Poll: Smoking

[InfiniteSingularity]

I've never smoked.

If you don't smoke, do you mind others smoking, or do you hate cigarette smoke?
I don't mind people smoking. Sure, it doesn't smell nice, but there are plenty of people who generate bad smells to begin with...

What is you opinion on other people smoking? Is it their right to choose?
Their right to choose to smoke. Wait, isn't this just the same as the first question?

What do you think of smokers?
I'm not the sort of person to judge someone based solely on whether or not they smoke. That'd be like assuming that people who ask this question do. And that's terrible.

Do you think smoking should be banned, or sales of tobacco banned, or some sort of legal enforcement to halt smoking?
No. Let them ban cigarette's, next they'll ban alcohol, then caffeine, then painkillers. It sounds like a ridiculous argument, I know, but you've got to realize, to the ban-brigade, tobacco is just an interchangeable evil. Once it's out of the way, they'll need to find a new "evil" to campaign against.

Wait, isn't this just the same as the second question, and wasn't that just the same as the first question? Why could all of these be rolled into a single big question?

Have you previously been a smoker, and quit? How was quitting?
No.

What's some advice you would give to a smoker for quitting?
I wouldn't presume myself to be in the position to be able to give advice on this sort of topic.

Ah, technicalities. The first was your personal opinion, or reactions to smokers. The second is your opinion on other people's choice - do you believe they should be able to choose. And the fourth is asking if you think there should be legal intervention. So they're subtly different.

I would rather have an exciting short life of drugs, alcohol and cigs than live 100 years of boredom.

Amen to that bro

 

[RyanRohypnol]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
I smoke Golden Virginia tobacco.

Why do you smoke/why did you start?
Started after hanging out with some new friends, thought "Hell why not, everyone else is doing it."

How much do you smoke? Cigarettes per day (packs per day if relevant)
About 15 a day.

If you do smoke, do you enjoy it?
I do, tastes a lot better than normal cigarettes to me and calms me down alot.

Do you regret smoking?
Not really, things happen.

Do you think you are addicted to smoking?
Yes, I become rather aggressive if I don't.

Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion?
I guess so?

 

[savageoblivi0n]

i actually just quit this week...or well not quite quit yet but i've switched to e-cigs, i've found they taste better, they're odorless, and i don't cough nearly as much..actually i haven't even wanted a regular cig in almost 4 days now

 

[Trololo Punk]

Don't smoke, never have, don't plan starting anytime soon (or ever).
If people smoke though, it's their choice.

 

[Custard_Angel]

Have never smoked in my life.

1. I don't want to.
2. I can't afford to.
3. I have no reason to.

 

[Boba Frag]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
No
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How much do you smoke? Cigarettes per day (packs per day if relevant)

Have you ever tried, or are you considering trying at some point?
I've tried it on more than one occasion. I've smoked cigarettes, cigars and rollies. Tobacco and also weed.

If you do smoke, do you enjoy it?
I really enjoyed smoking weed, as most people would, but I don't go looking to. I had my first smoke in about two years a few weeks ago. That said, I have never enjoyed cigarettes when sober. Vile tasting stuff. Cigars, on the other hand, I quite enjoy.

Do you smoke regularly? Or just occasionally?
Rarely. I avoid cigarettes.

Do you regret smoking?
Not really,although I'm wary of second smoke damage. I try to keep the cigars to special occasions only.

Do you think you are addicted to smoking?
I somehow doubt that.

Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion?
Yes and no. I believe it's fucking terrible for you, that it will do some serious damage to your health and reduce your lung capacity and increase your risks of lung cancer.
On the other hand, smoking when you're drunk is quite pleasant.
People smoke cigarettes because they've developed an addiction without realising it.

If you don't smoke, do you mind others smoking, or do you hate cigarette smoke?
I'm not too fond of the smoke to be honest, but most smokers I hang out with are very respectful so I've no problem.

What is you opinion on other people smoking? Is it their right to choose?
It's impossible to be poorly informed about the health risks, so it's really up to the individual. It's their choice.

What do you think of smokers?
I think that labelling people 'smokers' is counter productive. It's unnecessarily labelling people into one category and makes people feel ostracised.

Do you think smoking should be banned, or sales of tobacco banned, or some sort of legal enforcement to halt smoking?
I think the advertisement of it should continue to be restricted, that the public should be informed in a mature and balanced manner about the serious health risks that chronic smoking can pose, but banning it would be pointless.
Many drugs are banned, but did that remove the demand for them? If anything it created a perfect black market for criminals to exploit.

Have you previously been a smoker, and quit? How was quitting?
n/a

What's some advice you would give to a smoker for quitting?
Hang in there, I guess! Best of luck and you'll succeed if you truly want to kick that habit.

