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i am and i am getting sick of all the stuff against smokers yes i no it is not anything i should do but i feel they should concentrate on drinking more then smoking duis are out of this world but yet they promote drinking everyday why is that so great
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I USE TO SMOKE BUT QUIT 5 YEARS AGO. IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THAT MY FRIENDS SMOKE AROUND ME, IT WAS MY CHOICE TO QUIT AND THIERS TO SMOKE.
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Well I never smoked in my life and I dont think anyone else should either coz it not good for ur health and drinking is not good either smoking n drinking r equally bad for ur health.
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I smoke and do try to watch who i am smoking around, but i am entitled to smoke if i want too. Yes i know it is not good for a person, but until someone walks a mile in my shoes and has to pay for them then shut up. I don't complain about other people drining unless they are drunk. But what about all of the pollution that is in the air caused by auto and factories. The crap they put in new carpet and perfumes, you know the list could go on forever of wht is in the air. But it is really easy to blame it all on the smokers.
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I am not a smoker, and never have been. The smell is just horrible.
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I have been, but am not any longer. I still love to smoke, but know it is bad to do so i quit. I never smoked in my house though.
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i'm a social smoker, mostly. i used to smoke regularly,
but it started making me feel kinda terrible. like sluggish...
so that naturally helped me taper off from them. sometimes
i crave them, but if i have one or two, i'm good for a few
months...
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I quit smoking for a year and a half with the help of Chantix, but its so expensive about $150 a bottle so I clearly can't afford it. I don't want to do the patch because some people get addicted to the patch and the gum. Cold turkey ain't the way for me.
I like smoking though, especially when I'm drinking. That seems the best time to light up, or when you're driving, after you eat, or waiting on somebody. Its more about the routine, doing it at certain times. Once you break the habit of doing at those certain times its easier to control when you want one and easier to cut back.
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I dont smoke.
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Yes, I am a smoker but I sure am not proud of it. I wish I could quit smoking easily then I would.
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I was a smoker for years.........until I discovered the e-cig. I bought one just so I could smoke inside without having to go out in the cold! I discovered I liked it BETTER than regular cigarettes! Now I haven't had a cigarette since February/ and I never missed it! :thumbsup:
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I am a seasonal smoker. The reason I call it seasonal is because when I need money to buy food, I choose food over smokes. I drink sometimes too.
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I quit about 20 years ago, was a social smoker!
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Well, I don't think that drinking is any better, however, because someone drinks next to you, doesn't put YOUR OWN health at risk like smoking does!!!
I wouldn't get so defensive. If you choose to smoke, then smoke. It's your health that you are destroying, but be curteous to people around you!!!
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I am not a smoker. The smell really gets to me.
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I quit 12 years ago
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Debating you do the lesser of two evils is not good when it comes to your health, smoking and drinking are bad for you for different reasons. I don't smoke, but I understand it's a very hard habit to kick but justifying it doesn't help- I'm sure you have fam that wanna keep you around for as long as possible :)
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I smoke, and it seems to be that everyplace is anti smoking. and i understand, its not fair to those who dont smoke that they have to inhale my 2nd hand smoke but some places take it to the extreme
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...One of my cancer patients had a poster in her room. There were 12 different animals pictured with cigarettes in their mouth. The caption under their picture said, "It looks just as stupid when you smoke." It was free to order so I put one in my ex hubby's smoking room.
...So we all know it is bad to smoke, but what we are just now finding out is how bad it is for everyone around us. Kids are 75% more likely to have respiratory diseases.
...Personally, I think it stinks horrably. I hate kissing a smoker. I hate riding in elevators with anyone who smokes because they stink too.
...Best advice for all smokers...QUIT!!! And don't stop quitting. There is nothig good that comes from it.
...Peace be with you. :) Della
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yep im a smoker,,have smoked for 25 years now,,wish i could quit :icon_rr:
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I quit 43 years ago when my new husband sa1id "who will I marry after you die of cancer?" That did the job ;D
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Smoking is a stupid and disgusting habit. It is avoidable and I have no pity for those who choose to continue such self pollution.
