we did our intro thread - i'm gonna fill in some of the info for who i've got on the list - but this is NOT everybody - just a start - y'all do more if you want to? i didn't try to digest it all from the intro thread.
i didn't include folks who were on the intro thread but are now MIA. :-(
User Name: nv0311
First Name: Zeke
Location: Hawthorne, Nv
Age: 42
Family: wife, three dogs, one cat, two ktm's
Job: RDTE Marine Corps Programs.
Addiction Details: Started chewing copenhagen when I was 12. Only stopped two times, once in bootcamp, the other time for about 4 weeks. Chewed 1-2 cans of cope in a day, easily.
User Name: RWB
First Name: James
Location: NC
Age: 27
Family: Married, no kids yet
Job: EMT-I, nursing student
Addiction Details: Started up 12 years ago, quit back in 2007 through the use of this site, maintained my quit up until the 8th floor, caved January of 2010, got right back into a can a day habit for two years and finally decided enough was enough.
User name: Jman
First name: Jason
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Age: 39
Family: Two sons - 19 yr old and 7 yr old, awesome wife - blessed man
Job: GM for audio/video contractor / salesman / baseball coach
Addiction details: started dipping around 15 years of age playing baseball, pretty much been a dipper since then (ie... all the fucking time). decided I want to live as long as possible and keep my face intact.
User Name: bluebonnetman
First Name: Rick
Location: TX
Age: 51
Family: married, son 24, daughter 21
Job: pastor, teacher, writer
Addiction Details: tried dip and chew in high school, got into it in college, dipped while fishing, working in yard, on long trips, then it expanded more and more. i got tired of it, saw i had a problem. came to this community. i am quit!
User Name: sccrockett
First Name: just call me Crockett
Age: 24
Family: single
Job: Project Manager, Mechanical Contractor
Addiction Details: Dipped five years, on and off for the first three. This is my first committed effort to quit. Just got sick of it.
User Name: moondawggy
First Name: Justin
Location: Birmingham, AL
Age: 31
Family:
Job:
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User Name: whitenight
First Name:
Location:
Age: 57
Family: married, 3 kids, 7 grandkids
Job:
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User Name: RatedRKO16
First Name: James
Location:
Age: 27
Family:
Job:
Addiction Details:
User Name: wah404
First Name: Wayne
Age: 34
Family: 3 daughters
Job:
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User Name: jfitzy15
First Name:
Location:
Age: 45
Family:
Job:
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User Name: marmot10
First Name:
Location: British Columbia
Age:
Family: married, 2 daughters
Job: manage golf resort
Addiction Details:
User Name: TX_Cope_Quitter
First Name: Andy
Location: So. Texas
Age: 34
Family: married, 2 kids, 3rd on the way
Job: Mech. Engineer
Addiction Details: Cope for about 17 years. Time to stay quit!
User Name: jtarms45
First Name:
Location:
Age: 40
Family: married, daughter and son
Job:
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User Name: Reddog446
First Name:
Location: FL
Age:
Family: married, daughter
Job: police officer
Addiction Details:
User Name: Guy_Dudebro
First Name: Chuck
Location: Portland, OR
Age: 30
Family: girlfriend
Job: design engineer
Addiction Details:
User Name: ScriptCats
First Name: John
Location: Cleveland, OH
Age:
Family: married, son and daughter
Job:
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User Name: CBird65
First Name: Chip
Location: DFW
Age:
Family: married
Job:
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User Name: hossmanwc
First Name: Mike
Location: PA
Age: 23
Family:
Job: grad student
Addiction Details:
User Name: dethan33
First Name: Ethan
Location: MA
Age: 33
Family: married, daughter, son on the way
Job: project manager in wireless telecom
Addiction Details:
User Name: Coach Steve
First Name:
Location:
Age:
Family: likes his wife's awesome boobs
Job:
Addiction Details:
User Name: nodip44
First Name: Jake
Location:
Age:
Family: engaged; fiancee brings a daughter
Job: cop
Addiction Details:
User Name: Bigwhitebeast
First Name: Tim
Location: NY
Age: 44
Family:married, 2 sons
Job: Power plant control room operator / supervisor for 20 years
Addiction Details: Anyone remember Happy Days chew? It started there and quickly went to Copenhagen for 28 years.
User Name: icepig
First Name: Bob
Location: IA
Age: 29
Family: single
Job: Police Officer
Addiction Details: Started Skoal Mint in highschool during wrestling my JR yr. Went to the Air Force, switched to Cope long cut and you all know the story. Had a lipper in all day and night, working, fishing, sleeping didn't matter for the last 12 years.
