the good news is that you can swallow all you want, but i would definitely drink something, esp. with a stronger snus. If you swallow a big gulp of dissolved snus liquid without some water or something you may get a numb throat, heartburn and massive hiccups. when i feel the need to swallow, i always take a sip of something as well. I f i have some thing like ekstra sterk in, there is no way i am swallowing without a "chaser". camel snus you can probably get away without the additional drink