Hi Everyone,
This is my 3rd time trying to quit but the first time I am doing it smart. I have been dipping Cope Long Cut for about 7 years although my very first dip was when I was 15 (15 years ago.) I have been at a can a day for about the last 6 years. My previous attempts to quit were both cold turkey including no outlet to talk about my struggle and no way to help deal with the oral fixation. Being a truck driver the oral fixation is something that helps keep me alert on the long stretches and chewing gum or sunflower seeds always left my mouth sore. By happen chance I saw an ad for Grinds coffee pouches on facebook and started doing a little research. My research led me to this site and the review for Smokey Mountain Snuff (SM).
I went out that night and bought my first can of SM and threw away my last can of Cope. That was 11 days ago. Once I discovered I could buy it at Sheetz convince stores I decided right then and there that there was no going back and when I felt the need for a dip I had a viable option most anywhere on the east coast.
I have been able to go a week at a time between dips (my honeymoon, vacation out of the country) without having any real issues other than constant cravings so I always lied to myself saying that I wasn't addicted but just enjoyed the taste. I realized this was not the case when I had to lie to my wife about still doing it after we got married (that was the supposed 2nd quit date.) I was able to hide it for the most part for the better part of a year but as with any lie I got caught. While she was mad she told me that I had to quit for myself and not her despite her hatred of the habit.
This too turned out to be false. We are expecting our first child in March and I realized that I am being selfish by continuing to gamble with my health, the trust of my wife and the future I want for my kid(s). I have quit and this time I am going to do it smart. I am going to get the support I need and I am using SM as a fix for my oral needs. I want to thank the admins of this site and its contributors for helping me discover there are ways for me to hold strong while still weaning off the habit of having something in my lip
-Wes