I think what we non smokers have to realise is that, yes, it's vile smelling smoke, but that human beings will ALWAYS want what they can't have. Plus, we're forgetting the social/ peer pressures that get a lot of people into it. The image of the smoker as attractive is ingrained into our culture and it's not going anywhere.
Blame James Dean and every WW2 movie ever made if you want. I think criminalising or ostracising smokers is the worst possible move to make- all we can ask is that they use an ashtray or smoke outside your house.

 

[yundex]

I've smoked for 6 years, even with a child in the house! Oh noes! It's not the only "drug" I do either.

I was 18 and pissed off, and i've heard that they calm you down. I used to smoke a pack a day until I turned to the electronic cigs, with no harmful chemicals except nicotine! I don't regret smoking at all, I loved smoking and still do. Anyone that's seriously FOR banning smoking in homes even with children should literally kill themselves, no really, you are not my fucking master.

Last note - as far as advice for quitting goes, if the smoker doesn't want to quit, they should use the electronic ones. If they DO want to quit, than they need no advice. The problem is, most smokers trying to quit do not really want to quit in the first place. -_-

Edit: humans have been smoking since the dawn of time, were not going to stop.

 

[MaxwellEdison]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
Nothing as of now.
Have you ever tried, or are you considering trying at some point?
Considering trying some non tobacco substances. (Damn, rules/mods make me scared to post that)
Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion?
Yeah.
If you don't smoke, do you mind others smoking, or do you hate cigarette smoke?
I honestly could not care less.
What is you opinion on other people smoking? Is it their right to choose?
Obviously, body autonomy and all that.
What do you think of smokers?
Nothing differently really.
Do you think smoking should be banned, or sales of tobacco banned, or some sort of legal enforcement to halt smoking?
NO.
What's some advice you would give to a smoker for quitting?
Don't have any, but both my parents quit.

 

[instantbenz]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
I smoke cigars and I prefer cigarillos. I'm not talking about Swisher Sweets here. My fave are Romeo Y Juliette as they have a distinct sweetness to the binder that I haven't tasted in other cigarillos such as non-flavored CAOs.

Why do you smoke/why did you start?
I started because I don't do drugs and I rarely drink, but I could still fit in while in such crowds. My family smokes, but everyone is slowing down how much in their old age and with how expensive they have become (still super cheap in ND 5usd a pack for cigarettes where my cigarillos are 18usd for a pack of 10)

How much do you smoke? Cigarettes per day (packs per day if relevant)
One cigarillo or cigar a week at most.

Have you ever tried, or are you considering trying at some point?
I do smoke.

If you do smoke, do you enjoy it?
I think there's a sense of sophistication with cigars in a similar manner as fine wine.

Do you smoke regularly? Or just occasionally?
Weekly seems occasional to me.

Do you regret smoking?
Not at all.

Do you think you are addicted to smoking?
No, with cigars I don't inhale so I get the effects and the style I want without as much damage to me.

Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion?
Yes I knew of the dangers.

If you don't smoke, do you mind others smoking, or do you hate cigarette smoke?
NA

What is you opinion on other people smoking? Is it their right to choose?
Chain smokers seem wasteful to me, especially when I know of their financial situation, but it is their decision, however foolish.

What do you think of smokers?
Nothing different than myself as I am one.

Do you think smoking should be banned, or sales of tobacco banned, or some sort of legal enforcement to halt smoking?
No, in fact I think the banning of smoking in so many places is ludicrous.

Have you previously been a smoker, and quit? How was quitting?
NA

What's some advice you would give to a smoker for quitting?
DONT explain the health problems as they've heard it before. DO tell them about how hard it hits their back pocket, as money can be tight for anyone.

 

[Yopaz]

Never tried it. I got asthma so I wont. My lungs are good after years of exercising, I wont throw it away for a cigarette every now and then. I don't mind people smoking, I don't think it should be outlawed. I think it's good that there's a legal drug that doesn't hurt that much. Sure it may cause cancer and it will cause lung problems, but those are old news. Let people smoke if they feel like it.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
Yes. Cigarettes.

Why do you smoke/why did you start?
Why the fuck not.

How much do you smoke? Cigarettes per day (packs per day if relevant)
I get through a pack in like three days. How much per day varies.

Have you ever tried, or are you considering trying at some point?
Clearly.

If you do smoke, do you enjoy it?
Yes.

Do you smoke regularly? Or just occasionally?
Regularily.

Do you regret smoking?
No.

Do you think you are addicted to smoking?
That is kind of the point, so yes.

Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion?
They didn't actually teach us anything, just bunged a bunch of posters up saying "IT'S BAD AND YOU'RE BAD IF YOU DO IT."
Much like sex education, really.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Smoked one cigarette. The only reason I could imagine someone would take up smoking is because it looks cool. But I don't look cool doing anything, so there is no reason for me to smoke.

 

[Siifer]

If you don't smoke, do you mind others smoking, or do you hate cigarette smoke?
I don't smoke but I don't mind others doing it - that is so long as they do
it in their damned basement or something. I hate when people smoke in public,
I really don't see why that would be OK. I have asthma and i care about my body.
They can destroy themselves but i want to live.

