Hi everyone. 20 year dipper looking for support, started with Skoal cherry when I was young, then moved on to Cope. I've been a ninja dipper for most of that time due to the new pouches that started coming out years ago. When I would travel on the road, which is frequent, I would use Cope. At home and office, Skoal pouches and nobody knew I was an addict. This is my first real time quitting. I was busted by my dentist on Wednesday who could see by the white tissue in my mouth that I used tobacco. He said he doesn't lecture his patients, we're all adults, but we need to watch that area and he needs to know immediately if there are any changes. Needless to say, that's when I said "enough". That morning everything I had went into the trash. To be truthful, this is the first time I really feel like an addict because (for the most part), I was always able to have a chew when I wanted. I always had two pouches on the way to work, two at noon, two on the way home and two after dinner. This was the general schedule for the last 5 years.
Today I can feel the withdrawals big time. I've had some major cravings and my head feels like it's in a vice. In addition, the fog has moved in and coffee consumption has doubled. I'm not giving up, the thought of returning to the dentist for a biopsy scared the crap out of me. It's time I dump this addiction forever.
Thanks for this website and listening.