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Poll Question: Do you smoke?
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    Posted: December 21 2006 at 18:41
Never in my life have I inhaled nicotine through my lungs... though I have occasionally tried 'snus'. Never used it regularly though, and I don't plan on using it ever again tbh




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 23:38
My first time smoking a cigarette was actually this past summer with Joren and a friend of his.

I'll have a smoke under certain circumstances (generally while drunk), but I'm far from a regular smoker.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 23:28
Can't say I've smoke a cigarette before, but I would not be opposed to it in certain circumstances.
 
I wish to be an actor in some aspect of my life, whether for a local theatre, for minor films, or whatever may come, and say what you will about their health detriments, cigarettes are a brilliantly effective prop if the circumstace is right. I don't wish to actively smoke at all, though. Maybe a cigar now or then with friends, but nothing regular.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 23:14
been tryin to quit for a while now. i was doin 5-6 packs a week about 6 months ago and now down to 1-2 a week. hopefully by the new year ill be down to less than 1 a week and eventually quit (or at most be a social smoker until i completely rid the habit)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 13:06
Never smoked and I never plan to- it killed my grandfather too early.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 11:36
I smoke and I wanna die soon.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 11:12

Really a non-smoker here, though I do smoke at a good party, cigs or cigarsEmbarrassed

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 04:44
Originally posted by enteredwinter enteredwinter wrote:

Never smoked aside from trying a few of them in high school.Regarding the debate about smoking & intelligence, some interesting statistics (don't ask how I know this, I memorize Almanacs in my spare time, no joke, I'm a huge nerd):About 33% of people who never graduated high school consider themselves smokers, while only about 12% of people who graduated 4-year college are smokers (at least here in the U.S., but I'm willing to bet the stats are similar elsewhere).Now, I know, it's debatable whether education level has anything to do with intelligence, but one thing's interesting: education level is correlated with salary, so the people who can least afford (money-wise) to smoke are the ones that do most often.If you smoke, please stop. Prog-listeners are valuable human beings to have on this planet, it'd be a shame to lose you early.


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I dont think smoking is specifically linked to low intelligence. I'm not sure what the politically correct way of expressing this is, but I'm convinced that these days, there are not many smokers left in the UK, from 'middle class' backgrounds, with a university education. Smokers, as you rightly say, are usually those who cant really afford their habit. Gamblers and drug users are the same in principle. Smoking, like these other addictions, often fills a gap in someones life where there ought to be something more rewarding and meaningful. Every smoker I know, including myself has some kind of self respect/self esteem issue, and yes, not much money.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 03:53
Originally posted by MusicForSpeedin MusicForSpeedin wrote:

I just do drugs


So do smokers

During the week, I'm down to 8/9 a day, if we go out, or to the pub etc, it's considerably more (there's something about a beer in one hand & a cigarette in the other... a balanced diet, you might say).

Like many, I think I'd like to quit, but as and when I do, I'll not make a big thing of it - if I do, I do, if I don't - well, that's life.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 02:45
I smoke now and then. Then feel guilty and stop and then start again, etc. etc.

Smoking is like taking any other drug. Once you've tried it you know its effects and they are normally pleasurable. Even though you may stop the fact that you've once tried it means that you will always be susceptable to a relapse when temptation presents itself. The ban on smoking in public places comes in to place during 2007 in England. Hopefully that will mark my permanent cessation of dragging on the evil weed.

I'm currently "clean" but anticipate having the odd smoke after Christmas.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 02:20
Originally posted by toolis toolis wrote:

Originally posted by pero pero wrote:

     I desperate want to quit smoking. I had a period of 6 years, and I started again.
What's your story?

    
i smoke like a chimney...

what did you do and quit for so long? and what made you start it again?

    
I started again sitting in the pub with my friends. One had white Marlboro and I smoked just one.
Second day on my job I boroved another until I didn't buy the package.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2006 at 00:23
Originally posted by Revan Revan wrote:

Originally posted by Evans Evans wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Used to smoke 2 packs a day, but I quit a year ago, and been clean ever since. Never again. I hope I didn't do too much damage to my lungs. Cough, cough, arghh............................
They say that 15 years after quitting smoking, you're pretty much restored to normal health again, (almost) all negative effects negated.


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...with all this, I think I'll buy me a pack of Marlboro Red.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 23:18
Originally posted by Evans Evans wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Used to smoke 2 packs a day, but I quit a year ago, and been clean ever since. Never again. I hope I didn't do too much damage to my lungs. Cough, cough, arghh............................
They say that 15 years after quitting smoking, you're pretty much restored to normal health again, (almost) all negative effects negated.


actually its 20

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 23:14
I never smoked (cigarettes) WinkWinkWinkWinkWinkWinkWink

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 22:33
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 22:07
Im in the same boat as prog fan and snow dog. I smoke sometimes a pack a month sometimes less. It started because I liked to smoke after getting drunk or high or a combination of the three
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 19:34
Originally posted by Frasse Frasse wrote:

I smoke when I'm drunk...
 
Same here.
 
People that are anti-smoking act as if people who do smoke don't know that it damages your health.
I think a lot of smokers just think of the short term, I mean I enjoy smoking I think it feels great.
 
Of course when I first tried one it was absolutely horrible.
 
I could imagine if people didn't smoke the population would rise faster.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 19:04
I smoke when I'm drunk...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 19:03
I quit 16 years ago. Best thing I ever did for my health and I spend the savings on CD's.Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 19 2006 at 18:38
Never smoked aside from trying a few of them in high school.

Regarding the debate about smoking & intelligence, some interesting statistics (don't ask how I know this, I memorize Almanacs in my spare time, no joke, I'm a huge nerd):

About 33% of people who never graduated high school consider themselves smokers, while only about 12% of people who graduated 4-year college are smokers (at least here in the U.S., but I'm willing to bet the stats are similar elsewhere).

Now, I know, it's debatable whether education level has anything to do with intelligence, but one thing's interesting: education level is correlated with salary, so the people who can least afford (money-wise) to smoke are the ones that do most often.

If you smoke, please stop. Prog-listeners are valuable human beings to have on this planet, it'd be a shame to lose you early.
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