KillTheCan.org – Quit Dipping Today!
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life!!!
When you’ve made the decision to quit dipping you need support. You’ll get it right here at KillTheCan! This site is dedicated to helping people QUIT dip, smokeless & chewing tobacco! It will be a long & difficult road, but we are confident that you too can be successful and quit dip!
All articles on KillTheCan.org are written by members of our forums. These are people who understand what it means to quit. They write these articles from the perspective of a quitter. Don’t believe the “experts” that you find out there on the web – believe someone that has successfully QUIT DIP.
I am so impressed that you quit chewing after 50 years, I chewed for less than 30 and am still whining! Keep up the good work!
Day 105 , a special thanks to Jakes,after 50 some years been tough, its time for dental work had 2 pulled last friday have about 3 more to go thanks chewing tobacco.
I am knew to this site and am currently going through my own struggles with dip (Copenhagen). I’ve tried in the past but failed miserably and now realize I cannot do this alone and need support. I have not suffered any medical issues (yet) but would like to be around to see my children grow up. I’ve decided it’s time and am seeking the advice/experience of others to help me on the long journey. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Darren,
I have read “don’t quit for anyone else”. I quit for someone; my three year old daughter. I dipped for 15+ years. On 01-27-2014 I decided it is time to quit being a selfish bitch and just quit. If you decide to keep on dipping just go ahead and figure out what you will tell your children one day when you have cancer and you will be leaving them forever.
The best thing to do is to be tough quit now. No other day or time will be any better to quit than now. Quitting has been hard for everyone, you are no different. You can quit just like I did. It will suck bad for a couple weeks.
Quitting does not give you an excuse to treat your family or friends like shit either. Just quit before it kills you and devastates your family.
Cold turkey is the only way to quit.
Thanks for reading,
TuckingFypo
Makes sense Tuck. Thank You. Day 3 of my quit and your words have helped tremendously. Fuck that shit, I don’t need it anymore. I know I’m in for a long fight, but it’s time – and I’m ready.
I have been dipping for nearly 37 years of my life. I quit once for 5 years, but went back and now have been dipping for 14 years. I have serious medical problems, such as A-Fib and Diabetes. I so want to quit dipping but fear it is impossible without going to a rehab center. When I try and stop, I literally go into fits. Im afraid quitting will put me into a heart attack, because I get so worked up. Any advice out there?
Been diiping for around 15 years on and off. Tried to quit in the past but never with any luck. Found the website and realize I am not the only one trying to better myself. This is a great site and congrtates to all of you have taken the steps on quitting. So all wish me luck. Thanks
On day three of quit. Was going to head out for a morning coffee and thought about picking up a tin. I googled quitting dip and this site came up. After reading the cancer stories and seeing folks going through ridiculous pain to stay quit, it looks like this is going to be a tough road…going to join this site and hope for the best.
So, I just quit… like on the 29th. The urges come and go, sometimes really bad, other times not so much. I chew a lot of gum now.
I have periodic energy surges and then sudden “dropouts” or decreases in energy levels. Is this normal?
Yes… drops in energy are perfectly normal early in your quit. Hang in there. It may take a while and your “normal” may be different, but you’ll get back there.
Know it is going to be tough but you be tougher and it will be fine.
I thought it sucked for the first couple of weeks but it gets easier. Almost cracked after 5 months with ball and fishing but got some smokey mountain herbal snuff and it got me through it. Just be stubborn and you’ll be fine.
I’m today chew free I know its not very long buys its felt like forever to me I chewed grizzly wintergreen I’m using jerky chew to help but its rough
Just past the 100 day mark. Feels good. Sad to see some people have fell off the wagon. Scares me a little bit. Hope they can start over and learn. I will constantly fight. Cant beilive i quit for a woman, but i did and i cant thank her enough. Love you megan. going to keep on keepin on. Best of luck to me and the rest of yall.
Well this whole week I’ve done really good staying off the can of Cop Wintergreen. I’ve kept up with lowering my nicotine intake with the nic-patches and soon hope to be totally off of it all very soon. I’ve had a few small dips through out the week but I don’t keep it in my lips for more than five minutes until i finally spit the mess out. I guess I’ve grown kinda scared now of dipping. Hope that doesn’t sound weak but each time I put a pinch in I keep thinking is this the one dip that’s gonna cause me to get oral cancer? This is after being that 4 yr dipper and dipping up to two cans a day to now being scared to death of keeping a dip in longer than a few minutes.
It’s strange how certain things can change your perspective on what you do. I work with guys who smoke like chimney’s every day and I think “don’t you guys ever worry about freakin cancer???”.
I’ve had the occassional sores on my tongue or cheek over the years but I guess one day I woke up and said hey man.. this stuff may not kill you but it may cause you to lose half your face from cancer. Doesn’t that freak you out? And when I was honest with myself I realized that yeah.. it did freak me out…a lot! Sure I know guys now that’s dipped or smoked for decades and had no problems it seemed but one day.. out of nowhere it will eventually catch up to you.
But I know how hard it is to stop a bad habbit. Hell, I still have my few beers when I get off work and all that… and that’s bad enough but good grief do I really need uping the anti so to speak on some major health issue by adding more bad habbits to my life? Hell no!.
So guys ( and gals to ) there’s a lot already in this world that can give us health problems.. the food we eat, air we breathe, and heck even the water now has so much floride in it you have to use a purifier to clean that out. Why would we willing do something we know can very well cause even more and worse damaging effects on our bodies?? It’s just not worth it! Period!
