Do you smoke?

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Originally Posted by dc1

I don't mean to offend, but isnt that a little off? You smoke and he dips.... and you get on him about stopping? Hes doin no damage to others around him, but if you smoke around others (not your kids), its second hand smoke.... :confused:

my advice is to quit together!

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Thats what I was thinking too. At least people who dip don't kill people around them.

Used to be an avid non-smoker, but other people smoking didnt bother me.

But then I started smoking because... well... smoking and drinking go really well when you're depressed. Now I'm off and on. I just hope this time I can stay off until my next paycheck, by then hopefully I wont run out and buy packs.

I smoked for 18 years, from 16 to 34 years of age, and it took chronic bronchitis and kids with constant ear infections that Dr.s said would only stop when we stopped smoking around them to get me to stop smoking.
We used the patch for 6 weeks and my now ex-wife and I quit together.
18 months later I found I had bladder cancer that had probably been slow growing for numerous years and most probably caused by cigarettes. I went through 9 surgeries and 4 years of continual treatment till It finally went into remission.
Needless to say I enjoy life and all it has to offer more than ever and not another cancer stick will ever touch my lips.


Jerry

I'm an ex-smoker. I don't mind when people smoke around me if it's somewhere I expect to be smoked around. I don't like it when people stand right next to doors at stores and such- I consider that pretty rude and never did it as a smoker. Mostly because when I'm pregnant the smell of smoke makes me truly ill.

I never have enjoyed the smell of cigarettes, nor will I ever. It's gross, and just one of the worst habits a human being could ever form. But, people start for different reasons, and I respect that. However, I also believe that people should have places to go to smoke in public places, so other non-smokers shouldn't have to come in contact with them or the area they smoke within.

I have been trying to quit for a few years...went as far paying about $300 for one of those electronic cigs, no tar or other chemicals but still a bit of nicotein and a cig to puff on to help with that part of the habit. As of now I am down to about 3 or 4 cigs a day instead a pack and a half. Sometimes I can go a few days without one but it isnt easy.
My wife and I started smoking ONLY out on the patio now and that really helps because you cant smell it when you come into the house, and while trying to quit it makes a big difference when you cant smell it all the time.

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Originally Posted by Repsrul

I do not smoke! Both of my parents smoke and I did for a few years. But I have not touch a cancer stick in many years. I even liked a little pinched between my lip and gum. Then to find out after years of my parents smoking and then a few years of my own I am allergic to tobacco. I also have asthma. So my sensitivity level is very high I cant stand the smell of it. Now that people can not smoke inside anymore, you have to walk past all them smoking right outside the door to the place.

The health risks alone should make people want to quit or not start in the first place. Smoking leads to so many problems. It should be illegal but the government makes so much money from it...

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it shouldnt be illegal i agree its gross n what not but i think free will of what others want to do to their body

ugh... my friend whos 17 smokes cigs alot... i always say something when ever he smokes around me (which is every time hes around me) i dont care about the smoke i just tell him its stupid or something like hes retarded.

The other day he told me some BS like "your gonna die eventually anyway" or some BS like that... i didnt really know what to say because how STUPID of a comment it was so I just said something along the lines of "yeah but smoking will make it come faster"

god hes an idiot...

My oldest sister started around 15 or 16 and recently quit. She's almost 25 and occasionally has a cigarette, though she definitely wasn't as bad as she was before. When I was little she would smoke outside with a group of friends and I would be out there playing around with the smoke so it really doesn't bother me at all when anyone smokes around me.

My second oldest sister recently start smoking and it's getting worse.

I definitely won't be smoking any cigarettes at all, I don't have the time to become addicted to something other than Ball pythons:D.

I don't smoke and I don't mind if others smoke around me unless we're inside. I have terrible allergies and it agitates it when I'm around smoke in an enclosed area. But in bars and stuff I expect it so I either just walk outside when it really bothers me or go to a non-smoking section if there's one. They banned smoking in restaurants where I live which kind of bothers me. If someone wishes to smoke with their meal, they should be able to. Yes I want a separate section, but they have a right to smoke with their meal if they please.