What is you opinion on other people smoking? Is it their right to choose?
It is everyones right to choose, that's why it's madness smoking in public.

Do you think smoking should be banned, or sales of tobacco banned, or some sort of legal enforcement to halt smoking?
No. Prohibition doesn't work. People should choose for themselves.

What's some advice you would give to a smoker for quitting?
If I smoked, and really wanted to stop i'd watch a frikkin' marathon of documentaries
that show the dangers of smoking. I'd probably watch slideshows of bodies badly
damaged from smoking.

 

[curintedery]

I don't smoke on a regular basis, but I keep a pack in my car because sometimes I get very stressed. I smoke probably about 1/2 packs a year, so not enough to really do my any damage, but not enough to claim to be a non smoker.

I'm not addicted, at all. Never will be, because I simply don't do it enough.

And my school mentioned very little of it, not that it would have affected me much. There are big health warnings on them, I just ignore them. Like I said, not enough to mess me up anytime soon.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
Not regularly. Whatever I can get my hands on.

Why do you smoke/why did you start?
Social reasons. Only smoke when I get offered; would never go out of my way to.

How much do you smoke? Cigarettes per day (packs per day if relevant)
Once a month would be an exaggeration.

Have you ever tried, or are you considering trying at some point?
Yes.

If you do smoke, do you enjoy it?
When I do, yes I do.

Do you smoke regularly? Or just occasionally?
Very occasionally.

Do you regret smoking?
Nope.

Do you think you are addicted to smoking?
Not at all.

Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion?
Er...I guess so?

If you don't smoke, do you mind others smoking, or do you hate cigarette smoke?
I mind when people smoke regularly, and when they smoke indoors or around children.

What is you opinion on other people smoking? Is it their right to choose?
I think addiction is stupid, but it's not their fault if they don't have the willpower. I think, if they know they aren't strong enough to resist it, they should never do it in the first place.

What do you think of smokers?
That it's a stupid habit.

Do you think smoking should be banned, or sales of tobacco banned, or some sort of legal enforcement to halt smoking?
In a perfect world, of course. But it's impossible to happen.

Have you previously been a smoker, and quit? How was quitting?
N/A

What's some advice you would give to a smoker for quitting?
...shit's prolly gonna kill you someday.

 

[tunderball]

Do you smoke? What do you prefer to smoke?
Yes I smoke rolled cigarettes because its cheaper and I think they taste better

Why do you smoke/why did you start?
I started when I went to University as sort of a communal thing, gradually I started finding it relaxing and began smoking on my own and now I use it to cope with the amount of work I do

How much do you smoke? Cigarettes per day (packs per day if relevant)
Probably around 10 cigarettes a day

If you do smoke, do you enjoy it?
Yes to all the above

Do you smoke regularly? Or just occasionally?
Regularly

Do you regret smoking?
I do I've tried to quit before but to no real success, I've realised that I've got too much stressful work to do at the moment and that quiting would just add too much to that. So yeah I finish Uni in a few weeks and I'm going to look into quitting properly

Do you think you are addicted to smoking?
Yes

Was your school education on smoking accurate to the real thing, in your opinion
Yes

 

[Drakane]

I think I fall in between sometimes and used to I quit. I can't remember the last time I bought a pack but if I go out to the bars with people that smoke I will occasionally bum 1 or 2 from them. This happens about once every 3-6 months.

When i bought smokes, always Marlboro reds.
I started when I was real young and don't really know why... probably brother and dad influence
I use to smoke 1 to 1 1/2 packs a day. Depending on what I was doing and how much I chewed
Smoking sometimes sounds amazing now, but normally just ends up tasting and smelling like shit.
I regretted it enough to stop, mostly because my dad got throat cancer from it.

 

[dosp5]

I come from a family of doctors, so as a kid I heard a lot about how bad smoking was for you. " If it was discovered today that you could smoke tobacco it would definitely be outlawed"

 

[daftalchemist]

I'm pleased to see so many non-smokers on the poll. Hooray for healthy Escapists!

 

[runnernda]

I have smoked marijuana, but not cigarettes. I don't mind that, but I don't do it terribly often. If I want to get high, I prefer it in brownie form.

Cigarettes...I don't understand it. It's bad for you, it smells terrible, it ages you prematurely, turns your teeth yellow...where's the upside? Not to mention, it's frakking expensive! If you want to slowly kill yourself, why are you paying for it? I have a lot of friends who smoke, and I tell them straight-up that they're dumbasses. With all the information available about it today, why would you even start?

I don't think banning tobacco would do anything. I mean, they banned alcohol, and look how effective that was. If you want to quit, just do it. Don't put it off. Get the patch, the gum, whatever works. Just think about your family and your friends and your future. It's worth it.