Somethings are worse than death.. like going through tons of surgeries to remove cancer, having your face disfigured from having your jaw and tongue removed. And even then your chances of surviving are slim. We all know that cancer always seems to come back again. So if you’re here and wanting advice on quitting or why your should quit dipping I hope you read my post. Once you start down the nicotine road its hard as hell to get off….. and some ppl never get off or live long enough to get off of it.
My 2 Cents!. Chewie.. i know you’re gonna read this before posting and I wanted to say thank you and the admins for all you do in bringing awareness to people and giving them a place to vent, give support, and find help. You all earned your wings brotherman. God bless!
I use Hooch whiskey flavor. It takes a little to adjust to the flavor but its delicious
This will be my 3rd week, chew free after about 17 years.. and so far it is going surprisingly well… I am using Hooch during my baseball games, which would have been my biggest trigger and so far so good.. I would love to try some Smokey Mountain, I hear it is the closest thing to skoal.. but i live in Canada and I cant find it anywhere. does anyone know of any Canadian distributors ? I have msged Smokey Mountain but still haven’t heard back..
I here a lot of people talk about herbal chew being the gateway to a successful quit. Which brand should I look into?? Smokey mountain, Baccoff, or Hooch? Smokey Mountain is my too pick right now but I need advice.
I had quit a few times and after a month I would go back. It gets worse each time. Once I made up my mind, it was like a miracle. The herbal snuff completely fooled my brain. I used all forms of tobacco. I just switched brands from Bacoff to Hooch whisky flavor and really love the mellow longlasting flavor.
Today is week 4. I’ve bought multiple cans of bacc off, tea za, hooch, and mint snuff. Tea Za seems to taste the best but they all help reduce the craving. Hoping to walk away from this 32 year habit. Good luck to everyone leaving this shit behind us.!
I’ve chewed cope for 30 years and quit cold turkey jan 1 2014. I’ve made it almost 5 months now and it hasn’t been to hard but for some reason now I’m really thinking about chewing again. Why?
Gary – The short answer… cause you’re not “cured”. Sadly, you probably never will be. You’re dealing with things we refer to as seasonal triggers.
https://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/seasonal-triggers-hunting/
http://blog.killthecan.org/2009/10/fall-is-upon-us-here-come-the-seasonal-triggers/
Whether you realize it or not, your body is going through things this Spring that formerly you’ve done with dip. Keep strong… don’t go back.
Gary its been 5 years for me only using the herbal chew. No problem at all. Aftwr almost 50 years of using. But I know that if I have any nicotine at all I will have to start all over again and the second time around is worse. On the lighter side if I had a terminal disease I would smoke 3 packs a day. Lol.
Sure would be nice to have a nice big chew though! Staying strong though.
A drastic plan…. So I am determined to kick the can out of my life for good. I know many of you hate nicotine and are against it but as I’ve researched nicotine is no more harmful than caffine but its all the carcenogens in tobacco that the danger truly lies in wait. So I am on nicoderm cq for now. I plan on quitting nicotine all together in my quest to stop dipping.
So .. what do I do for that need for something in my mouth when I really want somethng to dip? Well I drink herbal tea in the mornings.. good tasting stuff.. when Im done with the tea bag and its still wet I cut it open and get a pinch for my lip. The nicoderm patch takes care of the nicotine cravings so now I can have a “dip” even though its a herbal tea bag and still have the needed nicotine. And really its not too bad. Taste nothing like my normal dip but it packs really well and I have no fear of cancer or anything else. Win Win for me 🙂
Ok I get the foggy ness I get the sick stomache and no sleep but I keep gettin chest pains from time to time ? Is this normal ?
Hey Nick – Chest pains are tough to diagnose as they could be there for a variety of reasons (some very serious). That said, I had some pretty terrible chest pains due to acid reflux / heartburn. http://blog.killthecan.org/2012/04/heartburn-when-quitting-dip/
I’m on day 23 of my quit. Feeling pretty good about it overall. I have definitely had urges to dip over the past couple of weeks. I miss it. I’m not going to lie. I really liked it. I honestly don’t think i was ever chemically or biologically addicted as I could go without, and did dozens of times, for days and weeks. But I really liked the habit, routine part of it. Was probably addicted to that part. I have been especially tested the last couple of days due to some “domestic intranquility”. Typically, the wife and I would get into it and then after she had gone to bed, I’d stealthily head out to the 7-Eleven just down the street and buy a fresh tin of Kodiak. It was heaven. During the heat of the argument I always knew in the back of my head that no matter how this painful experienced ended, I had a nice chewy treat coming and frankly it made her easier to deal with. Classic crutch. BUT … the last couple of incidents I didn’t succumb. I didn’t cave. I can with great confidence say that without this site and my pledge to quit every day (and it is a day by day thing) I wouldn’t have been able to do that. So thank you KTC and thank you to my fellow quit group members. For all of you who haven’t joined a quit group, go now and do it. It’s really really helpful and just might save your life.
Hello everyone.
Im 22 and today I started noticing white little bumps on my upper lip thats where I primarily chew. I went to wmd to see some symptoms of orcal/lip cancer and I have them not all but some. I dont have the dental insurance right now to get an exam so im quit nervous. I started chewing when I was about 17. I chew a can a day idk basically im freaking out because I turned to chew after getting sober 2 years from today. So im most deffinetly needing the help. It seems simple to quit but its not. Stress plays a big part none the less I chew when I work or watch movies etc. Im going to look into the fake dip really I just need the suggestions and all the advice I can get. Also congrats to everyone who has kicked the dip!!!
