General Discussion - 2018

[BubbaM]

Why do we put Nicotine products on our alternative page here? I was buying some different alternatives and there are a few that have nicotine. These should be taken down so people do not get confused and buy them.

[blugold]

After quitting recently, I have been hyper sensitive to my gums and jaw

A few days ago, I noticed a weird indent or receding gum line on the right side of my mouth - basically under my teeth/jaw line. It looks like my gums are sinking in.

The thing is, that isn't even the side i help my dips on - I used the other side of my mouth, so I have no idea why this is happening, or if this is just normal.

Pic of my mouth

I know I should talk to my dentist, and I have my appointment scheduled, but wanted to get opinions to hold me over until I go in to see her.

In the pic - on the left side of the pic, you can see the area under my teeth is sunken in compared to the right side of the pic - but again, that isn't the side where I held my chew - so I don't know why it would be impacted by the tobacco

[CLEalt]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

I tried a variety of Jakes early in my quit. All of it RIPPED MY MOUTH to shreds....eventually found Smokey Mountain....better flavors....didn't shred my mouth at all like Jakes...

ThatÂ’s great! I will give those a try!

Appreciate the tip!

I do smokey and hooch, they both seem to tear me up a bit but I believe itÂ’s because our mouths are not getting tore up by fiber glass anymore. Our mouth are probly more sensitive now that we actually have skin growing back.

Lol I literally just ordered Jake's cinnamon pouches. I really liked the regular cinnamon mint chew (non-pouches) except for how messy it was. So, I just ordered the pouches hoping that they would be a non-messy alternative, as well as one that I can discreetly use at work. Hopefully it doesn't tear my mouth up.

They give a good sting at the beginning for about 2-3 minutes but then that wears off and they are enjoyable!

I have been using the pouches for 2 weeks now and they don't tear me up like they did those first few days.

Enjoy them! The cinnamon bite is the closest thing I have found to the bite of "normal" chew and I like that.

I use them at work too - very discrete!

@Blugold, Nice! That sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.

[blugold]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

I tried a variety of Jakes early in my quit. All of it RIPPED MY MOUTH to shreds....eventually found Smokey Mountain....better flavors....didn't shred my mouth at all like Jakes...

ThatÂ’s great! I will give those a try!

Appreciate the tip!

I do smokey and hooch, they both seem to tear me up a bit but I believe itÂ’s because our mouths are not getting tore up by fiber glass anymore. Our mouth are probly more sensitive now that we actually have skin growing back.

Lol I literally just ordered Jake's cinnamon pouches. I really liked the regular cinnamon mint chew (non-pouches) except for how messy it was. So, I just ordered the pouches hoping that they would be a non-messy alternative, as well as one that I can discreetly use at work. Hopefully it doesn't tear my mouth up.

They give a good sting at the beginning for about 2-3 minutes but then that wears off and they are enjoyable!

I have been using the pouches for 2 weeks now and they don't tear me up like they did those first few days.

Enjoy them! The cinnamon bite is the closest thing I have found to the bite of "normal" chew and I like that.

I use them at work too - very discrete!

[Athan]

Hello there farpatch

[CLEalt]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

I tried a variety of Jakes early in my quit. All of it RIPPED MY MOUTH to shreds....eventually found Smokey Mountain....better flavors....didn't shred my mouth at all like Jakes...

ThatÂ’s great! I will give those a try!

Appreciate the tip!

I do smokey and hooch, they both seem to tear me up a bit but I believe itÂ’s because our mouths are not getting tore up by fiber glass anymore. Our mouth are probly more sensitive now that we actually have skin growing back.

Lol I literally just ordered Jake's cinnamon pouches. I really liked the regular cinnamon mint chew (non-pouches) except for how messy it was. So, I just ordered the pouches hoping that they would be a non-messy alternative, as well as one that I can discreetly use at work. Hopefully it doesn't tear my mouth up.

[BubbaM]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

I tried a variety of Jakes early in my quit. All of it RIPPED MY MOUTH to shreds....eventually found Smokey Mountain....better flavors....didn't shred my mouth at all like Jakes...

ThatÂ’s great! I will give those a try!

Appreciate the tip!

I do smokey and hooch, they both seem to tear me up a bit but I believe itÂ’s because our mouths are not getting tore up by fiber glass anymore. Our mouth are probly more sensitive now that we actually have skin growing back.

[blugold]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

I tried a variety of Jakes early in my quit. All of it RIPPED MY MOUTH to shreds....eventually found Smokey Mountain....better flavors....didn't shred my mouth at all like Jakes...

ThatÂ’s great! I will give those a try!

Appreciate the tip!