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I used to smoke about 30 years ago.They made me sick and I quit.Haven't smoked since.
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I have never smoked so I personally don't like to be around it, however, I think it is a right of the smokers to do it, so there should be a designated area in a building for smokers.
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I dont like smoking. I tried in college time but did not like it.
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Nope.
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I smoked occasionally when I was a teen, but I don't anymore.
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Yes! I smoke been trying to quit but it's hard for me to.
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I am trying to quit smoking! :bunny:
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I'm not a smoker and don't have a problem with people who choose to smoke as long as it's not around me.
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I don't smoke! I don't mind anyone that does as long as their considerate enough not to smoke to close to other's that don't smoke!
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I smoke but I'm always courteous of where other people are. I do think it should be up to business owners whether smoking is allowed, not the government. If people don't want to be around it then they don't have to go to places that allow it.
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I was a social smoker. quit 24 years ago when I got pregnant. Now I can't stand the smell. Good luck.
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I myself do not smoke but there are plenty in my family who do. They just do not do it around me for I am allergic to cig smoke.
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:-[ sorry to say "yes" I am a smoker, for about 40 years. Nasty habit and have tried to quit but is very hard to do. Maybe they will soon find a easy fix for the habit other than patches and gum.
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I’m not a smoker. The mind lives in denial battling with addictions. Your soul knows all too well that intoxicants such as smoking is just as bad as drinking.
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I smoked for more than 10 years. I quit almost 5 years ago. Best decision ever.
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Yes I am a smoker, But I would like to quit I quit for 10years and than after the stress from working so many hours and my parents not agreeing to the man I wanted to marry drove me over the edge I can't handle stree that well. I did marry him anyways my mother and brother and his family was there but my step-dad and real dad would not come. I will tell you this our maffiage has been smoother going than all of theres, when they fight they beat eachother up we have our differences but he has never laid a hand on me and I feel our marriage is the better of my moms, dads, and brothers, and my sister has been married twice andshe isn't with any of them. So I am proud of my realationship. Smoking is a bad habbit and would to stop but I have trived the pills, patches, and those programs that will help nothing seems to work. But I still have a lot of stress in my life I am the one that always has to take care of my mother and my siblings don't help but I have cut down to less than a pack a day.
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Nope not a smoker. Our lungs were not meant to be a reservoir for smoke of any kind. Sooner or later they will become damaged. :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:
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i am and i am getting sick of all the stuff against smokers yes i no it is not anything i should do but i feel they should concentrate on drinking more then smoking duis are out of this world but yet they promote drinking everyday why is that so great
I used to smoke before i was 18, then after i turned 18 it just seemed silly to keep wasting money on it
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I tried smoking once while I was in my early twenties. Every draw I took, I coughed every breath and I just couldn't believe that people wasted their money on those nasty little sticks.
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Heck, no. Never have been and never will be. Mother was very strict and didn't allow any vices. Now I'm glad of it!
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no
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I have been smoking since age 13 and refuse to quit. It is very annoying when someone comes and sits next to you and asks if you have to smoke. It is my right to smoke and it is not illegal. I enjoy it very much.
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Yes, i am a smoker. i dont smoke as much as i did a year ago because i got to watch who i smoke around. (second hand smoke is bad)
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I used to be a smoker but I quite along time ago and feel better since I did.
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I used to be a smoker but I quite along time ago and feel better since I did.
i smoke sometimes
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No, I am not.
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I am a smoker....used to smoke about 20 a day, then moved here and dropped to 5 a day because of the cost. Slowly working my way to less as I just cannot afford it anymore. :-[
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i am a smoker and i go outside and it really noone bussness who smoke are not it not there body i sugest everyone worry about there self and goss pick a better topic than thim omg
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Only casually. I don't like the taste of cigarettes too much. When I do smoke, it's usually cloves or mini cigars. I kicked the addiction a while ago and I'm really glad I did.