Hey guys.. Well my battle with kicking the dippin habbit has not been successful as I had hoped. Being back on the job meant getting right back into the habbit. Now I’ve down the research on nicotine in and of itself and I have no more issues with nicotine as i do caffine. Say what you will but research does support the arguement that though it is addictive there are alternatives. I know this site has looked into herbal chews and so I ordered my own to give it a try. Elicit herbal chew has no tabacco in it just usually mint leaves but you can buy it with or without nicotine. So my order has been placed to give it a go. So if kicking the can out of your life seems to be impossible I would invite you to do your own looking into the herbal chew alternatives such as Elicit. They are the only brand of herbal dip that gives you the nicotine you want without all the cancer causing mess in normal dip. Im sure I’ll have a few heated posts to this but I’m open for talking about it. Give me your thoughts and tell me if you’ve tried this product and what you thought about it.
I’ve tried Elicit (review here: http://blog.killthecan.org/2013/07/elicit-herbal-chew-review/) and like it quite a bit. Unlike you, I went with the nicotine-free version because I’m free from my addiction at this point. I’m not quite sure why you’d choose the nicotine laced variant over the nic free version if you’re looking to quit. Certainly not a route I’d suggest as you haven’t REALLY done much other than modify your delivery method. Yes, you’re probably better off chewing Elicit as opposed to Skoal or Cope, but in my opinion, just marginally. My two cents.
You bring up a great point Chewie. I guess for me I never had an issue with the use of nicotine no more than I do with caffine. The main reason for me was this. After years of back surgeries and taking medications (pain killers) I began to notice that after a long painful day at work the meds just wasn’t taking the edge off the pain and relaxing me much. I guess I had just grown too used to the meds and their effects on me over the years was growing lesser.
So I went to drinking kinda heavy to help with this but that wasn’t a route I wanted to go cause heck I didn’t need to become an alcoholic on top of everything else. Thats where dipping came in. After taking my meds I’d get a dip and that seem to be just the bump I needed to get me through a long work day since I can very well drink a few beers on the job..(though that could be kinda nice at times..lol)
Well I needed “something” and when I took my first dip after taking my prescribed dose of meds it actually helped me to relax a bump more. It took the muscle spasms down a great deal but then there’s the whole worry of the cancer causing carcenogens that comes with tobacco. I got desperate Chewie cause to be honest I really didn’t want to stop dipping but I also didn’t want cancer. So after researching nicotine to its fullest I never really came to the conclusion that nicotine was any better or worse for me than caffine was. But there had to be something better than the dang nico-patches or gums that didn’t help at all. I saw your review on Elicit and looked those guys up. A light in the darkness so to speak when they gave the choice of either having a dip with or without the nicotine. So that’s where I am in my journey i guess on this slippery slope.
I just thought it was interesting that at day 69 I am still struggling with my attitude. I am getting better, but still not the person I am or want to be. Wow, I was a lot nicer person when I was chewing. My husband is a saint! and I bet I’m making my kids saints:)
I was searching for a way to give my wife and kids the gift of me quitting for Mother’s Day. I was looking for something to write about that if she is willing to put up with the BS, I’m willing to quit. I’m giving her my last can with a note. Now that note will include a reference to KTC along with some of the info I found here in regards to what to expect. This is great and looks like a great crutch to help me along my journey.
I have been dipping for 37 years and the last time I tried to quit, a couple of months into it my wife flipped out and called me a few choice names, left the house and brought me a can back. Said she was tired of stepping on eggshells a hole. That was not the day I started over it was a long fishing trip that sent back over the edge. Oh well here I go again.
So frustrated… Ive been on the patch for a week now.. sometimes it helps sometimes it just plain doesn’t help at all. Ok.. so after a bad stressful day I got a dip.. 10 minutes felt like an hour .. it just totally relaxed me but I know this isn’t the answer. I stay on the nico patch no matter what. I may fall now and again but Im determined not to go back to the can. this is harder than I ever imagined it would be. So some support here would be nice. I feel like im failing..
Tscotty – I just answered another comment from someone who’s in a similar situation…
“The fact that you’re using the patched believe it or not is hurting your quit. They contain nicotine so they’re actually feeding into what your body is craving (nicotine) by giving you a small dose. When you cut out those patches, you’re going to go into withdrawal again. It’s going to suck, but I’d suggest cutting them out. Until you do, you can’t TRULY begin your recovery.
From the time you take off your last patch, it will take 72 hours (3 days) for the nicotine to work its way out of your body. In that meantime, drink lots of water to flush it out of your system.
That said, once you get over that hump, things WILL slowly get better… and before you know it you’ll gain something you’ve not had in decades: FREEDOM.”
If you haven’t yet, I’d strongly urge you to join our forums at http://forum.killthecan.org/ – we’ve got over 19,000 members that “get it” cause we’ve all been there before. It’s the best place on the web to get support and questions answered from people who understand what you’re going through cause we’ve all been there before.
Chewie thank you brotherman! I was kinda feeling alone in my efforts to kick that stupid can of dip out of my life. To remind myself why I quit I constantly force myself to look at pictures of people with oral cancer from dipping. Its a harsh way to keep yourself motivated but I am desperate to quit and if seeing the after effects of dipping is what it takes for me then I’ll do it. I’ve only quit now for about a week. Yesterday I feel off the wagon with a 10 minute dip then spit out and brushed my teeth. You’re right about the nico patches cause Im finding that they either make me sick feeling or they don’t do me any good if I go with a smaller dose. So yes, I’ll dump the patches to. I’m gonna quit Chewie.. one way or another I am gonna quit this crap for good. Thanks brother for the support!! I need it.
Bought a can today.. I caved in.. but after my first dip for about 5 seconds I spit it out and threw the can out the window going down the road. Damn that stuff.. all I could think of was all the toxins going into my tongue and cheek.. then I thought again of seeing some sort of cancerous tumor growing and that was enough to scare me again to dump the can again.. No sir… I’m doing all I can to keep the dip and the cancer out of my mouth.. it was a waste of money to even buy the can but that’s ok cause I know that wont be a repeat. So I’m doing better..
