Smokeless tobacco is sold in many forms: as plugs or chews, so-called spitless tobacco that is cut very fine and used either as dip or in pouches, or snus. Smokeless products are attractive to many people because chewing and dipping are not banned in public like smoking; however, these products carry the same health risks as smoking, plus a few more that are specific to chewing.

Smokeless Tobacco vs. Cigarettes

Quitting smokeless tobacco is similar in many ways to quitting cigarettes. There are physical, mental, and emotional aspects of addiction to overcome, and most users find themselves tempted in particular situations or environments. There are also two aspects of quitting that are more prevalent for smokeless tobacco users:

• For many people, the need to have something in the mouth as a substitute such as gum or tobacco-free chew is much stronger.
• The benefits of quitting are visible. Mouth sores clear up. Dental problems such as receding gums and tooth damage don’t get any worse, and a dentist can help with a long-term plan to reverse some of these issues.

Tips for Quitting

The clear signs of improving health are a great way to keep a quitter motivated. But there are other great ways to keep you on the right path. Here are a few of those ways to stay on track and cut smokeless tobacco out of your life:

• Try an alternative. As mentioned, a big difference between quitting smoking and quitting chewing is that with chew, you’re used to having something to keep your mouth busy (in a much different way than cigarettes). Part of the lure with chew is the enjoyment users get from the taste, texture, and physical presence of the dip. By using a nicotine-free alternative, you can at least allow yourself an enjoyable flavor and mouthfeel.  Eventually, this can help wean you off of chewing altogether.
• Set goals and rewards for meeting those goals. Start small: go one day without chewing, and build from there. If you have a setback, don’t give up. Start again the next day as though nothing happened. And don’t forget to reward yourself with something you enjoy!
• Keep a diary. Write down the times that your cravings are strongest and how you feel at those times. Then plan ways to get through those tough situations. Most people can’t cut stress or boredom out of their lives, but once you identify the factors that lead to a desire to chew, you can see them coming andbe prepared for the craving.
• Make some other simple changes in your life to reflect your focus on health. Get a little more exercise; skip the computer games and get outside. Pay attention to what you are eating, but don’t be too strict about calories or junk food at this time. If a somewhat unhealthy snack is what gets you through the craving to chew, then consider the long-term benefits of this alternative and give yourself a bit of a break for the time being.
• Get help. Most people can’t quit alone. Your community may have classes or support groups. Check your local hospital, the American Cancer Society, or your health insurance company. Every state has toll-free telephone counseling to help people kick the habit. Telephone counseling is easy: you can do it from home any time you feel like you could use a little help or just a friendly voice. Counselors can help identify a person’s pattern of use and avoid some common pitfalls in the quitting process.
• Don’t forget your family and friends. They want you to succeed as well. Warn people that you may be a little irritable and edgy for a few days. In the beginning you may want to surround yourself with people who don’t chew or smoke. Suggest that they offer ways to keep you busy or accompany you on a walk. Don’t abandon your friends who still use nicotine, and don’t judge them. Just ask them not to offer you any. You never know, you might inspire someone else to quit in the process.

Breaking the nicotine habit takes dedication and hard work, but if you truly want to quit, you can get yourself there. However, you need to do it for you, for your health, and for the feeling that you are in control of your own life. If there are young children in your life, they may also serve as motivation to be a good role model. Don’t let tobacco make your choices for you; let your own desires take control, nicotine free.

Enjoying smokeless tobacco, and spitless snuff, offers a more discreet opportunity than cigarettes.  But smokeless products carry their own unique health risks, including gum and dental damage. And because it contains nicotine, it is also habit-forming and tough to quit.  Tobacco-free smokeless alternatives can help these tobacco users get a handle on their habit. Tobacco-free and nicotine-free chew offers adults a way to enjoy the experience of smokeless tobacco without having to worry about nicotine dependence, cancer, and a decaying mouth. 

Chewing tobacco has been around for almost 100 years.  Then came flavors such as wintergreen and mint, and then cherry, peach, and others, which have proven to be enormously popular in today’s quest for variety. Fortunately for those seeking to make a change, smokeless tobacco users trying to quit may receive a lot of the same psychological effects from tobacco-free snuff without all the health risks, especially if the flavor and form resemble their preferred tobacco product. Smokeless tobacco-free chew options even provide flavors that simulate the taste of straight, unflavored snuff. 

What’s It Made out Of? 

Tobacco-free smokeless chew is made out of simple food-grade ingredients. These ingredients help these products mimic the flavor and feel of traditional tobacco products.

Typical ingredients: Molasses, corn silk, water, glycerin, salt, flavor/oil, red clover, sodium bicarbonate, propylene glycol (food grade), ginseng, guarana, food color, methyl and propyl paraban (preservatives), and cayenne pepper. Pouches contain semolina (wheat), flavor, menthol, chocolate (milk), corn, aspartame, licorice, xylitol, and cayenne pepper.

The first ingredient acts as a binder to give the product the look of a long cut tobacco. The sweeteners (including aspartame and xylitol, which are sugar substitutes) satisfy the taste receptors.  The cayenne not only offers a sting of flavor reminiscent of tobacco but also helps to speed up a person’s metabolism in much the same way that nicotine does. The corn silk really helps in providing an unmatched base for these products, giving them a smooth long taste and texture that best imitates original tobacco products.

Smokeless tobacco options can, in essence, be considered a breath mint in the form of moist snuff. 

Where Does This Flavor Come From?

