Do You smoke?

[crafton48]

well... I'm not slow, and I won't say yas to that Bowser. But Cigarettes... the addictiveness in that is to me, bullshit...

as for the alcohol, No i dont mean such silly things. I mean: going to the pub or at parties. One time, at a graduation dinner thingy, I drank as much as my friends, all went together, drank the exact same drinks... they got wasted. I stood there like "wtf?". didn't feel a thing. the day after, they all had hangovers... and i didn't feel a thing.

you've probaly just got a really high natural tolerance to alcohol. How much did you drink and what did you drink? try hitting the spirits or stronger ale or ciders.

 

[teh_raf3]

I can quit smoking right now, no problem, but why should I stop if I like it?

Why do you like it? I ask people this question and they usually don't give a decent answer. Is there actually a decent answer? If so, please share it with me

- Sam

I get this feeling in my lungs when I inhale which feels good and it tastes good. Smoking combined with drinking (Belgian) beer is even better, that's why I only smoke when I go out in the weekends.

And yeah, if I die of cancer then I have nobody to blame but myself, I'm not really thinking about that now...

 

[Hadrian]

well... I'm not slow, and I won't say yas to that Bowser. But Cigarettes... the addictiveness in that is to me, bullshit...

as for the alcohol, No i dont mean such silly things. I mean: going to the pub or at parties. One time, at a graduation dinner thingy, I drank as much as my friends, all went together, drank the exact same drinks... they got wasted. I stood there like "wtf?". didn't feel a thing. the day after, they all had hangovers... and i didn't feel a thing.

The same goes for coffee.... "oh nooo, I can't sleep if I drink coffee at 8 pm..."
hell... I drink coffee, energy drinks and what ever... no effects on me.

I even tried it with anti depressives or.. what ever they are called..
I was, not alright.. my friend wasn't either.. so her mom gave us pills.

my friend took half a pill.. got reaaaaally happy, almost high. i took a half.. nothing, took a whole, nothing... took 2... nothing.... My guess is: Placebo...

anyway... I don't believe in addictiveness (sure, heavy drugs.. I believe that fucks up) nor all these effects things have on people...

Kinda the same now, never really got that much effect off drugs apart from a magic mushroom were I tried to climb into my VCR. As for coffee, energy drinks, PEP pills no effect what so ever which was annoying as I use to work nighs. Used to get really pissed on alcohol (never liked beer though) but now I get a little tipsy and thats it (even the harder stuff). Can't say I ever got hooked or anything even though I did have a time where I thought life was a big shit hole and I had nothing to do.

Tetris though...thats another matter.

 

[Sinkhead]

For some people it actually works like coffee making them more awake and aware, others get a great feeling from the the nicotine going straight to their brain. Puts them in a good mood and the nicotine makes their brain think its a reward. Its all scientifically proven and has something to do with nicotine helping to release dophamines (or whatever they're called).

Meh. They don't teach us these things at school...

- Sam

 

[Xeijin]

also, Though it's addictive, nicotine, how hard is it to say: "No, i won't pick that shit up".. and if theres any cigs left, just burn them or throw them.

Trust me that is a total and absolute underestimation, I know how hard it was for my friend, but severe pressure from me and family got him to quit. Perhaps with things like video games/chocolate whatever, it might seem easy to quit, but when a chemical like nicotine is actively pumped to your brain its not easy. I've never met anyone who just managed to 'stop'.

Also, just for the record, I'm not a busybody who trys to convince everyone to stop smoking, most of my friends still do (among other things) its just he asked me to help him quit.

Anyway, haven't they developed some wonderdrug now that supposedly lets you quit almost instantaneously?

Edit: Yeah found it, not quite instantaneous but a double success rate seems good.

 

[pasc]

WTF ? NO ! Just cause 5~6 People out of my class smoke (and even more drink) thats not a reason to smoke or drink for ME !

BTW: Xeijin: I know somone who stopped smoking after something happened, my mum ! She stopped right away when she knew she got me

, thats a reason to stop though, or ?

 

[Entwinedwithsick]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine

It explains the process..I learned a bit about this in a Psychology class as it was related to depression, theres many different neurotransmitters that have different effects on your brain and body. Its pretty interesting. Anyone in a lower level Psych class in College should be taught this, and if you're not in college study about it now and get ahead of everyone else

Smoker..on and off. I'm trying to quit for good but life gets too stressful. I'll stop smoking for a while but then be at the bar, next thing I know I'm bumming one cause honestly nothing goes together like a beer and a cigarette. I'm young, I'm 24..I'll quit for good sooner or later.

