Do you or did you ever smoke?

[mrsmere]

No I have never smoked and try to stay away from people who do can't stand the smell or it being in my clothing.

[sfreeman8]

i guess I'm the oldest smoker here. I started when I was 12 because my friends smoked. Cigarettes cost 25 cents a pack back then and I smoked Winston, Marlboro, then went to menthol Salem, then Newport, then fell in love with Paxton. They came in a plastic box. How neat!  I smoked a whole pack in 2 weeks.

I had tried quitting 6 times before that but failed each time. Even got desperate enough to get hypnotized but that only lasted 5-1/2 hours. 

 Anyway, I smoked up until 2012 when I was hospitalized. Funny but being in the hospital, i had no cravings.  Since I was stuck there for 3 weeks, I really was free of the nicotine habit. I didn't even have to get rid of any of the ashtrays or do anything they say to do to keep from smoking. It Just never bothered me after that.

Total years smoking? 50! Cost of  cigarettes when I quit? I really don't know because I started to roll my own and it cost me $30 a month. Before quitting, I was up to 3 packs a day.

[dsawan]

never have. never will

[nguzman1]

I have never smoked in my life.

[darkxtsuna]

Only when I'm bummed out or mad at something.

[schoolvan]

Yes I did but quit along time ago and glade.

[Sendmicheck]

Smoking is not healthy for me or anyone.

[bretay]

i smoked when i was a teenager,but i quit and havent smoked in over 35 years

[yikes77]

I have only smoked a grand total of once in my life and I hated it.  My dad smoked on and off for years though and he's sadly paying the price: he was diagnosed with tongue cancer this year.

[ghunter]

I used to smoke back in my college days and after I got marry and had kids, but after my first grand child was born and I had to keep her all the time I quit.  She is 11 years old now so I have been smoke free since then.

[pmagalei]

I didn't have a reason for doing it after I was taught by my parents at a young age that it will not be good for your over all health. They were right. I am also sharing that knowledge with my boys and they seem to understand that what we do now will affect us greatly in our future both positive and negative consequences.

[mardukblood2009]

I smoked from 1993 till 2001. I don't know why anyone would want to smoke today considering how much it costs.

[oldbuddy]

i guess I'm the oldest smoker here. I started when I was 12 because my friends smoked. Cigarettes cost 25 cents a pack back then and I smoked Winston, Marlboro, then went to menthol Salem, then Newport, then fell in love with Paxton. They came in a plastic box. How neat!  I smoked a whole pack in 2 weeks.

I had tried quitting 6 times before that but failed each time. Even got desperate enough to get hypnotized but that only lasted 5-1/2 hours. 

 Anyway, I smoked up until 2012 when I was hospitalized. Funny but being in the hospital, i had no cravings.  Since I was stuck there for 3 weeks, I really was free of the nicotine habit. I didn't even have to get rid of any of the ashtrays or do anything they say to do to keep from smoking. It Just never bothered me after that.

Total years smoking? 50! Cost of  cigarettes when I quit? I really don't know because I started to roll my own and it cost me $30 a month. Before quitting, I was up to 3 packs a day.

I started at 12 years old (1950) stealing Phillip Morris from my parents, but when I had to buy my own I bought Dominos or Wings for 9 cents a pack. They were up to 25 cents for Pall Mall when I quit July 4, 1964 (my Independence Day). Both my younger siblings died from the results of smoking, one at 62 from COPD and one at 58 from lung cancer, so at 78 next month I am glad I quit.

[PGS28]

I smoked a black and mild here and there when I was 19 but it's not a habit- thankfully.

[sherryinutah]

I've never been a smoker but I understand how some people could become addicted.  My tendency is to be addicted to stimulants like caffeine, instead.