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You try chewing tobacco? Sure it's not good for you either, but it is a lot better than cigarettes. Of course, it is not as good for you as going cold turkey, but the difference is that you will be successful in the conversion.

Rodney - your intention may have been good, but the advice was not regarding chewing tobacco (I am a chewer). Chew contains significantly more nicotine and is considerably more carcinogenic. It is supposed to be about 4 times more addictive. You've heard about teenage chewers with mouth cancer I am sure, but I've yet to see a teen smoker with lung cancer. I actually switched to smoking from chew and then from smoking to nicotine gum. Then to the patch. Then to nothing. Was nicotine free for two years. Stressful event and I was back to chewing. Switching from cigs to chew would be turning up the juice so to speak. Plus, if you learn to swallow, you don't have to deal with the social implications as much - no smoke smell on your clothes.