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I've never tried mint snuff, but it would have to be tough to switch from something nicotine-based to something that has no nicotine at all.
I chewed/dipped for 15 years (starting in Little League Football back before it was illegal to buy the stuff when you were under 18). Dad chewed Red Man, and so did I. Later on, a cousin introduced me to Skoal, which was what I used until I quit.
Sep 28 at 8:00am this year will be 15 years since I quit for good. As the saying goes, I had quit many times before that. It's just that I would start again either later that day (never more than 5 days later). I can't speak for anyone else; but, to me, it was addictive, and quitting for good was one of the toughest things I've done. Even now, I'll still get cravings for it from time-to-time (purely a mental thing). Saying that, I know that some people claim they are not addicted to snuff. That's why I say I can only speak for me. But, to me, if I used the mint snuff, it would only remind me of the "real thing", and would eventually lead to me buying the real thing and end up back where I started (even after 15 years). I imagine it would work the same way going from using the real thing to trying the "fake stuff" (alternative) when I was trying to quit. The real thing is always better.
It would be similar, in my line of thinking, to trying to get an alcoholic to quit drinking by offering them an O'Douls.
For me, the key to quitting was not the amount of time that I had not used Skoal, it was going through the situations I was in that I normally would dip. For example, the first time I had a meal and did not get a dip afterwards was very tough. Each time after that became easier. The first time I worked outside and didn't get a dip was tough. The next time was easier.
Sorry if this is a thread hijack, RL. Just what came to mind when I checked out the link.
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