Just to give you abit of information about the situation: I live in Australia which is the most ridiculous fucking place on earth to be smoking cigarettes. I started smoking ciggies back in 2006 because they were nice with a beer or with a coffee. When I started they were $7.80 for a pack of 20's, now they're $44.50... it's absolutely fucked. I obviously started rolling my own which is like $68.50 for a 25 grams pouch which would last me like 2-4 days so it was cheaper but it's still not fucking cheap. You can also imagine the black market it has created for smokes in australia as well as vaping and all that shit, like we have stores that are illegal that are open and shit that the police don't even look at selling shitty smokes.

Anyway its fucked.

Fast forward to now... I got off the piss back in October and the weed back in September, I've been alcohol and weed free for a few months while punching ciggies like no tomorrow, it's been tough but I've done that bit.

Now to quitting smoking.

I stumbled upon this dude cheddy a year ago. I'm sure you guys know freezer tarps from Canada. Talks about ripping penjamin franklins, upper deckys and he sells merchandise that says Zynbabwe on it etc... He popped up on my reels on Facebook one day because I love watching the NHL and my algorithm is always about Canadian shit even though I've never even been to north America before.

In Australia no one fucking knows about these fucking zynbabwes. So when I first heard about it I was all like... what the fuck is this shit... this sounds fucking sick, nicotine gum pillows buddy? Okay!! Plus cheddy is fucking hilarious so i though: "man this could actually work with quitting ciggies". I had to learn a different language trying to understand his terminology but its worth it.

For a while I tried to get my hands on some... tried the shops at first, like tobacco shops, people were like:

• "nicotine pouches? You mean... like patches? To quit smoking ciggies? The shit you put on your arm?" I was like: -"no... the shit you put in your lip... so they said: -"ohhhh you mean like chewing tobacco... yeah that shit is illegal here in Australia since the fucking 90's...." and that's when I said: -"yeah naaaah it's the tobacco free one without the tobacco just the nicotine" Everyone is scratching their heads like... who the fuck is this guy that shit doesn't exist. I went fucking everywhere in australia no one fucking knows what it is. So I went online... looking at the laws, there is abit of a loophole... dipping tobacco is illegal but just nicotine?? Not really a law for it yet... because no one fucking knows about it and it's not advertised.

So I found this dude, ausnicopods.com.au who charges $20 for a tin and I was like.... fuck that's pricey... and they were only like 4mg nicotine which is fuck all. I never actually got any from him cause the price was too high and I though I wanted a higher dosage than 4mg to quit smoking. Also he only sells one brand and I really wanted to get some Zynaccinos (haha what a fucking name) Apart from him everything else was from overseas. I tried to find information on reddit for ages about if people tried to get it from overseas shipped to Australia and if it went through customs okay and stuff. Thing is, some people did some people didn't. So I didn't risk it at all. I just chilled on the idea for a few month.

I came across another website last year around November 2023 called ozpouch.com which was way better that were selling zyn, klint, killa, velo, heaps of brands and they had really strong ones like 12, 14 mgs. They were also in Australia at the time when I found out about it. I got 11 tins sent to my house for $151.80 with free delivery... all from 14mg, 12mg, 8mg, and 6mg, different brands too. it arrived a few days after I purchased it. I was really happy I finally fucking got some pouches to quit smoking.

For months before that. i was just smoking ciggies, spending all my cash on smokes $140-$180 a week and eating fucking $5 dollars 2 minutes noodles every day. Cigarettes in Australia are absolutely fucked. The government is a criminal organization at this point with the money they tax on that shit. You should do some research on vaping and all that other stuff too. They just banned vaping last month but you can still buy it. Heaps of illegal tobacconist that are open but they don't do shit about them. The police barely fight any crime in australia they just give tickets for speeding in your car (which by the way no one fucking does cause they can't afford it because of the cost of living).

In the space of 2 months I started smoking less and less, I was maybe having 1 x 8mg a day or every few days while smoking less... so every time I would feel like I had a craving I would beat it... until I could not hold it in anymore and pop a Zyn. After that I just smoked through the day. I ve gone through 2 out of the 11 tins I have in 2 months.

I'm on day 8 of finally quitting smoking, I'm maybe doing one zyn per day maybe 2 sometimes, it's only because I get hectic fucking cravings from not smoking. I also am getting rid of so much tar and shit from smoking, my body is fucking wack at the moment so much shit is coming out of it. My breathing is better, I've been eating so much more than usual, I read that's pretty normal to feel like when you quit smoking too.

The problem is this.... these gum pillows? They feel pretty fucking good. I'm started to think it could be easy to get addicted to this shit... I woke up this morning thinking... fuck... a nice little coffee with a Zyn would hit the fucking spot right now. This is why I'm here to find out a few things about them, like the bad side of nicotine pouches.

At the moment I'm only doing 1-2 a day and they re pretty fucking strong like 12-14mg but they feel so good especially when you get that nicotine smoke craving. Obviously I feel like nicotine pouches are way cheaper for me but also a lot healthier than smoking ciggies, I'm not fucking vaping btw I never will never have... that shit looks way too fucking good.... like who wouldn't get addicted to smoking flavors like raspberry, watermelon, bubblegum and shit... I would rather be coughing and smelling like shit just so I quit smoking one day, which now I have.

I want to know if anyone replaced smoking ciggies for these nicotine pillows and how it worked for you. Are you glad you did? Was it easy to not get hooked on the upper deckys after you didn't get cigarettes cravings? Did you want to keep doing tins?

The way I see it is right now its a way better alternative than smoking smokes.

What's your verdict? Any help would be awesome.