Hello, my names Matt and I am only 22 years old and a veteran of the marine corps. At age 14 I started dipping because I wanted to be cool like my brother, little did i know what a decision at age 14 would lead me to. now at age 22 my gums are so recited I brush the roots of my teeth on the bottom and it can be pretty painful. I can feel the weak hold my gums have on my lower teeth, im shocked that a can a day of something that was my best friend and made me feel good, actually all along was dragging me down. Today august 31st, 2016 I vow to beat this addition, I promise to give this my absolute all 8 years is long enough. For the first time my mother cried to me, begging me to quit, and no one makes my mother cry. This is for me, but its bigger than me this is for everyone around me.