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[PackerFan]

I've been a dipper for over 20 years. Right now I'm fighting a xanax addiction.

The snuff doesn't help with my anxiety. It makes me even more nervous and anxious. As well as a strong cup of coffee in the morning and I'm climbing the walls.

I can't do anything about it right now. One vice at a time I guess. Now is time to get off the xanax- been progressing slowly with weaning myself off. The doctor will tell me tomorrow what's up.

I quit with a nicotine patch for a year. I started chewing again after I quit drinking.

It seems like a vicious circle. I want to eventually be off of all this crap.

Any other snuff chewers here?

[Wino40]

Hi Pack

I chewed Red Man. Does that count? A few plugs of Cannonball and Bull of the Woods.

I am probably going to catch hell for what I am going to say, but it is an honest program. I have seen an awfully lot of people who decide to quit drinking, drugging, smoking, cussing, etc. etc. etc. and end up overloading their plate and not winning over ANY of them. Alcohol and Drugs are job one for me. unr8il I am REAL comfortable in my sobriety I do not need to be trying to achieve sainthood. For most folks I have met, 6 mo. to a year is a good target.

One week, six days, 10 hours, 37 minutes and 45 seconds. 873 cigarettes not smoked, saving $163.83. Life saved: 3 days, 45 minutes.

As you can see, I am not an authority on not smoking. I am hurting as I write this. I got all I need on my plate without worrying about sobriety too.

Hang in there.

Ray

[PackerFan]

Hi Ray,
Ah yes- Red Man counts! I started on Red Man and Beechnut while playing softball years ago.

Like you said as far as too much on the plate and achieving nothing. I hear ya my friend.

I have to get these narcotics out of my system before I try to quit anything else.

Keep up the good work Ray- a week is a long time without nicotine. I'm not an authority on drugs of any kind either but I know your pain. Hang in there friend!

Pack

[historyteach]

Hi, PackerFan;
I've never chewed tobacco. But, the smoke cessation counselor I saw said that those who quit all their addictions together *stastically* had the highest success rate. Yes, it's difficult. But, so is quitting one addiction. Why prolong the agony.
I've been One year, one month, one week, 0 minutes and 29 seconds nicotine free. That makes 16080 cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,422.00. Life saved: 7 weeks, 6 days, 20 hours, 0 minutes.

Keep the quit and post before you .... er.... chew?

Shalom!

[Astro]

Thank you for starting this thread PF. I started chewing and drinking at 14. I gave up the snuff in Dec. 2004 and the drinking in Feb. 2005. For 27 years, those were my DOC's. Quit both of them cold turkey, which I was later told by doctors was not a smart thing to do.

I was always a Copenhagen guy myself, and for me snuff was much more addictive than alcohol, and also much harder to give up. I just associated it with so many more things than alcohol, so I almost always had a dip in my mouth. In 1995 when my son was born my wife begged me to stop chewing so that I'd live to see him grow. I lied to her for the next 9 years and tried to hide the chew. How pathetic is that when I was walking around with bits of snuff stuck in my teeth? She never bought it for a minute, but being an alcoholic I thought my deception was in rare form. I also thought she'd forgive me for the lies, but eventually she'd had enough of those too and divorced me.

What helped me to quit was the personal accounts at www.whyquit.com . I knew all along what the risks were, but reading those stories and looking at the pics scared the livin' bejesus out of me. I also got involved in an online cessation thread, and still go through sunflower seeds by the pounds. Some days I'm fine, and other days the cravings blindside me. Still, it's really no different for me than working my program, admitting that I'm powerless over another addictive substance.

I really hope you find whatever it is you need to quit. I can't tell you how great it feels to be free from the mental obsession of tobacco and alcohol, and how much healthier my body feels every day. Food, OMG, tastes great!!
Good luck to you in your endeavor to quit.