I’m on day 3 right now. It really doesn’t seem to bad since I’ve been dipping for 9 years. Got the fake stuff ppl recommend thank you.
Hey guys.. glad to be on board the quit train 🙂 I dipped for 4 yrs and I wont lie I loved it. I quit about a week or so ago. To help me over my nico cravings I just bought the nico gum and chew it when I feel the urge to buy a can. Soon that gum will no longer be needed. Here’s my story.. I’ll make it brief. I simply started finding lesions on both sides of my jaw one day.. that’s all it took.. every time I put a dip in it burned those sores in my mouth. My tongue stayed with some sort of sore all the time. I realized later the ph balance in my mouth was all messed up from dipping. Look guys… you can argue all the day long about will it give you cancer or won’t it. Here’s the fact of the matter.. when you go to the doc one day and they examine your mouth or throat and discover that you do indeed have oral cancer all of your arguments for the stuff will go down the drain in a heart beat. I know.. I was there.. I felt my gut hit the floor when I thought that this was some sort of cancer cells popping up in my mouth. Yes I know ppl who lived a clean life doing nothing at all to even come close to getting cancer end up dying from it after all. Yes .. we are all going to the grave that’s a fact.. but I don’t need anything in my life nudging me towards it or even helping me along. Also.. sometimes its not just the dying its how you died..what you had to go through before you died. Chemo.. treatments.. fear your number got called for the “c” word… Im sorry but if you wanna keep on dipping that’s all on you.. defend it.. promote it.. do whatever… but by some chance you find out that oral cancer has beaten your statistics and “odds” you’ll sure bet you wished you quit a long time ago. Peace!
Well everyone I am 18 years old I decided to quit dipping back around the middle of march . I cant remember that well because I have been occupying my self to get into better shape as I am 350+ lbs =( the bad part is I have been eating sunflower seeds like crazy and found out that is bad because of the salt in them. I have been dipping since I was 13 about a can a day. When I first quit I quit cold turkey. I gathered up the last 3 cans of my log I had and threw them away then told my mom. She seemed more happier than me lol. However Today I had a slip up and found a old can of some cope and threw a dip in after adding some water. I was sitting their for about 10 mins and was thinking to my self “is this what It has come down to?” so i spit out the dip and now I am typing this message. As I have been using this as a type of a way to learn different ways and see how others are dealing with it. I just want to share with yall. It is hard to quit dont let others tell you different. Everyone is different my grandpa dipped 3 cans a day and chewed for about 35 years. It took him 2 years to fully quit dipping so everyone is different. I just want to share with yall to let you all know that is it worth it =) I have managed to lose 15 lbs and I feel better about my self. I am not as moody as I was when I dipped. I have also noticed that I feel more awake when I wake up and not have to think “Daym where is that can I had” lmao. Well thats about it yall i decided to share some of my story with yall and hope my brothers and or sisters keep killing the can =). I believe in yall and so does everyone else weather or not they are aware of your struggle.
This causes CANCER..!!!!!! Read!!!!
If you have quit that is great but there are some things that need to be said about dipping:
1)There is a chemical addiction
2)There is a physical addiction / habit
When you quit nicotine is completely out of your body by the end of day 3. So, the chemical part is over at that point.
However, the physical addiction / habit of having something in your mouth is not over. You will have to stop putting shit in your mouth to get over the habit.
My point is the first few weeks if the quit is tough so use the fake dip. Then try to break the habit completely and quit the fake shit too.
In my opinion you have not quit completely if you are still putting stuff in your mouth. The only thing you have done if using fake dip is stopped nicotine and dragging on your quit attempt.
Most things in life that are worth doing are not easy. Quitting a bad habit like this will not be easy. But it will be worth it.
I am on day 96 and very proud of myself. I feel good and I showed myself and everyone else I can do it. Just quit your pitty party and break this habit.
Thanks for reading,
TuckingFypo
Brian
I am having the same issues. I quit on January !st of this year, so it is 37 days today. Before quitting I was to bed @11 or so and up at 6 or so. Now i am in bed by 10 and up at 4:30 or 5.
This is probably normal because your heart rate isn’t super charged anymore
Trying to quit for the 3rd time now, I have done the seeds didnt help me, and i tried GRINDS last time, it was better was better.. Im thinking of trying Jakes mint chew or Hooch .. any reviews or suggestions ?
Hey Ben – you can find a slew of reviews & coupons here: https://www.killthecan.org/your-quit/smokeless-alternatives/ I’m a big fan of both Jakes & Hooch. What brand did you used to chew? That may help me to point you in the right direction.
I uses to chew skoal mint… my problem is I live in Canada and news to find somthing that ships here.. but I need somthing that will get me through my baseball games.. that’s my real crutch…
Hi All, I was a tobacco chewer (with the betel nut from Indian subcontinent) for almost 10 years. I can vouch that although I havent always been successful in quite attempts, it is still possible to be happy after quitting (or not miserable) if we remove the assumption that tobacco makes us feel better (apart from the intial buzz which lasts for a few seconds and doesnt even happen after we get hooked!)
First attempt: Successful, long but unhappy
After I found out I was pregnant, I quite cold turkey for the 9 months. While I succeeded, I ended up being very miserable about it. I believed I couldn’t concentrate or so any work efficient, without noticing that despite being heavily pregnant, I moved house, unpacked and worked late hours even the last month of pregnancy!
