Smoking. Do you and why?
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When I was talking about lung cancer, I was actually referring to heavy smokers unlike myself.MaxTheReaper said:
No.
I loathe the smell of tobacco.
By now everybody knows that it's not good for you, so I'm not going to go on about that.
I just find the stink, the coughing, and the incessant need to have a smoke a total turn off. And ashtrays. Disgusting.
I loathe the smell of tobacco.
By now everybody knows that it's not good for you, so I'm not going to go on about that.
I just find the stink, the coughing, and the incessant need to have a smoke a total turn off. And ashtrays. Disgusting.
No problem dude, hey does anyone know how bad america is for teenage smokers? im wondering if they are worse than we are for it, no disrespect intended to the people.MaxTheReaper said:
EDIT: what do americans qualify as a pack? 10 or 20 im just curious
yeah i live in suffolk, the south east of Great Britain, to be fair over where i live it aint too bad, you always get the nightclubs (or societys friday night enema) but aside from that it is alrightMaxTheReaper said:
I'm assuming you live in the UK? I can't produce any solid numbers, but I am pretty sure smoking and drinking are both worse over there than over here.[/quote]Dr.Poisonfreak said:
yeah i live in suffolk, the south east of Great Britain, to be fair over where i live it aint too bad, you always get the nightclubs (or societys friday night enema) but aside from that it is alright[/quote]
Ugh, clubs. Ew.[/quote]
yeah don't remind me, guys in pyjamas (tracksuits) or bright pink polo shirts, women who looked like they stepped on a spade, wondered what it was, and then did it again!! plastered as hell puking on the pavements, its not a pleasent sight to see, now when your mate is driving by them pouring out in the morning hungover as anything and honking his horn, watching them writhe like slugs in a salt bath, it really does the soul good
Not a smoker, I have a couple reasons why not:
1)I have an incredibly addictive personality
2)There's this thing in my family, we tend to have problems with circulation, and smoking doesn't help. My dad had to get two bypass surgeries in his leg over the course of 10 years because he smokes.
1)I have an incredibly addictive personality
2)There's this thing in my family, we tend to have problems with circulation, and smoking doesn't help. My dad had to get two bypass surgeries in his leg over the course of 10 years because he smokes.
Smoked for about 4 years now, I'm 19. I get through a pack and a half a day. Yeah, most of the time I ask myself why I do it, cause it is stupid. I'm £1500 overdrawn and I think, maybe it would be less if I didn't smoke. But I also think it wouldn't be less, all of my friends are pretty much in the same financial situation as me and they don't smoke. I'd just spend more money on food and alcohol if I didn't smoke.
Yeah, their are risks, but they're ones I'm obviously willing to take. Or I wouldn't smoke. A polish chap I used to work with smoked 2 or 3 packs a day, he stopped smoking and had no more money that he did when he was smoking. It was just spent more on alcohol and other things that you do when you're not smoking. I know if I wasn't smoking I'd probably drink 4 or 5 more points in the time I spend outside a pub. Which can be anywhere from £7 to £15 I reckon. Alcohol is just as bad for you in excess.
But again, I'm not trying to make excuses, What I do is stupid and its my own fault. But eh, I'm not looking to stop any time soon.
Yeah, their are risks, but they're ones I'm obviously willing to take. Or I wouldn't smoke. A polish chap I used to work with smoked 2 or 3 packs a day, he stopped smoking and had no more money that he did when he was smoking. It was just spent more on alcohol and other things that you do when you're not smoking. I know if I wasn't smoking I'd probably drink 4 or 5 more points in the time I spend outside a pub. Which can be anywhere from £7 to £15 I reckon. Alcohol is just as bad for you in excess.
But again, I'm not trying to make excuses, What I do is stupid and its my own fault. But eh, I'm not looking to stop any time soon.
Yes. It relieves stress. A dumb argument because if I didn't smoke I wouldn't be stressed 
but true nonetheless. Also, my friends smoke; it's about social interaction. Like facebook ;-)
And I started one time when we couldn't get any weed... which incidentally I avoided trying for as long as I could as it involved smoking. I used to think smoking as awful... until I tried it and got hooked.
Only have 1 or 2 cigs per day though. Still worse than 0 but hey.
but true nonetheless. Also, my friends smoke; it's about social interaction. Like facebook ;-)And I started one time when we couldn't get any weed... which incidentally I avoided trying for as long as I could as it involved smoking. I used to think smoking as awful... until I tried it and got hooked.
Only have 1 or 2 cigs per day though. Still worse than 0 but hey.
Ill be nice(er)... Actaully I think I will Just leave before I read somthing I will be forced to yell at.Stevato said:Hey there, welcome to the Escapist
There was thread on the lines of this subject not too long ago, and it turned a bit nasty.
But anyway, i started smoking because of the whole it'll chill you out, de-stress you kinda thing. It's also great for socialising, there seems to be some bond between smokers.
Before anyone goes on about the risks, i'm not ignorant, i know the risks, i know what i'm getting myself into, as do most smokers.
I wish you all the best, it'll be a challenge, that's for sure. Maybe you'll be able to prevent it through force of will. My friend couldn't, he's still trying to quit 3 years later.MaxTheReaper said:
I started smoking because I saw most of my immediate family doing it. My father, brother, and sister are all smokers. I smoke about 1/2 a pack a day. I have been smoking for about 10 years now, but I have been trying to quit lately. It's hard and it makes me cranky, but I try none the less.
I smoke cigarettes because I find the taste of tobacco smoke and the feeling of nicotine pleasurable, and that's my goddamn business and not yours.
I have considered quitting many times, and have successfully cut back several times, but truth be told I have never wholly and fully wanted to quit smoking cigarettes, and that's the bottomline. If you're not fully committed to it you will break and smoke another pretty quickly.
Now, mary jane, on the other hand, I have never considered quitting. But it isn't addictive and leaves no withdrawal symptoms. I smoke on a pretty regular basis, almost every day, and if I need to stop for whatever reason for a week, two weeks, etc, I could do it pretty easily. Not only is pot safer and arguably much more pleasurable than cigarettes are, it's also much easier to put it down if you have to.
I have considered quitting many times, and have successfully cut back several times, but truth be told I have never wholly and fully wanted to quit smoking cigarettes, and that's the bottomline. If you're not fully committed to it you will break and smoke another pretty quickly.
Now, mary jane, on the other hand, I have never considered quitting. But it isn't addictive and leaves no withdrawal symptoms. I smoke on a pretty regular basis, almost every day, and if I need to stop for whatever reason for a week, two weeks, etc, I could do it pretty easily. Not only is pot safer and arguably much more pleasurable than cigarettes are, it's also much easier to put it down if you have to.