 

[bobrules]

hell no

 

[Flozem]

Only when I'm drunk - and then only one sigar...

 

[spotanjo3]

And yeah, if I die of cancer then I have nobody to blame but myself, I'm not really thinking about that now...

I respect you but why live if you die of cancer or something like that ? You do not care about your life ? GEEZ, you are silly! Life as a gift from God and you are hurting him! That's stupid.

 

[Xeijin]

BTW: Xeijin: I know somone who stopped smoking after something happened, my mum ! She stopped right away when she knew she got meÂ

, thats a reason to stop though, or ?

Yeah the right kind of pressure can help alot, my friend was under pressure from his family to quit, especially his mum. That probably contributed alot to it. I've heard apart from the nicotine, the other thing is Psychological, i.e. the habitual/ritualistic thing with smoking that alot of people don't like getting out of.

I think what Issac meant that he could just decide one day not to smoke anymore and that'd be the end of it.

 

[bobrules]

I learned this from health class: a smoke has 4000 chemicals in it.
In other words. Smoke = poison

 

[teh_raf3]

I respect you but why live if you die of cancer or something like that ? You do not care about your life ? GEEZ, you are silly! Life as a gift from God and you are hurting him! That's stupid.

Everyone does what he/she wants with his/her life. I work during the week and I relax in the weekend.
And when I relax I like to do whatever I want, no matter what problems might rise up and affect my health later on in life.
Also, my parents smoke and most of my friends do, so if I smoke or not, I'll still inhale the smoke wherever I go.

I'm still young and I don't think about dying yet, live now, worry later.

 

[spotanjo3]

Ok, suit yourself. Worry later ? That is exactly the way you will waste your life! Well, enjoy while you can. *GEEZ!*

EDIT: I feel sorry for you.

 

[WeaponXxX]

Well I skydive, drive motorcycles naked at speeds of over 150mph, wrestle alligators, set my self on fire, get shot out of cannons, eat a dozen eggs for breakfast, am always around "something" that can give me cancer from the celly on my ear 24-7 to the huge as monitors in front of me, and while I live a drug free life these days...I'm also involved in one more dangerous act activity...I have a feeling I'll be going splat on the pavement way before my lungs give out from the cigar a day I smoke.

 

[teh_raf3]

Ok, suit yourself. Worry later ? That is exactly the way you will waste your life! Well, enjoy while you can. *GEEZ!*

EDIT: I feel sorry for you.

Smoking is wasting my life? wow...

 

[jimmy j]

Y've heard apart from the nicotine, the other thing is Psychological, i.e. the habitual/ritualistic thing with smoking that alot of people don't like getting out of.

QFT

One of the hardest things to get used to was having a pint in one hand and nothing in the other. My arm felt weird, stranded and awkward. Playing pool without a ciggie was just as bad, so was playing street fighter in the arcade.

 

[Entwinedwithsick]

Ok, suit yourself. Worry later ? That is exactly the way you will waste your life! Well, enjoy while you can. *GEEZ!*

EDIT: I feel sorry for you.

Smoking is wasting my life? wow...

Many nonsmokers are judgemental. They feel superior to smokers since they don't smoke.

Enjoy your soda, red meat and whatever else you eat that'll contribute to your demise. Let the smokers be, we know its bad for us. No need to act all high and mighty.

 

[nintendofreak]

Now now lets not let this get out of hand

We know that smoking kills people, and all t he bad stuff, but the bottom line is that everyone can do as they wish

(as long as others are not hurt/affected by it!!)

 

[thegame07]

I don't smoke.
I will never smoke.
Though, I want to get addicted, to show everyone how easy it would be to stop.
(I don't believe in addictiveness)


why not try crack, see what happens

but seriously, if people wanna smoke it's their right to put whatever they want in their bodies.
The public bans on smoking I think it's complete nonsense it should be upto the owner of a pub/bar or whatever to allow smoking or not.
If you don't like smoking in a certain place don't go there, you can't just tell people that they can't do something just because you don't like it.

yeah but people are blowing thier smoke everywhere and even little kids are getting the nasty stuff in thier lungs. I dont see why smoking was allowed in buildings before anyway.