Smokeless Tobacco/Risk Reduction - Smoking Cessation Message Board

Dlurker · 02-02-2004, 06:04 PM

There has been some discussion of using smokeless tobacco as a way to decrease risk for those trying to stop smoking. Has anyone on the list been treated for addiction using smokeless tobacco as a tool, or know anyone that has?

LL29 · 02-02-2004, 08:31 PM

Hi Dlurker and although some do it - you're just substituting one addiction for another and actually I think chewing snuff is even more disgusting than smoking. It gets in your teeth and NO ONE would ever want to kiss you - trust me my Dad smokes. LOL Mom's not the kissy type either. LOL Wonder why huh.

Just quit with us dlurker - promise your life will only be total hell for one week, pergatory for the next few weeks, then you'll be on earth for ummmm....maybe a month or so..........then you'll get to heaven.

If you don't soon quit - you'll just go straight to hell and stay there. LOL No sorry just joking. LOL But it will kill you so glad to see you're at least here - shows effort on your part to quit.

Just go bk and read thru the threads - are you tryin to quit smoking now?

Prayer works wonders as well

Laurie

Dlurker · 02-08-2004, 10:49 PM

I'm not trying to quite, though I appreciate your concern. I'm actually interested in learning more about how people feel about the idea in general. Below is some more information.

Actually, the risk seems to be much lower in reality for smokeless tobacco than for cigarettes. The British Royal College of Physicians found that "the consumption of non-combustible tobacco is of the order of 10-1,000 times less hazardous than smoking, depending on the product." and University of Alabama Proffesor of Pathology Brad Rodu noted in testimony to congress that the risk of dying from smokeless tobacco was about the same as the risk of dying in a car accident.

Ignoring all the advertising and political talk, and considering the facts above about how smokeless tobacco is actually much safer than cigarette smoking, how do people feel about using it as a strategy to quit? I'm sure that there are many people who want to quit, but can't using other methods.

Deda · 02-08-2004, 11:04 PM

...then why not just use nicorette gum or patches????????????????????????????????? ?

I'm very

Invincible · 02-09-2004, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dlurker

how do people feel about using it as a strategy to quit? I'm sure that there are many people who want to quit, but can't using other methods.

I think it's a bad idea - doing something that ultimately imitates the act of smoking only re-inforces the need to smoke.

There are loads of methods to help people quit smoking - complementary/alternative therapies ... and also the traditional patches/gums etc..