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Why do you smoke tobacco?

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K12

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I am smoking 2 or 3 cigarettes a day. I smoke when I'm about to make a stressful phone call, going into a stressful situation or things of this nature. I don't just smoke to chain smoke. It gives a small amount of pleasure and that is about it. Tobacco is not a plant worth killing myself over and chain smoking myself endlessly.
 
I smoke because I'm addicted. Been smoking for seven years. But I have cut down from pack a day to 1/4-1/2 a pack a day. 1st thingin the morning is a must, good kickstart with a cup of coffee. I also smoke when an opiate high is starting to kick in, idk why, it just makes it 10x better to me. For the other smokes through the day its the same reason as you, stress.
 
I only smoke a few cigs a day too...When im working ussualy 3 a day but on the weekend i may smoke up to 8 or 9.

I should quit the damn things but i really enjoy having a couple of cigs particulary (as above) when starting to nod or when drinking.

Ive been smoking that amount for like 5 years without any real escalation in usage...Very strange considering how addictive nicotine is.
 
Yes I also enjoy a cigarette (or 2 or 3) with Vicodin. One cigarette all of a sudden becomes as strong as 10. A very strong synergistic effect going on.

Also, for whatever reason, when I have a cigarette when I am on the otc aphrodesiac 'Yohimbine' I get an adrenaline rush like I cannot believe. It is totally euphoric and unlike anything I have ever experienced -- a controlled adrenaline rush with each puff of nicotine -- very, very, powerful.
 
K12 said:
I am smoking 2 or 3 cigarettes a day. I smoke when I'm about to make a stressful phone call, going into a stressful situation or things of this nature. I don't just smoke to chain smoke. It gives a small amount of pleasure and that is about it. Tobacco is not a plant worth killing myself over and chain smoking myself endlessly.
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Don't kid yourself into thinking two or three cigarettes a day is safe. If you're just starting to smoke, then your smoking will soon escalate. Bear in mind it's not how many you smoke but length of time you smoke that determines how dangerous/fatal smoking is. Smoking three packs a day for ten years is safer than smoking half a pack a day for twenty years, as it's length of exposure to carcinogens that increases your chance of lung cancer. It seems to me you're rationalising your own smoking by seperating yourself from the "chain smokers" and fooling yourself into thinking you're being responsible and safe. You're not.
 
Stressful phone calls make me chain smoke, literally, one right after the other til i hang up. I go out 50% of the time and smoke when my man goes out and smokes so we can talk or joke around. I start smoking at like 2-3pm when he gets home from work. I used to smoke 2 packs a day, now I'm down to 5-6 cigs a day. Hopefully quieting within the next few months.
 
Cos i was 10 years old whewn i started n i thought it was COOL. My GranDad my favourite memnber of fam he smoked 2 .Then ralised my Pa did as well.24 odd years without a cig i've never tried to quit cos i do0n' wqant 2 set mys3elf up 4 a fall8)
 
Addiction, enjoyment, and they're way better on opiates. I smoke a pack a day and im 21..lol. been
Smoking for 3 years. I want quit but..not right now. And the funny thing about being a smoker is
You strike up a lot of conversations with strangers just because you smoke.
 
bangbro240SX said:
You strike up a lot of conversations with strangers just because you smoke.
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Damn. You would not believe how many dirty looks I get when I smoke outside a restaurant at lunchtime. Dirty look after dirty look. I am dressed incredibly well and I am smoking far far away from the entrance. It is just cars and some people walking by looking at with with utter disgust.

You say you make friends this way? LoL!
 
K12 said:
Damn. You would not believe how many dirty looks I get when I smoke outside a restaurant at lunchtime. Dirty look after dirty look. I am dressed incredibly well and I am smoking far far away from the entrance. It is just cars and some people walking by looking at with with utter disgust.

You say you make friends this way? LoL!
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I think what he means is that if your with other smokers you may meet some of them. With non-smokers, people stay away from me and give me dirty looks. Stay as far as way as they can.
 
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