You see it written on all the containers and well, i am here to tell you that it definitely is true, but not for the reasons you might be thinking.
Snus, in case you don't know is a type of tobacco that you put in your mouth that can either be contained in a pouch or is loose - this second type has tools to compact it but to be honest most people use the pouches.
this is loose, but seriously, most people use it in tiny pouches
While they never present themselves as such, many people believe that this is a great way to stop smoking because well, it has nicotine in it and this is what is meant to keep us addicted to smokes. Snus also contains this but has a significantly lower rate of cancer (because there are no 100% connected cases of it to cancer) and most of the time you need only worry about tooth loss and problems inside your mouth that can be prevented by just having general good oral hygiene.
normally placed on the top
Snus is a bit different from American "dip" in that you don't need to spit all the time and in that regard i suppose it is a bit more "fashionable" but let's be honest there isn't anything terribly fashionable about having a brown turd in your mouth at all times. Don't get upset at me if you use snus, I use it all the damn time and that is why I am writing this article.
Snus for me, was a way of stopping smoking, but it created another addiction.... to snus. I can't say for certain if this is true for everyone because I honestly don't care. However for me and for everyone else that I know that is a "snuser," their avoidance of cigarettes was only temporary and eventually they went back and well, now they also use snus. Snus does something that I can't fully explain. It creates this desire in you to have some sort of burning packed of tobacco in your mouth at all times. If this need is not fulfilled there are negative consequences such as headaches and even gnashing of teeth in your sleep.
this is not a medical opinion as I am not a doctor. This is my own personal experience coupled with the experience of friends of mine as well
At first, i thought Snus was a great idea, because it helped me and many of my pals stop smoking but it simply replaces one addiction with another one and in almost all of our cases, it didn't even replace the smoking one. We just do both now.
Snus should be avoided and is actually illegal in many countries because although it has not yet been proven to be cancerous in the way that ciggies are, it is without question incredibly addictive.
I'm not saying stay away from it however I am saying that if anyone ever says that you can quit smoking by using snus.... I don't believe this to be true.
I truly believe that you will simply end up in the same situation as me: Still a smoker who now has little packets of tobacco in his mouth most of the time as well.
I don't know the answer.... bus snus isn't it.