What is the purpose of smoking?
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All right, um, yeah, the addictions a pain sometimes. I mean, there are things that are worse though and sheer will power and determination can get you through it (I've quit before and started back up). I don't really see it as being "cool". I mean, I lived in a place where you could get a ticket for smoking within 15 feet of any door (including a closed fire exit) to a business...and that meant dealing with the freezing cold wind and snow. Also, how would you prove that you were actually outside of that 15 foot radius if you tried to fight the ticket? You would have trouble defending that ticket. Oh, did I mention the d*mn record breaking Ice storm we had a few years back (Hardin County, KY)? NOT FUN or cool...plus there's the teeth stains, odor, increasing cost (stop raising the taxes already, I'll pay for the smoking-related diseases I get, okay?) etc. So, no, I don't see it as the "cool thing to do". People smoke because it raises the chemical of pleasure (seratonin, I believe) in your brain and makes you feel happy. That kinda explains why people trying to quit are so grumpy, their chemicals are used to this boost, don't get it, so they get all out of whack. I've taken up too much room now *lights cigarette*. Laterz!
Oh, just so you know, I don't smoke around my baby and, I get really clean before going back around her.
Sorry, one last thing, have you checked out the smoker vs obese thread?
All right, here's a smoker answering that question! All right, first, I understood the risks going in. My dad was a nurse (haha, very funny. Shut up, he makes pretty good $, enough that he lives in a nice 2 story house, etc...anyways...) at an old folks home and brought me with him to work one day...I think he needed to get some papers and was trying to get me into medicine. Instead, I saw some of those people and felt so sad for them. I mean, some were staring out the window, seemingly forgotten by their family, hoping that death hadn't forgotten them as well...wow, that was kinda poetic. (If you have a friend or family in a nursing home, go visit them. You're life is NOT too busy, I mean, hell...you have time for Forums!) Anyways, I didn't want to get that old and become like that. That's basically why I started...kinda ironic if you think about it.Snarky Username said:
All right, um, yeah, the addictions a pain sometimes. I mean, there are things that are worse though and sheer will power and determination can get you through it (I've quit before and started back up). I don't really see it as being "cool". I mean, I lived in a place where you could get a ticket for smoking within 15 feet of any door (including a closed fire exit) to a business...and that meant dealing with the freezing cold wind and snow. Also, how would you prove that you were actually outside of that 15 foot radius if you tried to fight the ticket? You would have trouble defending that ticket. Oh, did I mention the d*mn record breaking Ice storm we had a few years back (Hardin County, KY)? NOT FUN or cool...plus there's the teeth stains, odor, increasing cost (stop raising the taxes already, I'll pay for the smoking-related diseases I get, okay?) etc. So, no, I don't see it as the "cool thing to do". People smoke because it raises the chemical of pleasure (seratonin, I believe) in your brain and makes you feel happy. That kinda explains why people trying to quit are so grumpy, their chemicals are used to this boost, don't get it, so they get all out of whack. I've taken up too much room now *lights cigarette*. Laterz!
Oh, just so you know, I don't smoke around my baby and, I get really clean before going back around her.
Sorry, one last thing, have you checked out the smoker vs obese thread?
I know someone who doesn't smoke, but plans to take it up in the future because he thinks it looks cool, and he likes the smell.
That said, he also wants to be an alcoholic, so go figure.
That said, he also wants to be an alcoholic, so go figure.
To get high.
That's what nicotine does. It gets you high. Not as obvious and massively as other drugs, but it gets you high. I rather not inhale crap like tar and cyanide to get high, so I'll never smoke anything.
In other words; you'll have to explain that one. Sounds rather far-fetched.
That's what nicotine does. It gets you high. Not as obvious and massively as other drugs, but it gets you high. I rather not inhale crap like tar and cyanide to get high, so I'll never smoke anything.
"Heej you smoke!" "Yeah so do I!" *silence, both inhale from their sig* "Soooo..."captainfluoxetine said:
In other words; you'll have to explain that one. Sounds rather far-fetched.
Nope, he's absolutely correct here. I remember once being in a train station and sneaking off for a crafty roll-up. I look round and hey! I'm not the only one who found this hiding place! There's another guy there too, who offers me a light. Just then the 'no smoking on platforms' announcement was made on the tannoy. Me and that guy were instant buddies in seconds.captainfluoxetine said:
I should point out this was in my teenage years =) I no longer do anti social things like smoke on station platforms.
Please, take note that I said you should smoke something to get high, and since regular cigarettes do not get you a real high, then I do not see a purpose in smoking them. Blunts and all that other stuff that DOES get you high is more understandable, although I do not condone it for fear of being put on probation or some other moderator action.Lasair said: