Poll: Do you smoke ?

[Supreme Unleaded]

Well from the OP's definition I do smoke.

"Basicaly, do you inhale smoke"

Yes, i do inhale smoke, but its second hand. I'm only 14 so i can't smoke, and i don't, but i got two chain smoking parents, and its winter so the house is all closed up.

And they wonder why im always in the backroom with the door shut, and why im always coughing when im near them.

First of all, young sir, your parents are effectively forcing you to smoke. Second hand smoking is just as hazardous as regular smoking. If I were you, I'd take your parents smokes and flush them down the toilet, and continue to do so until they acknowledged that they are the ones with a destructive habit and that if they are responsible parents, they won't make you suffer for their own lack of judgment.

If they choose to smoke, they should bloody well go outside, winter or not. You must reap what you sow they say, and smoking is a perfect example. They are the ones doing something wrong and destructive, they should take full responsibility for it and deal with it.

Though they must have done something very good when they raised you, if you seriously think that 14 year olds should respect the age restriction. I had minors coming up to me since I was 15-16, asking me to buy smokes for them. The legal age in Sweden is 18, but I looked older, with my facial hair and whatnot. Damn kids. I should have stolen their money at some point.

Yeah dud ei tried everything you said already, they aint quitting, ive talked to them and took direct action by crushing their smokes and shit.

When i talked to them about it i got the "I've been smoking for longer than you've been alive, i can't stop"

When i crushed the smokes i got grounded, for a month.

 

[ActionDan]

Not cigarettes no.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I really don't understand how people can smoke these days, when there's no freaking way in hell that you can avoid knowing about all the negatives about it. There is nothing positive to it! The information is basically thrown at your freaking face, how can people still miss it?

Same way that people go to loan sharks, do illegal drugs, waste days on waiting for a drop on MMOs, rant about how this latest nerf has killed the game, ride a bike with no helmet...

Because they can.

Just a FYI:

Smoked 20 full strength a day for 17 years. Gave up. Hardest thing I've ever had to do, but I still don't object to anyone having a cig near me.

If you want to know what giving up is like, give up your games and the computer for a week; but watch other people play on one whenever you can. That'll give you an idea.

If you want to know why people start, imagine having a machine that would punch people you disagreed with over the internet, but you really shouldn't use it. All you have to do is press the tilde key. The shiny, candylike key. You've been told that it means people can spot you using it but...

 

[minidevil921]

Kids have to take classes to stop kids from smoking by showing them the dangers but I think this may only be pushing them forward. While the public trys to make not smoking cool they just really can't. The only thing they can do is scare kids or grow ups from smoking. Heck in the outsiders movie you see the main hero smoking. The media is mainly gonna push people to smoke. We can't make smoking illegal (look where the 18th amendment got us) but we can scare people out of doing it.

 

[DazZ.]

If I were you, I'd take your parents smokes and flush them down the toilet, and continue to do so until they acknowledged that they are the ones with a destructive habit and that if they are responsible parents, they won't make you suffer for their own lack of judgment.

Good luck with that... I hope they flush your stuff because of it.[hr]More interesting question in my opinion is why did you all start smoking? Obviously to the minority of you that do smoke.

 

[Aesir23]

Noooooo. However, I live in the city and I have one parent who does smoke and one who used to. My lungs are probably as black as a smoker's by now.

 

[Dusty Donuts]

I don't like smoking, and I think all it's doing is killing yourself.
I personally have no qualms with anyone who smokes, although if they start blowing it in my face or smoking in an enclosed space I will tell them to stop. They have no right to kill the people around them as well.

 

[ribonuge]

Cigars and a Hooka. Thats all. Also.

I have been smoking ciagarettes for about two years, and I am going to have to give up soon - it's taking its toll finally.

I am interested to know how many escapists smoke - this also includes marijuana. Basically do you inhale smoke?

EDIT: I'm not looking for haters - please watch this.
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I can sleep well at night knowing another person listens to Bill.

Yes I do enjoy my Bill Hicks

 

[ribonuge]

No. I simply have never found it appealing.
Plus I'm already addicted to Games, the Internet, Murder, and Caffiene, so I don't need anything else to worry about.

Replace murder with nicotone and thats me.

 

[RagingScottsman]

I really don't understand how people can smoke these days, when there's no freaking way in hell that you can avoid knowing about all the negatives about it. There is nothing positive to it! The information is basically thrown at your freaking face, how can people still miss it?

It's not that people "miss" the information. They either don't care or are willing to take the risk. And it is just a risk- because not everyone who smokes dies in middle age from cancer.

If only- the job market would be a lot better.

Clearly I was wrong, people need much more information if they think death is the only thing to fear from smoking. In a society were people consider potentially dangerous or expensive surgery to improve their looks and attractiveness, it doesn't make any sense if they don't realize the effects smoking has on these things, besides, you know, causing cancer, fucking up your lungs, your health and your wallet! And for what? It's only enjoyable because it's addicting anyway, so why willingly become addicted to something so insanely bad before you can even start enjoying it?

Gah!. Sorry for ranting, it's just...I can do stupid shit sometimes, but I'd like to think that I'm at least aware of how stupid it is and stay away from it when there is more to lose than to gain. Basically I have a rational approach to things. That's why I can't understand smoking, because it's one of the most irrational decisions you can willingly and intentionally make.

Pretentious statement is pretentious.

Seriously, what's with all the smoker hate? If you don't smoke then that's fine. I would never try to convince you to smoke. I personally would like to quit because of the risks EVENTUALLY, but now is not the time. It goes quite nicely with my drinking and partying. I would simply have you know that though I smoke, I do not consider myself a smoker. There are far more interesting things that define who I am then whether or not I choose to suck on little white sticks. You may address me as Aric; I am a person and deserve not your judgmental stares.

 

[internetzealot1]

The only reason to smoke is if your addicted. To the only way to get addicted to smoking is to smoke.

 

[Puzzles]

Yep, trying to cut back a bit, but we know how that will go. I just need a reason to quit, because my own health isn't enough. I'm fairly self destructive in all my behaviour patterns.

 

[ribonuge]

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Pretentious statement is pretentious.

Seriously, what's with all the smoker hate? If you don't smoke then that's fine. I would never try to convince you to smoke. I personally would like to quit because of the risks EVENTUALLY, but now is not the time. It goes quite nicely with my drinking and partying. I would simply have you know that though I smoke, I do not consider myself a smoker. There are far more interesting things that define who I am then whether or not I choose to suck on little white sticks. You may address me as Aric; I am a person and deserve not your judgmental stares.

Yes I agree, what happened to the 1960's man? WHAT HAPPENED?

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[Julianking93]

No. But I have to inhale it unwillingly from my **** grandmother and ***** step mother.

Its a stupid decision to smoke.

I honestly don't know why people do it.

 

[Sronpop]

I quite often will buy a pack when I am out drinking all night, they complement each other very well, and its a great way to meet girls aswell. I might go through an entire 20 pack in one night out then not smoke again for ages. I am not addicted in the slightest, yay. Even if I don't buy a pack I usually rob a few off of some mates aswell, as the urge to smoke skyrockets when I drink, well, at least when I am around people who are smoking.

As for weed, I think its great, I don't buy it, or some it frequently, buy my friends usually do and they don't mind me skimming off of the top provided I pay my share. Its a good system, and it keeps me fairly safe in terms of the law finding out etc, since I am never holding. As soon as its legal though, that would change in an instant.

Recently, after a fucking torturous 2 month long cold/chest infection/sinus problem, I have pretty much made up my mind never to smoke again, non weed cigarette's that is. So no more drink smoking for me. Or at least I will do it a lot less often.