffeine too late in the day it would impact my sleep - nicotine not so much.

I quit dipping back in July, cold turkey. I still crave that good ol Copenhagen long cut, but I use a product called Grinds (mint coffee grinds in a pouch). I haven't dipped since.

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The patches were just not a good look in my opinion.

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Its the new weight loss and focus fad for women. My sister in law did it for a while and said it got her off the ADD meds.

I use Pillowz and one called Riz. Riz are super soft. I get the Vanilla Cold Brew and sometimes Bubble gum flavored in the Riz. Pillowz has a really good Sour Raspberry. I get them online from ziipstock.com, they have a huge selection of brands.