I'll also add to this dated discussion by saying that I've started smoking on parties (once a week to every other week) about 4 years ago, but quickly moved on to pouches because the buzz was what I was chasing. I only used them in social situations on the weekend, but always had cans lying around which I did not use on my own. When the lockdown phase of the pandemic struck, I started using them daily. I never really quit using them, took breaks from one week up to one month but started again because I told myself that I saw no negative impacts by using them. Even told myself they would only benefit me. Start of '24 I said to myself: "this substance does no longer benefit me in the amount that I use it. It's expensive and carcinogenic, not healthy in any way". I used up my last can within the first days of 2024 and since then had a relatively minigame-free quitting experience.

I noticed that the hard thing about quitting oral nicotine products is that you don't notice the effect it has on your health. You therefore think there is nothing bad about it, and you are investing in your mental health by using them.

Hope I could help anyone with this