why does chewin' make you sick?
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Originally Posted by Big ole Dog
Well they have wintergreen snuff berry snuff apple snuff all the need is bubble gum snuff that way the will have all the market from 5 year olds up 
thats exactly what USST (u.s. smokeless tobacco co.) is trying to do, get younger people to catch on. notice all the fruit dips have lower nicotine levels. its so kids dont buzz so much they get headaches, which is for a lot of ppl a turn-off. younger kids try it cuz of the taste. then they get hooked, therefore buying more USST products
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Originally Posted by nick88f150
thats exactly what USST (u.s. smokeless tobacco co.) is trying to do, get younger people to catch on. notice all the fruit dips have lower nicotine levels. its so kids dont buzz so much they get headaches, which is for a lot of ppl a turn-off. younger kids try it cuz of the taste. then they get hooked, therefore buying more USST products
and whats with all the lectures? i thought i said i didnt need them. i was just asking a question.
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Well I'm not a redneck...I'm a New Yorker (LI) born and raised. I started chewin and dippin when I was 15. I'm 23 now. I quit last september and just started again this july. My advice? Quit now cuz it's a royal pain in the ***, especially if you're surrounded by people who use it if you're trying to quit. I'm in the army and everyone chews--my brand too--copenhagen. Only made me dizzy the first couple of times i used it. The reason it gets you dizzy is because dip contains (among other things) slivers of fiber glass that cut microscopic cuts in your lip and gums (so do cigarettes by the way--it's in the smoke that cuts up your lungs) so the tobacco juice with the nicotine and battery acid and every other nasty chemical they use in there gets directly into your bloodstream up to 4x faster and 4 x greater than cigarettes do. Again, quit now, it's not worth the money and aggravation. Sunflower seeds and gum. I still gotta work on the quittin thing again... 
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Originally Posted by rebel_ford4x4
none of it tastes like its supposed to though, ive tried vanilla, berry, apple, wintergreen, frost, mint, none of em taste as good as they sound or smell.
and whats with all the lectures? i thought i said i didnt need them. i was just asking a question.
and whats with all the lectures? i thought i said i didnt need them. i was just asking a question.
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That fibreglass myth is just that, another Dateline myth...
Tobbacco does not have fibre glass.
In any case, I dip, the wintergreen Skoal pouches, and I smoke expensive cigars too... I don't particularly care. I'm not addicted. I also don't do it for any particualr reason, it doesn't give me a buzz... and I don't feel sick before or after. In fact, neither of them taste bad to me. Most of the people that I see with big chunks out of their mouths never took care of themselves to begin with. I regularly brush my teeth and use mouthwash.... My dentist can't tell that I dip or smoke...
Tobbacco does not have fibre glass.
In any case, I dip, the wintergreen Skoal pouches, and I smoke expensive cigars too... I don't particularly care. I'm not addicted. I also don't do it for any particualr reason, it doesn't give me a buzz... and I don't feel sick before or after. In fact, neither of them taste bad to me. Most of the people that I see with big chunks out of their mouths never took care of themselves to begin with. I regularly brush my teeth and use mouthwash.... My dentist can't tell that I dip or smoke...
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thats the difference between people who get cancer and those who dont. as long as you keep up your oral hygeine ull be ok...
and i personally love the new apple skoal, but we all have our own tastes
and i personally love the new apple skoal, but we all have our own tastes
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No, the fiber glass thing is not a myth. Oral surgeons have to remove it from some people's mouths as a result of tobacco use. It's in the cheek and gums. It's abrasive. What do you think wears down the gumline? Tobacco as a rule is soft (or at least it should be!). And yes I know there's some sand in some dip too, but it's the fiber glass that does the damage. I'm also told it helps to preserve the tobacco too, but who knows. Hey, if someone would sell straight tobacco minus the chemicals I'd be a buyer! Yeah it'd go bad quicker but I'm willing to sign up for a shipping deal!
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If the purpose of continuing to chew is to keep your Redneck social status (ring in the jeans pocket, etc.) might I suggest Oregon Mint Snuff. It's not tobacco, it's mint leaves ground down to resemble the texture of tobacco and a few other additives. Mint shouldn't irritate your stomach and the "feel" of it in your mouth will be similar, minus the burning sesation, and it won't cause cancer. They have a web site if you've never seen the product. wwww.mintsnuff.com
Good luck.
Good luck.
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this isnt a matter of keeping my social status. i am who i am and chewin aint gonna change it. i just wanted to do something besides smoking so that way people cant complain about me smoking around them. i know its not *safe* but i figured id be better off chewing than smoking a pack a day like i was. thanks anyway for the idea.