I just quit 4 days ago after 25 years of dipping. July 3rd my little girls b-day. I stumbled onto this site tonight while searching the internet to figure out what was going on with the aches, pains, sores, etc. in my jaw, tounge, and face. None of this was happening until I quit so I hope it is just withdrawl. I have not been chewing a lot of gum or eating salty seeds, mainly just hard candy. Also, found a white sore on the back of my throat the day I quit (did 3 days of 2 dips of about 10 minutes each before actually going cold turkey, so withdrawl had already started). Anyway, this looks like a great site. I have never posted a single thing in a forum in my life but this looks like a group of people who dedicated to helping each other. I've spent about the last hour and a half reading articles and posts. Thanks to whoever started this and to all you guys that keep it going long after you have "killed the can." I have tried many times to quit but this time I will succeed.