{"id":1320,"date":"2023-05-08T22:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cp.maintask.dev\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2023-06-23T06:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T06:26:40","slug":"the-great-smoking-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cp.maintask.dev\/uk\/the-great-smoking-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Smoking Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"

So this is my own story of how I got into pouches in the first place\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I turned 28 I had a bit of a realisation \u2013 after starting smoking at 14 \u2013 hitting 28 meant I\u2019d been smoking for 50% of my life. Now obviously I know smoke is bad (boring!) \u2013 but half my life spent inhaling combustible material on purpose probably wasn\u2019t a great idea\u2026 it was then that I decided to attempt to quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I won\u2019t pretend it\u2019s worked completely just yet \u2013 but as with many other smokers \u2013 I began exploring alternative options to minimise the risk to my health. The first obvious choice was to switch to a \u2018vape\u2019 or \u2018e-cigarette\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This worked for a fair while \u2013 it was a novelty \u2013 you get lots of tasty flavours and some of that same \u2018hand to mouth\u2019 experience you become so used too as a smoker. However \u2013 given the nanny state laws in the UK \u2013 you still have to pop out into the cold for a \u2018smoke\u2019 and it was never quite the same as a good old fashioned cigarette \u2013 but still carried many of the downsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I\u2019m in no doubt vaping is \u2018less bad\u2019 for you than smoking \u2013 however the more research I read \u2013 combined with a bit of common sense \u2013 I realised inhaling the vapour of a liquid with some of the same dubious substances as cigarettes still probably isn\u2019t a great idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example I saw a recent report including mass spectrometry results from a sample of vape juice than contains Benzene (aka rocket fuel) that\u2019s also present in cigarette smoke \u2013 and that\u2019s just for starters. As I understand it there isn\u2019t a huge amount of legislation around the contents of vaping liquids \u2013 and some potentially harmful ingredients are in such relatively small quantities manufactures aren\u2019t obliged to list them on the packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So bottom line \u2013 vaping isn\u2019t as bad for you as smoking \u2013 but it still carries risk \u2013 and much of that risk is currently unknown due to the infancy of the marketplace and the products sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My lungs are kinda precious to me (breathing is useful!) and I\u2019m keen to maintain good cardiovascular fitness. Smoking or vaping isn\u2019t going to help me out in that arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I started to look for alternative way to find that nicotine hit I enjoy without the downsides associated with smoking or vaping \u2013 and that\u2019s when I discovered \u2018nicotine pouches\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicotine pouches are white pre-portioned pouches containing nicotine but no tobacco, and are described as either similar to or a tobacco-free version of snus. No combustion is involved. The user puts a pouch between the upper lip and gum, and leaves it there while the nicotine and taste is being released.<\/em>
Source \u2013 Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now there isn\u2019t a great deal of research specific to this product (the Wiki article highlights this) \u2013 and I\u2019m not sure how well other nicotine related studies relate \u2013 but it\u2019s my lungs I\u2019m worried about here \u2013 not specifically the negative effects of nicotine itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to \u2018snus\u2019<\/a> (a traditional Swedish product) nicotine pouches contain no actual tobacco and are actually used in Norway as a nicotine replacement therapy \u2013 similar to nicotine patches here in the UK. Essentially you tuck a small white pouch under your lip and enjoy. No more cigarette breaks in the cold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Avoid having to nip out into the cold!<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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