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I smoked when I was in college, but havent since. I miss it, but know it is bad for me :(
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No, I dont smoke, and I am allergic to cigarette smoke, and immediately get sinus problems, if exposed to second hand smoke.
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No, Im not but my husband do.
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I was a smoker for years.........until I discovered the e-cig. I bought one just so I could smoke inside without having to go out in the cold! I discovered I liked it BETTER than regular cigarettes! Now I haven't had a cigarette since February/ and I never missed it! :thumbsup:
CONGRATS ON BECOMING A NON SMOKER
I was a 2 pack a day smoker until I decided to order an Electronic Cigarette to help me to quit.
I started to use the E-cig in January and gradually reduced the number of real cigarettes I smoked slowly.
I am now cigarette free for almost 4 months and love my e-cigarette. When I take a drag of a real cigarette
now it makes me light headed and I don't really even like the taste anymore.
I still consider myself a smoker but I have at least lost the tar and nasty chemicals by using the electronic cigarette.
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Unfortunately yes! I do smoke and so does alot of my friends. I know that is bad for but it is really hard to quit!
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thank jesus i dont smoke it bad for u
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Why anyone would condone smoking is beyond me. SMH. Smoking is such a filthy habit: it stinks, gets into everything including hair, clothes skin, walls.
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No, not a smoker but I have been exposed to second hand smoke continuously my whole life. There was a very brief period where I did smoke cigarettes myself, but that was because I had been given quite a few packs for free. Once they were gone, I didn't pick them up again. I don't know why I even smoked that short amount of time that I did, I hate tobacco! :dontknow: It's gross and it stinks.
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thank jesus i dont smoke it bad for u
That's just another random, (and false), superstitious attribution from a blind-faither for something which some alleged supernatural entity had nothing to do with.
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I never smoked, don't like it, but it's your choice. My sister was a smoker for years and I tried and tried to get her to quit, and finally she did (with the help of the patch). The bad part is.....the damage she did to her lungs. She spent 2 weeks in the hospital and now has COPD and is on oxygen 24/7. :sad1: :'(
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I don't smoke cigarettes and never have. When I was young my mother went through a carton of cigarettes a week and I developed a fondness for the smell of tobacco which I hold to this day...some thirty five years later. That smell, though, has it's time and place. I don't thik that it should be at restaurants or near entrances to a building. I don't enjoy the smell when I am trying to enjoy a good meal and I don't appreciate smelling like smoke when I go to work. I went to a Panera's last week and several of the employees were on break, consuming cigarettes at one of the prime seating locations outside. I found this to be inconsiderate and won't frequent that particular location again.
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I quit smoking 5 1/2 years ago. Best thing I ever done. I smoked for 45 years. I could have had a lot more money if I had never started. But I have saved a lot since I quit. I got where I could not breath good and would wake myself up at night coughing. I don't do that anymore. I have gained some weigh but not much. Hope everyone has a good day and may God bless each of you and keep you safe.
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I tried it when I was in high school (way back when). I dunno know why I did it...guess cuz my some of my friends did. After I stopped, never did like the smell and don't like breathing it when other people smoke. My hubby used to every once in a while..but he stopped when we got married :) yeah! ;D
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yes i am a smoker, i want to stop but i can not ???
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I'm a smoker. Quit a couple of times over the years but, was never able to stay quit. I actually enjoy it.
Question: Anyone ever try those "electronic" cigarettes they sell these days? I was wondering if those might help with smoking cessation.
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No, I am not a smoker and I never will be one!!! my Dad is a smoker though :BangHead: I really wish he'd stop soon
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that bad so try stoping
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I am a smoker, but when I am around people that don't smoke I use an electronic cigarette. I do get alot of questions about the electronic cigarette.
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I'm an ex smoker. Quit over 15 years ago after my dad died from C.O.P.D. and I developed asthma. Now I can hardly be around it due to health reasons. Be careful, you only have one life. Oh and drinking isnt good either. My sister died from Liver damage. Take care everyone.
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Nope, never have been, never will be and the smell of smoke gives me a headache and makes me stink. Thankful that I grew up in a strict household.
