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Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
10,230
41,547
RTP, NC. USA
Knew a guy who was in an artillery unit. He would chew, smoke cig and do snuff, and still couldn't get enough nicotine. After he got out of the service he went cold turkey, and dropped all the nicotine habits.
 

anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
16,666
31,247
46
In the semi-rural NorthEastern USA
Knew a guy who was in an artillery unit. He would chew, smoke cig and do snuff, and still couldn't get enough nicotine. After he got out of the service he went cold turkey, and dropped all the nicotine habits.
Some people are very situational with their nicotine intake. It's funny when finals are happening here cig and dip sales see a huge spike. A lot of people use nicotine only when they're especially stressed or need higher focus.
 

GardenStateoftheArtBriar

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jul 29, 2024
122
159
New Jersey
The only way to quit is to quit
not to derail but
I found the Nicorette to be quite insidious in itself - in fact it was more disgusting(in of it's unique addiction and delivery) to me than an occasional Nat Sherman cigarette smoke
I see all these young people today addicted to those packets and those ridiculous plastic toy vapes and it drives me nuts - something about taking the idea of nicotine delivery away from the tobacco is so strange
I'd say its the same with people who take caffeine pills rather than a nice cup of coffee or tea
 

anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
16,666
31,247
46
In the semi-rural NorthEastern USA
The only way to quit is to quit
not to derail but
I found the Nicorette to be quite insidious in itself - in fact it was more disgusting(in of it's unique addiction and delivery) to me than an occasional Nat Sherman cigarette smoke
I see all these young people today addicted to those packets and those ridiculous plastic toy vapes and it drives me nuts - something about taking the idea of nicotine delivery away from the tobacco is so strange
I'd say its the same with people who take caffeine pills rather than a nice cup of coffee or tea
not that different then what we do on some level. Yet totally different at the same time.
 

RPaul

Lurker
Sep 30, 2024
17
60
65
Southwest Wyoming
Congratulations! How is your process proceeding?

No matter what anyone says, you gotta do what you feel is the right thing to do. I might try adding a couple of excellent mild cigars in the mix if the patches don't work well enough for you. ;) I would recommend the Ashton cordials. If you don't like them as cigars, chop one up and mix it with a favorite tobacco. ;).
-Paul
 

vosBghos

Lifer
May 7, 2022
1,633
3,588
Idaho
You do you, I find that cigs completely destroy any enjoyment of pipe or cigar but I love my camel non filters I have been using a cig holder to put some distance between the cig and my tongue and notice instantly that the cig has more flavor even with that tiny distance and in turn after a week pipes and cigars have more flavor. I went crazy on a snuff site and added that and patches to the mix because of constant travel. I do whatever it takes to get my nic and as much flavor as I can pull.
 

vosBghos

Lifer
May 7, 2022
1,633
3,588
Idaho
Thank you for also noticing that. I've h ad a lot of people tell me I am wrong about the effect of a cig holder. And as a nice bonus your fingers don't go yellow either.
yeah if you smoke non-filter cigs you are burning the tastebuds off your tongue with every cig