I, like many dippers have tried numerous times to quit. I have tried everything and it has never worked. I havent gone more than a day without dip in the last 7 years. The reason I havent been able to quit is because I didnt want to. I told everyone I did want to quit, but I never meant it. This Friday however, I will quit. It is going to be very difficult, but I will do it. Just thought I'd let everyone know

You can do it for sure. I chew over 30 years and put down my last pack of Red Man back in Oct and ain't had any since. Tell you like it is, its hard. I'm all for you.

The easiest way to quit is to not buy another can. It worked for me.

Riverman, its not that hard and you're right. If you want to quit you don't need patches, gum or a 12 step program to quit. Its a one-step program to quit and its really that easy. Step #1 - Quit

The 'habit' is more difficult to kick than the jones.

When you stop and you've gone x # of weeks or months or years you will be like "man, what's all the fuss about"?

Just stop, that's all there is to it. Nothing more.

Go for it Riverman you can do it! I quit and chewed seeds and Big Red gum to help me quit...been 23 yrs ago now!

I wish you lots of luck riverman-. I had to buy the local gym a new kick bag when I quit, duck tape no longer would patch it. That was in 93, I still crave skoal and copenhagen from time to time. And it is still hard to resist the urge. The other day over at the fur buyer his youngest son held a can of cherry skoal under my nose and well the urge was just almost unbearable. Stay very busy is the best advice I can give you don't slow down enough to get bored.

You are correct. You just have to want to do it, like most things in life. Quit 9 years ago this June after about 9 years of a can a day. The first month was tough. After that I still missed it when I saw it or smelled it for about a year. After a couple of years, you don't even think about it. Finally decided I had quit long enough that I had no risk of going back last year and had a couple thousand dollars of skin graphs done on my lower gums to keep from loosing teeth. That is the really scary part. It's easy to be in denial about what it does to you. Some people get lucky and have minimal health affects, but most aren't that lucky. It's nasty stuff. If you need help quitting, go to your local health department and pick up one of the free pamphlets they have on gum deseases and cancers. Carry that around with you and look at the nasty pictures in it when you feel the urge to dip!

It also helped me to just say to myself..YUCK...every time I saw someone taking a chew..

The hardest part for me was driving. I drive about 30K miles a year. Always chewed while driving. Quit chewing and started drinking soda. Now I have a bad caffeine habit. Still not healty, but better than the dip. Try to pick up a healthy habit as you quit the bad one!

Don't dwell on the pleasure of dipping, think about your teeth falling out. Oral cancer- It can happen to you! Best of luck.

I quit 6 years ago for my birthday present to myself. Best one I ever received. When I quit I was up to a can a day. The way I looked at it was that every 4 cans was the same as a new MB-550 I could buy. Just think after 6 years I would be up to around 550 new traps.....

I quit 8 years ago. It ain't easy. Gotta stay with it through the cravings, the bad dreams, and all the other withdrawal symptoms. Still wish dipping snuff wasn't so bad for me and wasn't so dang expensive. A voice in my head tells me a dip would be nice every now and then.

Good assessment and good action plan Riverman. Making the decision is the hard part.

We're all rooting for you!

Quit over a year ago . Chewed two cans a day for 12 years . This is how i quit I bought two cans took a chew handed them to a friend that chewed and said I am done . Prepare to have some bad days . That is all they are . After about 3 weeks the nicotine will. be out of your system . The hard part is the habit . I bought some jakes mint chew and used it for 6 months to get over habit now I don't use any thing . Change your mine that it will kill you then go to the mouth cancer sites and freak your self out . Then make a dental apt for a cleaning . Have my sec cleaning at 10 this morning .

Dude, I quit on May 5th of last year. I'll never start again. I quit for a deployment one time - don't ask how I did that. 13 months. Then when I came home, I started again. I'll NEVER start again.

I figure there aint no benefit with the stuff. Costed me at least 7k so far and it isnt helping my gums. The habit part will be tough, but its going to happen. I truly enjoy dipping and love the oral fixation, but its time to be done. This isnt another attempt to quit, this is the end of my nasty habit for good.

Just tell yourself you can it's been over a year foe me. I used nicoret to help me took 3 months. Still ain't a day that goes by I don't want a big ol chew o Copenhagen but I just carry one and put in a peice of gum.

The nicotine devil is one bad mother. I quit Copenhagen many years ago and when I see someone dipping I still want it. If they told me I only had a year left I'd run right out and buy a case of cope and a case of Backwoods cigars. Good luck bro.

Im curious..why arw you waiting to quit ón friday and not today? My neighbor kwpt putting put off his "quitting" cause hed just brought a fresh roll.. Hé was diagnosed with lip cancer before hé Got around to quitting. The cancer ate off half of his lower lip.

I hope youre successful in your attempt to quit.