Nicorette gum for the planes
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i know the nic gum gives me a buzz cause i keep forgetting its not reg chewing gum so i keep chompin away and all of sudden - DOING! wooooow. everything is in slow motion..............................
you cant really gauge it against our juices like that, it is chew it for a minute and stop, if you start to get an urge chew a little more, it slowly releases sitting against the gums and chewing releases more faster if needed.
you cant really gauge it against our juices like that, it is chew it for a minute and stop, if you start to get an urge chew a little more, it slowly releases sitting against the gums and chewing releases more faster if needed.
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I always used 4mg gum on planes when I was smoking. A single piece would last me an hour or so. I haven't flown since I started vaping, but I see no reason to change. The 2mg and 4mg products are essentially the same price, and you can easily control the rate at which the nic hits you. So in the end, the 4mg stuff is more cost-effective.
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I'm another of those 'special people' that just can't chew nicotine gum like you're supposed to.
I just can't. If it's in my mouth, I'm chewing it.
I had *a lot* more luck cutting it up into little bits and mixing it with normal chewing gum to lower the dose. From that point of view, you might be best off just buying the strongest you can get (assuming the price doesn't scale with the nicotine).
That said, proper Scandinavian snus is miles better for a lot of people, and has a satisfactory safety profile - give it a shot if you haven't.
I just can't. If it's in my mouth, I'm chewing it.
I had *a lot* more luck cutting it up into little bits and mixing it with normal chewing gum to lower the dose. From that point of view, you might be best off just buying the strongest you can get (assuming the price doesn't scale with the nicotine).
That said, proper Scandinavian snus is miles better for a lot of people, and has a satisfactory safety profile - give it a shot if you haven't.
So you chew your snus? 
In the US, nicotine gum is a whole lot easier to find than Swedish snus are.
Also, I'm not sure that using snus is optimal for someone who has made a successful transition to vaping straight nic. We know that snus give you lots of other stuff that's in tobacco. I'd worry that they would re-ignite some people's urges that other stuff.
In the US, nicotine gum is a whole lot easier to find than Swedish snus are.
Also, I'm not sure that using snus is optimal for someone who has made a successful transition to vaping straight nic. We know that snus give you lots of other stuff that's in tobacco. I'd worry that they would re-ignite some people's urges that other stuff.
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What Thrasher said. Get the higher dose. You chew it till it tingles, and park it between your gums and cheek. You want more, you chew on the same piece some more to mash some fresh nic out of the mass.
I actually prefer Swedish Snus. I've stealth vaped on planes no problem, but sometimes it's not so easy, especially if your flying solo and sitting between two strangers. Also, on longer flights it's a pain to get up and walk up to the bathroom as often as I'd like to vape. The whole cabin thinks I have ........ or something... So.. for those occasions I use Swedish Snus over the gum. Just throwing that non-Big Phama option out your way.
I actually prefer Swedish Snus. I've stealth vaped on planes no problem, but sometimes it's not so easy, especially if your flying solo and sitting between two strangers. Also, on longer flights it's a pain to get up and walk up to the bathroom as often as I'd like to vape. The whole cabin thinks I have ........ or something... So.. for those occasions I use Swedish Snus over the gum. Just throwing that non-Big Phama option out your way.
I think it's near universal among ex smoker snusers that they don't find it as compulsive as smoking.
It's assumed to be the rapid alkaloid spike you get with cigarettes that makes them so addictive.
That said, you are right, snus is no doubt more addictive than e-cigarettes for many people, and should be treated with respect.
Where my head is at with respect to snus: I've successfully made the transition from smoking (2 PAD for decades) to vaping, although I do use some WTA juice. Nicotine gum always kept me sane enough on a plane avoid an almost irresistible urge to open the emergency exit door in flight so I could step out on the wing for a smoke. 
Of course, it didn't matter how fresh a piece of gum I had in my mouth, the moment I got out to someplace I could have a smoke, I wanted a one, like immediately if not sooner. However, I never developed any desire to chew nic gum when I was able to smoke. Now that I'm vaping instead of smoking, I'm confident nic gum will make plane rides just as tolerable (if not more so) than they did when I was smoking, and the last thing I want to do is to risk developing a liking or dependence on snus. So I intend to continue using the gum on planes (and other places such as airport terminals where stepping outside to grab a vape isn't feasible) despite the fact that it's a BigPharma product.
Of course, it didn't matter how fresh a piece of gum I had in my mouth, the moment I got out to someplace I could have a smoke, I wanted a one, like immediately if not sooner. However, I never developed any desire to chew nic gum when I was able to smoke. Now that I'm vaping instead of smoking, I'm confident nic gum will make plane rides just as tolerable (if not more so) than they did when I was smoking, and the last thing I want to do is to risk developing a liking or dependence on snus. So I intend to continue using the gum on planes (and other places such as airport terminals where stepping outside to grab a vape isn't feasible) despite the fact that it's a BigPharma product.
I would submit that from a safety point of view, pending further research, snus and WTA e-liquid can be considered much of a muchness.
The difference would be the nicotine content - some snus is POWERFUL, and you'd really have to be on a mission to hit those nicotine levels vaping. Of course, you don't have to buy the powerful stuff.
I think any ex smoker knows how insidious tobacco addiction is, and they're not going to try snus and suddenly get unwittingly sucked into a whirlwind addiction. If you're regularly using several pieces a day, you know what you're risking (although obviously the safety profile isn't even remotely similar), and you need to pay attention.
If you use it on a plane, I'd see it to all intents and purposes as 'more effective and pleasant gum*'.
* Chewing optional
The difference would be the nicotine content - some snus is POWERFUL, and you'd really have to be on a mission to hit those nicotine levels vaping. Of course, you don't have to buy the powerful stuff.
I think any ex smoker knows how insidious tobacco addiction is, and they're not going to try snus and suddenly get unwittingly sucked into a whirlwind addiction. If you're regularly using several pieces a day, you know what you're risking (although obviously the safety profile isn't even remotely similar), and you need to pay attention.
If you use it on a plane, I'd see it to all intents and purposes as 'more effective and pleasant gum*'.
* Chewing optional
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Yeah, your not going to get addicted to snus by using it for a plane ride. Being a little bit reactionary and paranoid with that line of thinking...
The other thing is, snus is delicious; and nicotine gum tastes like Robitussin, so there's that. Also, your talking $4 a can VS $40.00.
The other thing is, snus is delicious; and nicotine gum tastes like Robitussin, so there's that. Also, your talking $4 a can VS $40.00.
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I read in another long-ago thread where, while on a plane, somebody puts a dab of juice on their gums, and gets their nic that way...
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