[David S]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

I tried a variety of Jakes early in my quit. All of it RIPPED MY MOUTH to shreds....eventually found Smokey Mountain....better flavors....didn't shred my mouth at all like Jakes...

[blugold]

anyone had jake's mint chew cinnamon pouches before?

gave them a try for the first time this week and my gums are so damn tore up - my gums are killing me- it hurts when I chew food, it hurts to touch my jaw. they are all bruised in the two spots I had the pouches.

my mouth/gums never hurt this bad when I was chewing the real stuff

anyone else experience this?

[Athan]

I spent all day today at the company wellness expo manning a table for nicotine cessation - a big KTC banner on the front of it. More than a few boys took home a trifold KTC brochure. A lot of information.
Would love to see some of them here this evening. Would absolutely make my day....

Brian 22 years current poison Marlboro menthols
Shake 6 years longhorn straight
Mug 14 years Marlboro menthol lite
Stank 20 years, now on the vape, not ready to quit
Flex 22 years Copenhagen
Corey 21 years Stokers mint
Colby Jack 9 years Grizzly

[syndrome]

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Basically the three questions that provoke introspection on why you told Sept '17 to fuck off and broke your word to us. I just posted a 312 and here you are back at Day 1. That's gotta suck and I hope it does.

1. What happened that you broke your promise to us and decided to pick up a can?

I can't recall the details at this point but I took a dip.

2. Why did it happen?

I really wanted a dip

3. What are you going to do differently?

Not take a dip. Not miss roll. Not be so quick to give up. Drink more water, exercise. Don't drink alcohol. Chew gum when I want to. Use soda if I have to. Be ready for triggers and learn to ride them out. Think about my reasons for quitting hard when I want to cave. Talk to fellow members in order to create more accountability for myself and other people

4. Do you REALLY want to quit? It's 10:00 CST now and you're not on roll yet. Wake up, piss post...it doesn't look like you're serious.

Of course I am serious. Piss post... what makes you say that that's interesting

You can come back from this but you have to want it. July '18 AND Sept '17 will need your answers to these questions posted.
Broc

Are you saying to post them in those threads?

what the fuck you lousy ass shit. you never posted this in eether of the threds did you? or evin feb 18.. you no the groop you posted like 6 times in?

[Idaho Spuds]

Odd things I got back after quitting...
Passengers no longer have to hold their drinks. I have an open cup holder
No longer stealing straws so I can discretely spit into cups and cans
No longer swinging through a fast food place to order a drink i don't need so I can have a cup at my desk at work
Don't need to sit in the same spot on the couch so my spit cup is on the table near by
Not driving out of the way because the first gas station i went to was out of my dip. (Skoal mint extra)
No longer visiting gas stations for reasons other than to get gas
Spit stains on the side of the tub I had to clean but not really yet because Hootch stains too...
Feelings of anxiety when the can supply got lower than the expected time before I could drop in for a refill
Time in the morning I needed to wake up and let the Dip soak in before getting ready for the day

Ya feelin that Mike?
Feels like .......... FREEDOM!

Freeeeedom!

[Athan]

Odd things I got back after quitting...
Passengers no longer have to hold their drinks. I have an open cup holder
No longer stealing straws so I can discretely spit into cups and cans
No longer swinging through a fast food place to order a drink i don't need so I can have a cup at my desk at work
Don't need to sit in the same spot on the couch so my spit cup is on the table near by
Not driving out of the way because the first gas station i went to was out of my dip. (Skoal mint extra)
No longer visiting gas stations for reasons other than to get gas
Spit stains on the side of the tub I had to clean but not really yet because Hootch stains too...
Feelings of anxiety when the can supply got lower than the expected time before I could drop in for a refill
Time in the morning I needed to wake up and let the Dip soak in before getting ready for the day

Ya feelin that Mike?
Feels like .......... FREEDOM!

[KingNothing]

Odd things I got back after quitting...
Passengers no longer have to hold their drinks. I have an open cup holder
No longer stealing straws so I can discretely spit into cups and cans
No longer swinging through a fast food place to order a drink i don't need so I can have a cup at my desk at work
Don't need to sit in the same spot on the couch so my spit cup is on the table near by
Not driving out of the way because the first gas station i went to was out of my dip. (Skoal mint extra)
No longer visiting gas stations for reasons other than to get gas
Spit stains on the side of the tub I had to clean but not really yet because Hootch stains too...
Feelings of anxiety when the can supply got lower than the expected time before I could drop in for a refill
Time in the morning I needed to wake up and let the Dip soak in before getting ready for the day

Keep it up Mike. This list will get about 10 times longer if you stick with it.