Food-grade herbs and flavoring extracts help simulate the taste and experience of chewing tobacco. All the ingredients included in the product are FDA approved and can include tea, mint, and other plant leaves, mint oils, cinnamon, and fruit flavors (usually citric acid and food-grade artificial flavor extracts). Although it would be difficult to exactly reproduce the flavor of tobacco leaves without introducing other harmful ingredients, consumers of tobacco-free snuff report that they enjoy the taste, often more so than the tobacco they used previously. Loose snuff options are cut to resemble tobacco in both appearance and their feel in the mouth. Some versions also contain caffeine or other natural stimulants to provide the energy jolt offered by their previous nicotine products.

So if you’re an adult smokeless tobacco consumer who is ready to quit, or you just want a safer alternative to dipping, there are many tobacco-free chew options available. Tobacco-free chew contains no nicotine, is manufactured according to FDA guidelines, and is designed to deliver the same tactile and taste experience as regular, smokeless chew. This can help people who are trying to break the chewing habit get over the psychological cravings much more effectively than using gum or candy. If you’re quitting, you will probably need more than just a smokeless tobacco substitute to help you kick nicotine for good, but tobacco-free products can be an important part of a smoke-free regimen and give you that extra support to help you ease into a tobacco-free life.

Smokey Mountain Snuff will host a “Fan Favorite Rider” campaign throughout the year, giving fans the chance to vote for their favorite cowboy. A cash bonus will be awarded to the winner at the end of the season.

“It’s a great day when you can count a best-selling brand as a supporter of your organization,” said CBR CEO Wes Bruce. “We loved the idea of a fan favorite contest in order to give our fans the opportunity to interact with both Smokey Mountain and CBR and tell us who they like to watch ride the great bulls at CBR.” Fans can go online to CBRbull.com or SmokeyMountainSnuff.com for details and rules and how to vote.

Fans attending the CBR events will be able to take part in on-site sampling at Smokey Mountain Snuff booths. Consumers aged 18 years and older can stop by and try the best-selling herbal snuff brand.

Smokey Mountain will also be featured on the public address system and on event posters and signs throughout the arena.

At-home viewers can catch 30-second ads and the winner of the “Fan Favorite Contest” as he’s awarded his check on TV.

The 12-stop season began last week at in Hobbs, New Mexico. Next up is Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 4. That will be followed by El Paso and Lufkin, both in Texas, on the 11th and 25th of February.

But now the script is being rewritten.  While smokeless tobacco remains popular, it’s not for everybody.  In fact, for many adult dippers and chewers, there is no better way to take a break from smokeless tobacco than by trying a great-tasting herbal chew or snuff.

For some adults, the desire to dip or chew comes from that physical need to have a pinch or pouch inside their lip.  Herbal snuff provides that without the addictive elements found in chewing tobacco.

Once that “dipping” need is met, anyone can begin to wean themselves free of tobacco, and instead enjoy a non-addictive alternative.  There are a million and one reasons somebody would want to quit chewing tobacco.  And there are a million and two benefits of using a tobacco-free and nicotine-free snuff to help you quit.

Here are a few of the big ones:

• Taste. Available in flavors that emulate those found in moist smokeless tobacco, adult dippers find it easier to leave their favorite tobacco brand.  While many people do expectorate, it is not necessary.  
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• Choice. You don’t have to all-out quit chewing tobacco overnight.  It’s very difficult to do, and unless you’re able to suddenly cut ties with every trigger you have, you’ll wake up in a cold sweat more often than you’d like. So keep a can of your old brand with a can of your new herbal chew. You won’t have any regimented programs to force you to quit; you’ll simply have a choice to go tobacco-free.  

• Ingredients.  If you’ve ever wondered what’s in can of smokeless tobacco, you’re not alone.  With an herbal snuff, the ingredients are labeled right on the can, so you know what you’re dealing with.
• Health. Your health means more than just your ability to hit a bases-clearing triple. Your mind will be clearer once you’re free of the addictive thoughts, however conscious or subliminal they are.  And you’ll relish the feeling of having more pocket space. Unless, of course, you choose to have a can of Smokey Mountain with you. But at that point, you do it because you enjoy the taste and texture, not because you can’t help yourself. You can’t put a price on freedom.

• Availability. Thankfully, when you’re hankerin’ for some snuff but don’t want to hit the tobacco stuff, you’ll be able to quickly find some of our herbal chew at these other retailers. Many independent stores and nationwide retail chains offer Smokey Mountain, so you don’t have to give up on quitting your old tobacco product because you can’t find us. You can always ask your local store to get it in stock if it isn’t already.

There are many benefits in moving away from tobacco.  So, if you’re interested in quitting or reducing your nicotine and tobacco intake, try a can of Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff.

Smokey Mountain specializes in reducing your consumption of smokeless tobacco, whether it’s chewing or snuff. Quitting the habit is not an easy task for anyone, which is where our products come into play. We have developed the world’s first tobacco-free smokeless brand to slowly wean you off the stuff.

Smokey Mountain products contain only the finest tobacco-free ingredients available to provide you with an alternative that tastes great. While Smokey Mountain will not taste exactly like dark fired tobacco, many customers report that our product tastes better than old tobacco-based brands. Just a few of our available flavors include:

• Arctic Mint
• Cherry
• Grape
• Peach
• Wintergreen

Make sure to keep our blog bookmarked to keep up with all Smokey Mountain news and updates. We’ll give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse at our brand, keep you up to date with any new products, deals, and sales, and give you some insider tips on how to break the habit.