Second Attempt: Successful but this time – HAPPY
Once I gave birth my husband gave me some smokeless as a celebration (as opposed to the traditional champagne celeb..) and after the research on the tobacco content, we concluded it wont affect the breastmilk much, especially that I took a few sprinkles each day. But still every time my baby even sneezed, I thought it was because of that and as a result whether it was affecting the baby or not, it was affecting my guilt. I decided to quite BUT this time- I did NOT want to be miserable as that would mean not enjoying my baby’s first months. So I started refraining but then having a bit once after many days (usually 7) way after the last feeding. I started to notice how it didnt relax me as I thought and it just left me craving for the next one in the next week. My thoughts were confirmed and more, when I read Allen Carr’s easy to quit book and this time I quit being happy (I do recommend that book- badly written but makes sense)! Stayed quit for 5 months but last month went on holiday and made the mistake of that “one”.
THIRD Attempt: Mixed feelings but at least I know it is possible to be HAPPY!
After that one in the holiday, ended up chewing on and off for two weeks! I have quit again now though am a little demotivated by the “failure”. But at least I know it is possible to quit and be happy. If we start to notice the gains rather than assuming we are worse off.
One thing that did help me was chewing cloves (strong spice). Does anyone know if there are any harmful effects of chewing cloves? I chew a few of it about 4 times a day but often take a bigger bunch at night.
BEST OF LUCK to everyone…..Scare Tactics never work for me so I hope you will be motivated by the few positive points above.
Layed down the snuff 2 days ago i started using smokey mointain wintergreen so far so good ive not wanted a real pinch of snuff yet
Why do my co workers have to leave Copenhagen cans laying around. I’ve been quit for 54 days and every time I see a can I think I could eat the shit out of a can. It’s been tough but I’m making it.
I’ve been dipping for 5 years and I’ve recently found my addiction is uncontrollable and it’s became something I need daily to keep myself going. It’s scary knowing I rely on a product that has a negative effect towards my health and I WANT to quit it’s just so hard as you all know. The questions that linger in my head are where do I start? What’s the best methods? How do i cope with the stress I’ve previously relieved with chewing tobacco?
Hi Jamie – welcome! I’d suggest you start by joining our forum at http://forum.killthecan.org – we’ve got over 19,000 members that “get it” cause we’ve all been right where you are now. We understand what you’re going through and are about to embark on. As for best methods… I’d suggest going cold turkey all the way. It WILL suck… but it’s the best and fastest way to regain your freedom. As for coping methods, I’d go with exercise, finding a hobby and possibly some fake chew to handle the oral fixation: https://www.killthecan.org/your-quit/smokeless-alternatives/ Let me know how we can help!
After using Grizzly Wintergreen for 13 years I have decided to throw the can away and not look back. My dad chewed tobacco for twenty years and he was diagnosed with cancer and passed away in 1997. I’ve decided that Im not gonna follow in those footsteps and spend 20 bucks a week on something that could kill me. Im a funeral director and I see the effects that tobacco has so I should know better. Good luck to the rest of you guys!
Help I have been dipping for nearly 28 years. My wife hates it and I know it costs a fortune. I get so mad and pissed of I am afraid if I dont dip I will lose my temper and do something stupid but I really Really need to quit HELP
I’m 88 days quit. For the past several days I’ve had cravings that are just as strong as they were during my first week of quitting. Not sure why this is…been a tough week trying to stay dip free
The more I want to quit the more I want to chew(NEED HELP)
Hang in there man you can do it .it might be hard from time to time but it will get easy
You can try Alan carrs book. Supposed to make you give up without being miserable. Hang in there. You will surprise yourself at how your efficiency increases without tobacco
Been quit for 295 days been working out in the yard all weekend and want to load my lip up bad
Read this if trying to quit:
Like I have said before there is no magic relief when quitting. It sucks for everybody you are no different.
Here is how you quit:
-Make a date to quit and stick to that date. Do not change it and do not make a bullshit reason to put it off.
-Most of all it is going to take will power. Be strong and fight.
-Stay positive, do not make quitting harder than it really is.
Things that you can stick in your mouth that may help: fake chew, beef jerkey, cotton balls, halls menthol cough drops in the BLACK bag, toothpicks.
I am almost at 100 days of quitting dip. I dipped about 2 cans a day for 15 years.
I have dealt with enormous pressure and stress during that time from home and work but I still won the quit battle.
I feel good now and I will never let that nasty shit control my life again.
help me stop
Sounds like you’re ready to quit… have you joined us on the forums yet? http://forum.killthecan.org Over 19,000 members who “get it”. You’re in the right place to surround yourself with folks with the same goal. Get r done!
Is there any way to delete an old profile because I have been trying to get started back on here but don’t know my username or password…..
Day 3 and I’m ready to run through a wall…
You’re right on track – HANG IN THERE! Day 3 is typically one of the worst as it marks the day when you’re 100% nicotine free. No going back!
Been quit for 5 weeks. Week 3 was the worst for me. When I get a Copenhagen craving I just google oral cancer pics and look at them. That helps and the craving go away. I chew PUR gum and use Bacc Off. I’m down to about 5 dips of Bacc off a day. I was 2 cans a day. So if I can do it so can you. 20 years of Copenhagen.
20 for me too. The bacc off helps but I hate it. It’s not as hard as I thought it would be. It will be hard going back to the beach and not having any
I never tried to reduce my use of herbal snuff. It completely satisfies the need. I’ve been using it for 5 years now. It keeps me from snacking so I never gained weight. After almost 50 years of tobacco I was ready to quit. I started using Bac off in March 2009 and from the first day I never had any withdrawal. It totally fooled my brain. Dont give up. It will work.
I have been using herbal snuff for about a year. I used it to quit smokeless and smoking. I will eventually stop that also but for now it works. 400 days clean from both.
