How often do you snuff?
Submitted by earnest_same on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 13:39.
I'm fairly new to 'snuffing' and was wondering how often people take their snuff, is it just a social thing or do you find yourselves doing it several times a day? At the moment i'm only doing it in the evenings as i feel a bit self concious to do it at work.
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As often as you like!
Hi Earnest,
and welcome to STUK!
I would recommend just having a pinch every now and then really. Whenever you have the urge. I find that some days I will have a few pinches in the evening, and other days i wont have any.
I am trying to give up smoking again so am using more snuff and have recently started taking some at work. However, I am a bit selfconcious about this as well so I use the small snuff bullet which is a little more discreet and can be used in the toilets, although it still feels like I am doing something illegal.
I think the general rule with snuffing (like everything) is that a little of it every now and then wont do you any harm at all,
Happy Snuffin!
hoe often?
Whenever you feel like it! Its probably a good idea not to get enslaved like we do with cigarettes, use it to get off cigs and then its nice to have it on hand so you dont have to go without tobacco forever more. There are probably health issues with massive snuff use, over many years, but sensible moderate use - more as a treat than a raving addiction - is probably harmless. I found that when I had kicked cigs using snuff I was left with a pleasant hobby rather than an addiction. For me a heavy days use is probably twenty pinches over a day, nothing compared with my old thirty a day cigarette habit, but most days its probably les than half a dozen
Snuff Health
Ideally you would use snuff like you say to get off of the ciggies. However, the point I was making that although snuff is addictive as it contains nicotine, I think it would be hard to get a very bad snuff habit, as it is often difficult to take, and not necessarily that socialbly acceptable.
I would advise to take anything in moderation and 20 pinches a day should be more than enough for most snuffers.
As far as long term snuff use is concerned there hasn't really been much in the way of long term scientific studies, but the studies that have been made, have shown nasal snuff in a very positive light and no one has ever died from nasal snuff use. In comparison with chew tobacco, swedish snus and cigarettes, nasal snuff is a very suitable alternative and if you believe in the principle of harm reduction then nasal snuff is the best option.
For more info on the effects of snuff, visit the Snuff Health section,
Happy Snuffin'
The Snuffman
How often?
nigel
For myself, I seem to have drifted into a moderate use of snuff without even thinking about it. The fact is that it is a different sort of habit/addiction than cigarettes. As an ex heavy smoker I remember that most of the cigs I smoked were out of pure habit/boredom etc rather than any real need. Considering that the active ingredient in snuff is the same as cigs, it's unusual that it doesn't seem to take hold in the same way - I am now finding my own use of snuff completely satisfies my nicotine habit and 20 pinches a day would be an absolute maximum for me. I think its criminal that snuff can't be readily advertised and promoted - it would save millions of lives.
Basically, snuff when you feel like it - it seems very difficult to over do it when you have completely made the change over from smoking