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Suggest Ways To Wean Off The Habit Of Snuffing Dips

My husbaand dips snuff, is a diabetic with terrible black legs, valves are worn out and he gets ulcers that have to be wrapped . I am a nurse and have begged to stop snuff as it caused sonstriction of vessels and delays healing as well as making him insulin resistant. What else can you tell me it does . Cancer of the mouth throat give me more suggestions that I can scare the compliance into him. Little debbie cakes are cutting his throat daily. I'm at the end of the rope.I am disabled with cardiomyopathy from a virus and I just afford to pay you so there goes my ? Thanks

Wed, 29 Jul 2015
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Dear user, The best way to make a person to stop a substance abuse problem like snuff which contains nicotine in the mixture which gives him a "high". I would strongly suggest 1) Follow the 12 step program of Nicotine Anonymous on the internet. There are free online support groups that can assist him in stopping. 2) Dipping is an obssession. This must be cancelled like such. Kindly ask him to stop dipping and ask him to "see what happens". People fall very ill after dipping snuff, but no one has ever died by stopping it. Give him lemon, orange or cranberry juice with sugar. He will not feel the unpleasant sensations that occur after stopping cold turkey.
3) He needs another activity to do that occupies his mind. This is the most important thing. Thanks, Have a nice day. Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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Suggest Ways To Wean Off The Habit Of Snuffing Dips

Dear user, The best way to make a person to stop a substance abuse problem like snuff which contains nicotine in the mixture which gives him a high . I would strongly suggest 1) Follow the 12 step program of Nicotine Anonymous on the internet. There are free online support groups that can assist him in stopping. 2) Dipping is an obssession. This must be cancelled like such. Kindly ask him to stop dipping and ask him to see what happens . People fall very ill after dipping snuff, but no one has ever died by stopping it. Give him lemon, orange or cranberry juice with sugar. He will not feel the unpleasant sensations that occur after stopping cold turkey. 3) He needs another activity to do that occupies his mind. This is the most important thing. Thanks, Have a nice day. Dr. Neel Kudchadkar