100 days today! I used the fake stuff for about the first month… Gum once in a while now takes care of the “need it” now fix. This site helped a bunch on a few of those first tough days. Thanks!
boards still down so posting roll, day 8 still nic free, i quit again today
Bronc – Day 30 – Quitting strong with the Poon Platoon
Wow. Day 3 with 3 day lead. Wow.
i have been dipping for 4 years i am 7 days with out it it is killing me but i am doing it for my girl she hats it i need some soport i am only 16years old and am arond it all the time
Day 2, Fuck man. Every thing is blurred. Anger, dizzyness, thirst. Every punishment of hell coming in me.
but I knw am recovering, My body recovering.
Day 2 Live strong. HMMMMMMMMM
Yesterday I almost broke my vow, almost man, but just 10 sec prior 2 eat i threw it & Thought just a piece of this shit can’t control me & my body.
Eeeehhhhmmmmmmm no sign of life,, burning of body, heat stokes, anger, confusion, dimness in vision, all the awful shits in my body.
but I’ve to resist,
This is Day 3,
\/ Live Strong \/
Body is rollin,
I know my body is recovering.
As the Day 4 passed by; body issues are also passed by.
No sign of burning, anger,
Lil dimness/dizziness but it just the recoverable effects
After a decade use of Dipping & chewing, Finally i think i can overcome this shit.
But for this I’ve to stay strong, focus.
This is Day 5
\/ Live Strong \/
My thinking becomes slow, fog becomes high
Roaming around like demon of hell.. LOL
😀 😉 B)
Am Speechless right now
This is Day 13
\/ Live Strong \/
No Pain No Gain
Day 20
Live Strong
Be Strong
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Dude, you are my hero. After more than 25 years of chewing, you’ve inspired me to quit (again). Three days now. Stuggling but staying clean.
Day 40
Live strong, I’m Strong
Any Addiction, No Addiction
😀 😛
It is not so difficult, not so easy to quit
But we can, We are humans.
THANKS Atothep
Stay Strong
Stay Clean
Live Strong
This is Day 40 \/
100 days of being a quitter today it’s also my sons 3 rd birthday today pretty fricken sweet!!! To know that I now have a better chance of being around for more of his birthdays
how can I quit
You’re in the right place Wayne – register for our forum and get started. http://forum.killthecan.org/ – you’re NOT alone!
Hi, what’s happen with forum?
Macgregor – we’re upgrading our forums. First time since the site was created. You can “post roll” here: http://blog.killthecan.org/2014/04/roll-call-for-monday-april-14th-2014/ and see the details of yesterday’s events here: http://blog.killthecan.org/2014/04/roll-call-for-sunday-april-13th-2014/
@ Wayne Drink lots & lots of water, take more vitamin C like orange, lemon etc.
move ur schedule mrng & eve to half an hour jogging.
Starting 3 days will put you on fire.
But
Stay Strong.
Live Strong!
Sooooo proud of you!! “You have achieved excellence, you may ring the victory bell!”
I couldn’t of said it any better. Quit strong. I quit with u today.
help i have been dip free for 4 months. i have been struggling and i failed today i need the support to help me get back on the horse. stress and my overall daily life is getting to me any support would be appreciated
Nobody can ever learn anything without failure brother. Take what u have learned in the last 4 months and make it 4 yrs the next time. It’s been 164 days for me today, and I still have cravings that are awful. Best of luck my brother. Hope this ride on the wagon fares u better
You need to want to live more than you want to dip. Ive been quit for over 7 months and the urges are strong but we are stronger. You got this my friend keep posting and your life is the most important thing
William…. GET BACK ON THE HORSE!!! I am SO envious of you having quit for 4 months!!! You are a STRONG MAN! I have NOT picked a quit day yet… So look how far ahead YOU are!!:) I can’t even take the first step!:( I HOPE AND PRAY I can become strong like you and JUST DO IT!! You may fall off the horse time and again…. It’s OKAY!! As long as….. You GET BACK ON THE HORSE!:) your well on your way, YOU CAN DO THIS!!! Look how FAR YOU HAVE COME!! Please, please don’t give up now!!! Good luck to you!!
Hang in there. You’ll get to that quit date.
My fiancé. Asked me to look at this site. I’ve been dipping snuff for 16 yrs. Am nervous, dipping calms me down. I work in a high stress level job. I go through a can of snuff every 2.5 days. Is that bad ?
Hey Neil – tough to say if it’s “bad”. We’ve got forum members who chewed less than a can per week and others than chewed 4-5 cans per day. Personally I was about a can/day for 16 years. When you’re ready, we can help. We’ve got 19,000 + members that “get it” cause we’ve all been there before. Let us know how we can help!
Most people dip two to four cans a week. You will get this under control and quit if you want it bad enough. It takes help and support but it cdn be done.
I was dipping 2.5 cans a day and quit cold turkey yesterday. The withdrawls are pretty bad but I know I need to quit so I’m making it so far. So you can do it to.
How are you doing on that quit date, Annie? Do you have a quit plan? We are all here to help you through this.
Hi all. I can’t figure out how to make a new post. Where are the details for the 12% discount for the herbal snuff?
Hi Chris – what herbal snuff are you looking to try? All the details (reviews, coupons, ingredients, etc.) are available here: https://www.killthecan.org/your-quit/smokeless-alternatives/
I was on that page last night and clicked on the link to buy Hooch but nothing comes up about getting a discount. I bought some anyway because I am getting low. I recently switched from Bac Off which I had been using since March 9, 2010, my quit date. Quitting after almost 50 years isn’t easy, so I make sure I don’t run out, but that’s another story for another day.
Anyway, I don’t see how to get the discount.
