Re: Tobacoo dipping
[Re: madminker]
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04/13/12 11:25 AM
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I did about 6 years ago which was about the 10th try, cold turkey. It's a tough cookie to crack, even now if someone is dipping in front of me I want some but I haven't slipped and I even dream that I'm back doing it. I was doing about 3/4ths of a tin of Copenhagen when I finally had enough. It's powerful stuff! If they told me I only had 6 months to live I'd go out and buy a case of it and dip my brains out. Good luck.
South Dakota, where we eat our state bird..... Member NTA, FTA, SDTA, Life member NRA
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
[Re: madminker]
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05/05/12 06:32 PM
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I've quit a couple of times, once for about a month. I kicked the physical craving for nicotine in about 3 days. The BIG problem is, you are gonna need something to REPLACE the habit with. If you've chewed for 30 years or so like me, and then quit, it leaves a big hole in your everyday routine. Sucking on Jolly Ranchers and Fireballs is not only bad for you (possibly worse than tobacco), but just doesn't cut it in the long run.
I truly wish you well, and I hope you have better success than I did!
Hard was the journey dark was the way...
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
[Re: madminker]
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07/20/12 01:31 PM
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I quit about 10 yrs ago....third try. I used "Mint Snuff" and it helped with the habit of having something in your mouth. The nicotine urges are not fun....was in a bad mood for a long time. The urge will never trully go away, I could go to the store and start again right now....but you have to have self control.
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
[Re: madminker]
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01/10/13 04:20 PM
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Hmmm ... never heard of these herbal chews before. I might just have to look into that. I can usually do OK once I'm past the first couple weeks. But I always end up with some kind of "stuff", be it work, home life, etc, etc ... that puts me over the edge to buy a can of Cope. Once you do that ... hang it up, you are hooked again. Regarding quitting ... it is tuff!! I have dipped Cope for +35yrs. I have quite a several times ... problem is I have started one more time than I have quit. The last few times, I used some of those Nicorette type lozenges. They really help the crevings, but are pricy and I kept popping them like candy. And OMG ... do them things give you gas!!!Not only a lot of it ... but some dang raunchy smelling stuff. We're not talking clear the room smelly ... we're talking clear the first floor of the house smelly!! I think I will look into those herbal chews ... thanks for the tip.
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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08/30/13 07:23 PM
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I could have written any of the above posts. I started back in the 60's, mostly cope, but tried it all at one time or another. I quit several times, once for 2 years. Gained a bunch of weight and told my silly self that I could just dip again until I lost the weight......dipped and was still fat. Then I was able to go several years and only dip when I was in the U.P. Marten/Fisher trapping. Last dip was over 5 1/2 years ago. Fatter than ever, but my mouth hasn't rotted off, and I'm saving about 5 bucks a day...I refused to buy that imitation cope/skoal type stuff(Hawken/Kodiak, etc.) to save money. Just didn't like it. Madminker, do what it takes, even if it takes several tries to quit...QUIT!!!!
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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09/08/13 05:54 PM
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It sucks I quit about a year and 6 months ago its not easy. Good luck
I got a touch of hangover bureacrat, don't push me. Aka John Wayne.
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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01/17/14 09:56 PM
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Quit a can and half habit (Skoal Straight) on 11-23-13. Used the nicotine gum, 100 pcs of the 4mg and when that was gone, 100 pcs. Of the 2mg stuff. Now I chew sugar free gum a few times a day. I really wanted to quit and it was hard but I'm glad I did it. Good luck!
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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05/05/14 11:46 PM
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It is a tough one!! SET THE DATE and then do it.
May want to try nicotine patch. Somesay why take nocotine to get off it?? You will have to decide. I bet the tobacco co has some aids to help you. Call/email em and ask...
22 Chuck
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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10/05/14 08:13 AM
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Good luck I been dippin for 35 yrs.The only time I quit was when I was in jail.40 days and I was doing great until the last few dayz.Started back when I got out:(
Rick Otts
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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10/31/14 11:47 AM
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I made my mind up to stop after I seen what I was spending on it...200-250 bucks a month..F that thats a new gun every 3 months or so. I tried the cold turkey it wasnt gonna happen, so I bought a can , had a chew in morning and a chew in the evening did that for 3 days, then cut it back to one a day it was the evening chew that I missed the most. When the can was gone I told myself thats it no more!! Been a little over two weeks without it, the worst part for me was the headaches that I was getting Took about a week for them to stop. ANd the fact that something had that much control over what I did...cup of coffe=chew,drink a beer=chew,shower=chew,after I eat=chew, bored =chew Been chewing mint gum and tropical gum the help, and eating breathmints like a crack head LOL Drink a pot or two of coffe a day easy now. I found that brushing my teeth helps kill the urge so I got some Colgate mini tooth brush's to carry around. I qiut one time before this but didnt last long only a few months it seems, hope this time its for good, its tuff on a guy and my family because am a little bit of an arse when starting to quit. Good luck to you,it's one tuff battle and the urge is stong but take it hour by hour then day by day
I come a learning,not a knowing
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
[Re: madminker]
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12/07/14 06:55 AM
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Goodluck, I quite cope snuff for 2 years after doing it for bout 7, cold turkey and first try to quit. I was coming back from a coon hunt on the other side of the state about 4 oclock one morning, tired as (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman), my buddy sleeping riding shotgun had a can on the dash, I putpinch in to stay awake, and that was it been back at it a can a day for 2 years now. If you quit don't even take one, if your a drinker that was hard for me to not to have one hanging out with the guys. Part of me want to quit for good it messing up my gums and teeth where I put it, but I enjoy it to good. again good luck!