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I am not a smoker. I have smoked a handful of times, but that was at my old job that was super stressful. I have not smoked in several years (with the exception of hookah).
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Drinking and smoking are BOTH bad, just for different reasons. I was watching a show and this guy that smoked crack was explaining why he was better than a person that shot heroin and I was like 0_0 the whole time. People push for non smoking because there are some still ignorant of the damages it does to your health. Second hand smoke can harm children or anyone in the vicinity of it and personally I cant stand the smell. Nonetheless, if you want to smoke that's your right.
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No. I am allergic to cig smoke. It makes me mad when people stand right at the door puffing on a cig and blowing smoke in everyone else's face.
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No. Never have been.
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i am a smoker, the only person in my family that is. i do not smoke around any kids ever. and i always ask adults if they mind. i did stop once for 2 years and wish i had never started back.
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I use to smoke but I had to quit because of my allergies and asthma. I do think that smokers are getting a raw deal because they keep raising the price of cigarettes. :BangHead:
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I've never smoked.
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No...
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I USE TO SMOKE BUT QUIT 5 YEARS AGO. IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THAT MY FRIENDS SMOKE AROUND ME, IT WAS MY CHOICE TO QUIT AND THIERS TO SMOKE.
I used to smoke 15 years ago but i quit . I have so glad that i quit that habit my taste bud is a lot better.
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Smoking is nasty and I honestly don't get why people enjoy it. For the one who said smoking and drinking are equally bad for you, wrong. Smoking has zero health benefits where has drinking in moderation can improve ones health. I'm not saying someone should down a six pack and go drive around town but a glass of wine or a beer now and then can have health benefits where has even one cigarette can have a negative effect on ones health.
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I used to be a smoker but I quit a long time ago and I am glad I did.
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I don't smoke and am glad that my husband quit. It makes my nose stop up and I hate the smell.
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I hear you. I smoke and it does seem that there is way too much stuff against smoking. Like those stupid commercials. I remember years ago they used to have lots of anti-drug commercials, now I do not se them. And what we do see is pharmaceutical drug commercials and they all have deadly side effects. If people want to smoke they are going to smoke. It is a choice.
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I am a reformed smoker so I do understand, but smoking is bad for your health.
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I used to smoke but quit 23 years ago and couldnt be happier! ;D
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I am not a smoker and never will be. My Granny passed from smoking related illness. Had she not smoked, she would never have gotten COPD and pulmonary fibrosis.
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:wave: i smoked for 35 years and quit. thar was a personal choice just as smoking was. i believe it should be up to each person as to smoke or not smoke.
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i am and i am getting sick of all the stuff against smokers yes i no it is not anything i should do but i feel they should concentrate on drinking more then smoking duis are out of this world but yet they promote drinking everyday why is that so great
no but my husband is and i hate it, wish he could quit. if you dont smoke dont start, if you smoke try to quit, itll be better in the long run
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no i do not smoke. never really wanted to start that expensive habit.
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i am and i am getting sick of all the stuff against smokers yes i no it is not anything i should do but i feel they should concentrate on drinking more then smoking duis are out of this world but yet they promote drinking everyday why is that so great
no i smoked for a short time when i was younger but my husband at that time my boyfriend made me quit.
the best move i ever made
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I was a light smoker (about a pack every 3 to 7 days) for about 35 years. And sometimes I would go a week or 2 without any. More of a "social smoker". A few years ago suddenly I was struggling to breathe and husband had to rush me to the E.R. I ended up spending 3 days there and was told by doctor I have COPD and smoking would not help it at all. Since leaving hospital I've smoked maybe 3-4 cigarettes (stress can get to you). There's nothing good that comes out of smoking...but I do understand why people do it. It would be nice to be able to smoke with no consequences.
And, now the price of a pack of cigarettes used to buy you the whole carton. :cat:
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I am a smoker, I do agree they should worry more about alchohol and drugs, however i am not proud of being a smoker and i sure do not want my kids to pick it up!! I am trying to quit but it is not easy!!! :binkybaby:
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I quit about 50 year a go.