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[metesky]

Because it does not stimulate saliva production, there is no spitting.

Hey, if I can't make a killing being the new cuspidora king, I ain't interested!

Ah, my fedora,
Don't spit on the floor-a,
Spit in the cuspidora,
That's what it's for-a!

[Jaysun]

I once was a smoker and can attest to how hard it is to stop. I tried lots of things that didn't work - including nicotine gum (that gum is a rip off - it won't stay lit long enough for even one tiny puff).

I finally took the advice of a friend and tried an unconventional approach. His recipe for success was as follows:

First, place your ashes and butts in a jar until it's about 50% full. Second, put enough beer into the jar to cover the ashes and butts. Third, place in the sun for at least a week. Finally, stop smoking. Every time you crave a cigarette just grab the jar and smell it for as long as you can.

I puked so much in the first few days that I lost 40 pounds, but the trick worked. It made cigarettes revolting to me. I discovered that it also works on several other things. My sister used the method to cure herself of anorexia nervosa. My coworker claims that he has used "the jar" to stop one of his kids from picking his nose, and the other from a nasty toenail biting habit. I plan on researching this phenomenon further so that I can write a book. I've already picked out a name, "The Jars of Life"

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

...a popular Swedish product called snus (rhymes with loose)...

Snus also rhymes with møøse.

Nø, realli, it does.

[daylate-dollarshort]

I'm torn between smoking and quitting.

I just got released from the hospital yesterday evening after 56 days confinement. My heart condition arrived as a complete and total surprise. I've never had any prior indication of trouble.

Had a pain in the chest after retiring to bed. Not a severe pain, just enough to prevent sleep. I decided to go to the ER and bam! -transferred to a large hospital facility in an neighboring community. Seven by-passes and five major surgeries later I made it home.

All the Dr's involved agree that I never had a heart attack, no MI, no heart damage. All also agreed that if there had been no intervention I would have succumbed to a massive heart attack within a very short time.

What apparently saved me WAS that I smoked. Something called the "Smoker's Paradox.

Seems as though smokers survive heart attacks better than non-smokers with 22% of smokers dying from the heart attack compared with 33% of non-smokers dying. Has something to do with carbon monoxide levels, stiffer lungs, less prone to pulmonary conjestion and lower blood pressure.

While I found this facinating It doesn't help me make my decision to quit or not. I am not currently smoking (though the cravings are eating me up).

This has been the most frightening experience of my life. I hope to continue to recover but it's awfully easy to get discouraged.