I’ve been a nic junkie for decades. I’ve got probably 60 pk/years of cigarette use prior to switching to an air-freshener (vape) that I’m constantly (ab)using when I’m not asleep.
So that’s where I’m at when not indulging in a pipe, and probably why even as a relatively new pipester I prefer blends that most reviewers relegate with warnings to be for “experienced pipe smokers”
I used to enjoy cigars, but only occasionally as I inhale them way too much as can only smoke 1/3-1/2 of or at a time.
I partially inhale pipe tobacco quite a bit as I clench 95+% of the time. It’s not something I recommend, or am proud of-it’s just what I do.
Every once in a while, I get the nic-cups or a touch queasy. I find it more related to hydration level than food satiation (I work outdoors in the desert so I’m very mindful of hydration). This is similar to my experience as a caffeine junkie as well.