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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12/21/14 10:34 PM
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I smoked for 22 years and then had my first heart attack (10 years ago). I quit smoking for 2.5 years, and then decided I could just dip instead of smoke. Eventually I went back to smoking, and then back to dipping, and then back to smoking, ad nauseum. I quit a few times in between there by smoking and then quitting that. Smoking is easier to quit than dipping IMO. I do not like smoking now, so if I want to quit it's easier to convert to smoking and then quit that. After my second heart attack (3 years ago-hadn't smoked in 6 months at that point) I quit dipping for a little less than a year, but I picked it back up again on a ND duck hunt two years ago.. Now I have a dip in almost constantly. You gotta want to quit, otherwise you'll mind###k yourself into going back to it. I take it one day at a time, when I get down to my last can I ask myself, "Do you want to quit"?, and if so, then I just don't buy another roll. I won't quit if I have some on me or readily available. However, now with a granddaughter in the picture I'm thinking it won't be long before I decide to bite the bullet and quit for good.
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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01/07/15 12:26 PM
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Nicotine is the devil lol. Ive been chewing and smoking since college and finally our health care provider changed at work and now there is a $100 a month charge for tobacco use. figured I cant afford the habit and the additional 100 a month so id just quit. And I agree with everyone that it is a lot easier if you want to quit. Im going on a week without any nicotine at all. I was a heavier smoker but I used dip to quite smoking. Quitting cold turkey is extremely hard but I feel it is your best bet. Ive found that replacing the habit with something else just makes you think about it more. My suggestions are try to keep your mind occupied with other things. The nicotine cravings are the easy part. A few days and its not so bad. Its the habit itself that is tough to break. For instance, every time I got into my truck to go somewhere the first thing I did was light a cigarette. I still roll my window down as soon as I get it the truck. Its the habit thing! Once you get past the part where you still associate something you do with Tobacco use your in the clear. Good luck to you, I'm right there in this boat with you!
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence."
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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03/14/15 05:38 PM
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Yes quit and stay off of it , i was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma which is a Oral Cancer and one of the Deadliest's because of how quick it can spread , i had the back portion and half of the right side of my tongue removed , and had my Lymph Nodes on the right side of my neck takin out . It did not spread to my lymph ( VERY LUCKY , VERY GOOD ) About 2 month's after my surgery i underwent 36 week's of Chemotherapy and Radiation , it was pure (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) , i lost 65 ponds , had to have a feeding tube put in because the radiation burnt my throat so bad i could not swallow ..
I had to learn how to talk and swallow and chew and eat again , that was pure agony as well ..
Well the first question they asked me if i chewed , or smoked ...
So when you read this let it sink in very good , if you saw what i looked like and what i went through that would probably be enough motivation for you to put the Cope down for good ..
This July 5th i will be out from my diagnosis 2 years which is very good and also raises my % to live a little better ..
I have had Pet scans every 3 months and just had my throat , voice box , and tongue checked via camera everything looked good .
AGAIN READ THIS AND LET IT SINK IN DARN GOOD !!!
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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03/20/15 07:37 PM
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I have been dipping for 17 years now and know I should quit but don't know if I REALLY want to. I mean I WANT to but...you know what I mean. I don't think I can do it cold turkey. I have a plan for quitting that I'm gonna try. I'm gonna mix half a can of the herbal stuff with what I dip now, the welfare bear (Grizzly Wintergreen). I'm gonna try the 50/50 mix and gradually put less dip in the can and more of the herbal stuff in there. As most of you know one of the hardest parts of quitting the habit is having something in your lip. I'm gonna give this a try soon. I don't wanna end up as a statistic. Wish me luck. Take care.
A coward will die many times during their life but the valiant taste death but once.
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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03/24/15 12:59 PM
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While I never did smoke nor chew, my Grandfather did his entire life for 70 some years. He took a pinch, which is a small amount and never was a problem, and I fondly remember it. He started chewing as Gram had a lung problem and smoke made her cough a great deal. The problem is people like my brother's friend who was packing huge amounts in his lower lip and ripped the tissue and had to be surgically repaired. You abuse anything, including air and it will become a problem. I still have my Grandfather's last can and silver lid I bought for him for Christmas which he just loved. A can of Copenhagen lasted him over a month. I tried it once on my tongue and it burned, and as nicotine does nothing for me, I never bothered. When I was having digestion problems though I did chew the mint flavored and I still have a few cans of this. I know my Aunt in law just relished a cig with her coffee, and that is what appeals to people who are addicted. Fortunately for people like me, nicotine does not have an affect, but things like trapping is what does stimulate me. I came to this post thinking it was about dipping traps in tobacco renderings to see how feasible that was and was going to post about using sumac berries in having good blessings with that purple brew as canines seemed to be attracted to it without digging. God bless
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Re: Tobacoo dipping
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06/24/15 07:51 PM
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Yup it's hard !, I gave it up 6 yrs ago! Cold turkey!, first 3 weeks I was a MONSTER!! Couldn't sleep, had no appetite, moody ha !, didn't want I do anything, eye twitch's, crazy dreams, head ache's, but I did not give in, after a month I was ok, but I could go to the store and start chewing tom!,,it's hard , good luck!,
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