Why do people use chewing tobacco (dip)? (aka skoal, copenhagen, tiberwolf, etc.) Most users acknowledge that spitting and/or swallowing is gross, but there must be some draw other than the nicotine fix that drew them in initially. Any takers?

well a lot of it comes with where ya live. im 19 and ive been dippin for bout 6 years. most of my friends dip and we started young cause most of our dads dipped so we always snuk a pinch. you dont see me much without a can of copenhagen long cut in my back pocket and a spitter in my hand.

Chewing tobacco is a good way to reduce stress and help the user focus. As a "dipper", I have found that I tend to chew more when I feel stressed and less when I feel little stress. I have found that the cravings that I have are much less of an addiction impulse than other products such as caffeine or smoking tobacco, and really is just an environmental addiction.

Many tobacco users use dip as a substitute for cigarettes when they are denied the opportunity to smoke for an extended period.

Also, the initial "rush" of dipping tobacco is far stronger than cigarettes, seeing as a pinch of dip can contain up to three times as much nicotine as a cigarette.

Dipping allows users to get their fix in other situations where it may be impossible or inappropriate to smoke.

Because it gives you more nicotine than cigarettes. Also I usually chew Camel Snus which you actually don't have to spit while chewing.

i dip because i like to an dont give a damn what people think about it

i use it because i am a baseball player and during a game i can not get my tobacco fix so i throw some dip in.

eventually you become addicted to it and use it everywhere. 99% of the time i carry a spit bottle on me.

cause it tastes good

Well you can use it where you cant smoke it tastes better then cigs it calms you down you could ask the same question of why people chew gum its the same fucking thing just people who dip spit it out i think its better then smokeing when you smoke everyone inhales it and everyone smells the smoke when you dip it shouldent bother anyone and if someone bitchs because they think spitting is grose i think fat chicks are grose but i dont bitch about it all the time there are much groser things in the world around you then some guy spitting in a cup so quit all your bitching and if you every bitch at me for dipping im gona tell you to go fuck yourself

im a dipper but i dip now bc i quit smoking, grant it that ive dipped for 3 years now, i just quit smoking 3 months ago :) yay me but unfortunately dip is my fall back and as a Southerner its just kinda what we do i guess SKOAL LONG CUT

ive been dipping ofr about 6 months now. i hate smoking cause it makes you smell nasty and its bad for your lungs. dip is stronger than cigs anyway. you get a better buzz and theres all diferent flavors.

I agree with firefighter.

I agree with firefighter. It tastes good, and its a personal choice. Also it doesnt bother other people like smoking does. Ive never heard of second hand spit