Hi Chris – Hooch Coupons can be found here: https://www.killthecan.org/your-quit/smokeless-alternatives/killthecan-org-hooch-snuff/ (to get to coupons from the main alternatives page, click on the “coupons” buttons beneath the brand you’re interested in)
Well, it doesn’t work for KTCHooch, so I sent them a message.
I got a kill the can discount on smokey mountain. Look at some of the Monday deals.
I don’t know but Smokey Mountain Wintergreen seems to be the closest to the real thing and has helped me a lot get away from Cope. You can get it at Walmart and maybe some other spot. It is herbal and smells like the real thing. This stuff also is not going to give you mouth cancer.
I am almost a year and a half quit and I could not have done it without smokey mountain so there is no shame. I feel that it might be a crutch for me but I am tobacco free and I could not be happier.
Exactly 3 years quit today, so if I can do it you can do it. Quitting has to be more important to you than dealing ‘the stress’ of your daily life. Use something as an aid: I went from Hooch Spitfire, to Sunflower Seeds, to Cinnamon Toothpicks, to not needing anything for the oral fixation. The urge will not leave you. I still ‘want’ to dip often, but I am making a choice not to. Quit everyday, be accountable. Longterm failure on this is not an option.
Brant you couldn’t have said it better. I quit chew last September(2013). Today, I am struggling with an urge to go buy a tin. This is not the first time I have had an urge to pick up a tin. However, I do have a choice to NOT chew. Just like you said. I’ll stay strong for my self, wife, and kids. But it is tough sometimes. And for the tough times I come back to sites like this for inspiration and encouragement. So thank you Brant, and all the other positive members here. Cheers. Tarek
Day 70. So close to buying a tin last night. Just wanted a few. Didn’t do it. Can’t believe I had such a string urge on day 70. thought I was through the woods. Very scary.
Way to hang tight Billy! You’re entering what we refer to as “The Funk”
https://www.killthecan.org/your-quit/what-to-expect-when-you-quit-dipping/
https://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/explaining-the-funk-part-1/
https://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/explaining-the-funk-part-2/
Hang in there, keep fighting and you’ll come through ready to hit the hall!
Only started last Fri. 1 – 2 pinches a day & regretting it… Worrying about cancer & other stuff too (anxiety sucks). Quit today (wednesday) & Haven’t even finished a tin, Should I be worried?
Taz – I’m no doctor, but if you’ve literally only had a week or so of dipping I’d say you probably don’t have much to worry about. Put it down and never look back.
Just start over and put one foot back on front of the other. Everyone makes mistakes, it is those of us who keep trying that succeed.
Sip on strong tea all day long
William,
Work on changing your mental approach. I see what my life is and will continue to being without this “shit” in my mouth. I can smile and express happiness without worrying about bugs in my grill. I focus on the fact that can be normal and not have to feel like i have to hide my expression of happiness. I tell myself that I want to be happy, and that can of copenhagen is an inhibitor to me being who i really want to be. You see….in my mind I can never go back, I won’t go back. I know if i take a dip..it will taste bad and do very little for me maybe a quick head rush. I know that if I take that dip..I jump back to square one (kind of like when you are crate training a puppy, if it sees you it will start the whining from the beginning).
Just put it down, and focus on the good things you get and when you want one..associate all the feelings/thoughts that you hate about now and grab some freaking seeds, beef jerky dip or tea dip.
It goes away, but you will always fight this from time to time.
Sucks but you will get it done.
Hello William, My name is Joe, I Live in Arizona, and I have been chewing since I was 20. I started when I was in the Marine Corp. It helped pass the time. 24 years later And I still chew. Today I will quit. I am also a psychology student getting ready for graduate school. I understand what you are going through, but let me tell you about failure, failure is not an end failure is the beginning of success. You now know were you are weak, turn that weakness into strength, and start over again. I will quit today, and I am sure to fail, however I will try again, and I may fail, but I will try again.
I had a cancer scare the other day, it was a mouth pimple, however, it is no longer, if I get cancer, it is now when I get cancer. That is my story in a nut shell.
I will be here everyday for help, and I want you to help me. When you read this I want you to say out loud to yourself or someone you love that you are going to help me, quit chewing. Tell that person, you will stop chewing however, if you start again, you will have to tell me that you will NOT be able to help me, because you can’t be trusted to help me. I promise to you, that I will not put that crap in my mouth until you fail again. I give you my WORD AS A US MARINE I will not chew, and I will be here for you. I find my strength in you.
If you are okay with this, please reply back and we will help each other.
Joe F.
