I have tried to replace cigarettes with other forms of tobacco but it is hard. Like you I get nicotine from these other sources so I am sure cigarettes are a habitual addiction for me.
I find snus helps me the most with cigarette replacement, when I use Oden’s Extra Stark (18mg) I don’t feel the need for a cigarette at all. Sometimes I will take a pinch of this or that snuff and then I want a cigarette. And these aren’t baby snuffs but 6 photo cheetah, etc etc.
I’m hoping to smoke my pipes more often when the weather gets a bit better. I’d like to ditch cigs completely and just use snus and the occasional pipe with a pinch of snuff here and there.
You are probably coughing up a lot of mucus because your lungs are cleaning themselves from all the gunk. When I smoked and drank a lot, when I would brush my teeth I would always choke and hack. That went away after I gave up smoking. Came back when I picked up the habit again. It’s a tough one to beat for sure- but it can be done.
Good luck Rogue. The addiction/habit is harder to quit the longer you smoke.
keep at it and good luck! i quit cigarettes last may i think with snus and snuff and never looked back. i found after quitting cigs, my dependence on nicotine when down all together. i used to practically run outside to smoke when i woke up and now i can go a good while without nicotine in the morning.
Well done mate…1 week today I smoked tobacco for the last time. If I can give up 10g a day of Amber Leaf then anyone can! I’m finding a 50/50 mix of White Elephant and Rustica is doing the trick nicely.
Amazing achievement. I myself am an ex-smoker, and now just have a pipe or two over the weekend. Mainly a snuff user now. Keep going @Rogue - you can successfully quit cigarettes. I did.
@dan11 nice, keep up the gold work. Im confident I can quit cigs. @newbiesnuffer I have a few bowls a day. Me and a friend just chainsmoked our pipes after a workout session to see if we got ill effects. With cigarettes, he gets a hard time breathing, and long time before his heartrate goes back to normal. I feel my heart beating heavier with cigs after workouts. With a pipe, none of us felt any ill effects, so we took another training session, which seemed to be easier this time. Makes you wonder what the hell is in those cigs!
smoke contains carbon monoxide. That shit bonds to red blood cells more efficiently then oxygen. Inhaling large quantities of smoke gives you large amount of carbon monoxide. Your heart has to work harder to get the oxygen around the body. Hence the lower heart rate with less cigs. That might help give the final push to think about that any time you have one.
@Rogue these things will happen. I’ve tried to cut down to only X or Y a day, but sometimes events occur that cause me to smoke more. The only real option is to get off the cigs and don’t buy them. It’s also harder if you live with, or have a large social group of, smokers.
At least you are trying and figuring out your triggers, etc.
Relapse for cigarettes mainly occurs due to old habit of the motor function of lighting and smoking it. Once you use snuff (especially ones high in nicotine), I dont think you ‘crave’ nicotine, but just the feeling of filling your lungs with smoke. You can snap out of it (even cold turkey) anytime you decide.