Snus not a safe alternative to ciggies

in getyerlearnon •  7 years ago 

You see it written on all the containers and well, i am here to tell you that it definitely is true, but not for the reasons you might be thinking.

Snus, in case you don't know is a type of tobacco that you put in your mouth that can either be contained in a pouch or is loose - this second type has tools to compact it but to be honest most people use the pouches.

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this is loose, but seriously, most people use it in tiny pouches

While they never present themselves as such, many people believe that this is a great way to stop smoking because well, it has nicotine in it and this is what is meant to keep us addicted to smokes. Snus also contains this but has a significantly lower rate of cancer (because there are no 100% connected cases of it to cancer) and most of the time you need only worry about tooth loss and problems inside your mouth that can be prevented by just having general good oral hygiene.

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Snus is a bit different from American "dip" in that you don't need to spit all the time and in that regard i suppose it is a bit more "fashionable" but let's be honest there isn't anything terribly fashionable about having a brown turd in your mouth at all times. Don't get upset at me if you use snus, I use it all the damn time and that is why I am writing this article.

Snus for me, was a way of stopping smoking, but it created another addiction.... to snus. I can't say for certain if this is true for everyone because I honestly don't care. However for me and for everyone else that I know that is a "snuser," their avoidance of cigarettes was only temporary and eventually they went back and well, now they also use snus. Snus does something that I can't fully explain. It creates this desire in you to have some sort of burning packed of tobacco in your mouth at all times. If this need is not fulfilled there are negative consequences such as headaches and even gnashing of teeth in your sleep.

this is not a medical opinion as I am not a doctor. This is my own personal experience coupled with the experience of friends of mine as well

At first, i thought Snus was a great idea, because it helped me and many of my pals stop smoking but it simply replaces one addiction with another one and in almost all of our cases, it didn't even replace the smoking one. We just do both now.

Snus should be avoided and is actually illegal in many countries because although it has not yet been proven to be cancerous in the way that ciggies are, it is without question incredibly addictive.

I'm not saying stay away from it however I am saying that if anyone ever says that you can quit smoking by using snus.... I don't believe this to be true.

I truly believe that you will simply end up in the same situation as me: Still a smoker who now has little packets of tobacco in his mouth most of the time as well.

I don't know the answer.... bus snus isn't it.

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Compared to cigarette smoking, the use of snus is probably less harmful,” says Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH, director of the tobacco dependence program at Rutgers University. “But there’s a big difference between ‘less harmful’ and safe.”
Pancreatic cancer rates are higher in snus users, although still low overall, and not every study shows that link. Snus is also tied to a greater chance of heart failure -- plus a greater chance of dying afterward if you continue using it -- and diabetes. Smokeless tobacco users in general are more likely than other people to get cancers of the cheeks and gum. Snus does contain nicotine, so it’s addictive -- you can get hooked on it. Quitting this habit has the same unpleasant side effects as when you stop smoking, including headaches and nausea.
What I'm saying is that Snus may better slightly safer than ciggas, but it is certainly not safe at all.

We used to use this to "cut weight" for wrestling. Bad idea..but did the trick. My dad smoked since he was 13 and quit cold turkey one day out of the blue. He replaced the addiction with food. He's not majorly over weight, but could stand to loose a few pounds now. I agree, If you have an addictive personality, then there will always be some sort of 'Addiction' in your life. So PLEASE stay the H*ll away from drugs. The lesser of two evils I suppose.

I always like you been originaland open.

I don't take either snus or ciggies, lol

But I do have lots of people taking it, I happened to work with Indians sometimes ago, virtually all of them take it.

But, with your explanation of it, it's not something one should even try, I can't watch myself becoming addicted to something like that.

I'm sure you are strong enough to call it a day if you so wish...

How is Vietnam and your dog today?

part 2 of Vietnam is coming tomorrow. Thanks for asking. Phone (where the pics are) is not cooperating with the laptop

Ouch! No problem, I would be expecting go read about your latest discoveries in Vietnam, I'm sure their are many now.lol

You are welcome

Hello @gooddream, you came up with something really interesting here. I once was addicted to tobacco and also did some research regarding. Tobacco is something which is way more addicting than any other drug and is available easily. Tabacco is the most consumed drug. Where snus is something which was discovered in 18th century and was used as an alternative of Tabacco.
Tabacco is still dangerous than snus and can actually lead to serious health problems.
Thanks a lot for sharing this post and I highly recommend people who smoke not do do this or promote this. Thanks a lot @gooddream I really appreciate your efforts and time for all of us.

congratulations on breaking free pal! I am going to do something about it for myself soon enough. Next week right? Always next week.

Haha yeah next week there is always a next week. Well understand it's really addicting and I myself had to quit because I was having health issues.

Snus and smoke quitting, that's an interesting topic, is like using the devil to sack a demon out of a possessed person, how can this be possible?😄. Am glad that you made it point blank uderstood that it doesnt and rather brought in more addictions.

Afortunately I'm not addicted to smoke, so I can't undertand the value of snus. Even snus is less harmful if it is addictive it can't be the best solution. But I don't know about this. Just do the best you can to fight any kind of addiction.

Tobacco and snus are just as dangerous, only one causes you a slower death than the other. If they offer you a cigarette, COMET it before you SMOKE it.

yeah a lot of people do snus in order to leave smoking habbit...and it has so lil side effect as compared to smoking.I think its better than Smoking if someone can bear it in mouth

I think we can not stop smoking using Snus, because Snus itself is a cigarette. In my country, scientists have studied a part of people who quit smoking using Snus, they are more addicted to Snus than cigarettes.

I had not heard it but since you tried the experience of helping you to stop smoking with that method and you did not succeed it is an aid for us who smoke not having the intention to try that mechanism, I am in plans to quit smoking I'm not so addicted, I can spend days without trying a cigarette and I take it normally but sometimes when I'm stressed I need it, I would like to leave it altogether and you make a great help by providing the experience and this valuable information so that many addicts do not use it , thanks brother