Hey john, I read your site man I started to tear because I’m not the only one. I’ve been dipping for abt 23 years. Then I quit for 7 month in my entire life, then I relapse and been using it for 8 month. I get paranoid about cancer like gum shrink, skin colored, or esophageal cancer. I get paranoid but right now I’m fighting not to chew since been a day one. So whatever you say john I’m in same boat bro I hate this I wish I never learned or loved snuffing tabacco
Figured after viewing this post I would share my story in search of perspective. Most people view this is a nasty habit and friends and family are often too disappointed in me which makes sharing my frustrations with nicotine with them uncomfortable and it can end in fighting. In the fall of 2007 I was 15 years old and while attending boarding school I had my first lip – it was skoal spearmint which was given to me by some older students. Smokeless tobacco in every form: chew, dip, pouches and more was huge at this school. I’d estimate 1 in every 5 male students or 1 of every 3 athletes were using it daily. The teachers/dorm parents would catch us in the act (no locks on our doors or in the back of busses) and they would give us the ultimatum of being reported to the dean or swallowing what we had in our mouths and we often opted to swallow. Kids built many stanely cups which if you don’t know is some sort of a prize for finishing hundreds of tins and organizing them into a trophy using a glue gun. Can’t believe I used to be proud of what I did. I used grizzly wintergreen as recently as one week ago. Through my addiction I have tried quitting hundreds of times. My longest quit lasted around 5.5 months. It’s been a long road of quitting and failing repeatedly. I know there are people who have struggled much longer than my seven years and I don’t want this to turn into a decade long affair. I used to tell myself that when I got to college I would stop but I’ll be graduating next year and the problem persists. I run into old boarding school friends who are still using. Now I’m averaging a lip or pouch once every two weeks (kind of an unusual pattern but I’ll explain). I have replaced my addiction with nicotine gum (been doing this for about 1.75 years) and while it isn’t the best or most healthy alternative I swear by it. I am able to achieve 2 months or even 3 months because I chew nicotine gum four times a day. I opt for the 4 milligram pieces and they pack a pretty mean punch. I’ve basically substituted one nicotine addiction for a slightly healthier option. No longer am I hiding in bathrooms when visiting my parents to indulge. I can chew nicotine gum in front of my family or girlfriend and they are cool with it. My crux, my sinkhole, my achilles heal, is when I run into an old friend who wants to reminisce over a “bean” or “banger.” All of my hard work goes out the window when a buddy wants to pack one for old times sake. I’m not sure what is happening to me psychologically in this situation but I always fail in this situation. I’ll continue to cling to my gum for dear life but I know god (dip is the only thing that makes me think about religion) will only give me so many chances before I get mouth cancer. I’ve had dentists scrape white spots from my mouth before. In the old days the grizzly can was all plastic and we used to scrape off the bears mouth (or the kodiak wolf’s mouth) effectively “getting his jaw before it got ours” as the old sang goes. Words of encouragement might finally get me out of this vicious cycle. Hope this post gives YOU courage and hope you can supply some for me. It’s time to put my days as the legendary packer behind me, I want to be the legendary quitter. -JD
You’ll need a substitute for the dip….I know every time I want to dip is a situation where I want to relax and enjoy. …dip becomes not merely physiologically linked with relaxation and pleasure but also psychologically linked with it. To over come that you need something of equal stimulus or greater brain stimulus. …something that your brain would jump to and choose instead. Right now I have about 10 minutes before my next client…A perfect time for a pinch of Copenhagen snuff…or some landcaster…to overcome that trigger I had to reply to your comment. …idol hands….stay busy. …and remember stack you stimulus. …I’ve also got a big green tea leaf bag in my mouth and a spit cup….The more you link other activities with stress relief the more you won’t want to dip…. and one last thing. …you have to have a good reason to quit. …make it happen be a hero
Hang in there! Today is my 33rd day of chew free. I quit the day Tony Gynn died. It scared the crap out of me. I have a wife and a 3 year old in which i need to j=hang around to make sure they’ll be okay. Don’t give in please. Help me, i just started. Give guys like me something to look forward too. Like wow, look at that dude, its been 4 years! Wow! I’m gonna do the same. Peace!
Ron I quit the same day- watching espn I handed almost a full tin to my son and said “. Please throw this out for daddy” he is 11 and has been begging me to quit – 11 years at a tin a day- I can say the oral fixation need is gone- but man – anxiety and lack of sleep have been my mountains to climb- i wake up at 3am every day- sometimes sleep more til 6am sometimes I stay up- i read articles like these to cope. Big coffee drinker like me? Cut back cuz I learned that dip breaks down caffeine – metabolizes it- so we need more to get stimulated – when I quit I drank same amt and it f’d me all up-
The affirmation in my head that I said the day tony Gwynn died is the same affirmation I use when I crave ” be done and hope it’s not too late for me” … The hope it’s not too late already is what did it for me- place that in your head and say it –
Congrats to everyone and thank u all for helping me
That happened to me before and I waited 20 years to quit again. I stopped June 7 of this year. It’s rough but smoky mountain, nicorette gum are my tools and so far it’s worked but it has been difficult at times . Get yourself some good tools and you can quit again. Never give up bro.
Drop the nic gum bud, your just prolonging the inevitable for the day u have no nic gum but u sure will have a convenient store up the street. Thank about it.
4 months is amazing. U be a instant hall of famer at KTC. There’s a bunch of clowns but it’s a great site over all for success in being quit forever. Good luck man.
Watch the movie Lone Survivor, better yet, read the book. Compare the stress in your life with that of a Navy SEAL. It puts the stress you have in perspective. At least you don’t have to make split second life or death decisions tomorrow. Now pretend you are a Navy SEAL. You’re one of the toughest SOB’s on the planet. You can withstand the stress. Visualize the benefits of abstaining from dip again as you did 4 months ago. You can do it! Booya!
This is day 1 for me . Seeing that you did it for 4months gave me the courage to quit. The health issues should be the only reason to quit. Never stop trying, your a power of example for me. Thanks
I bought the organic mint chew, no tobacco, no nicotine . Im trying to replace the 2 cans a day of Skoal extra. Withdraws are brutal, WTF. Need some support. I quit today & if im successful , I will do it all over again tomorrow, . It’s all about today.
Hey I’m 14 and not trying to make an account I’ve gone close to rock bottom between drinking dipping and smoking bud I’m trying to quit the dip I’ve stopped smoking and whenever I’m out I end up getting a tin somehow and my friends always have them I’ve been dipping ever since I slowed down smoking as a stress reliever between school changes everything my grades are slipping and I can see gum line loss and that’s my motivation I’m not getting cancer stained teeth loss of gum line etc and can the dentist tell your parents that it looks like you have been dipping I’m not trying to tell any adults or anyone but I want to quit and I’m always tempted by friends any help I want to be done but I love it