Have you ever smoked cigarettes?

Question

I haven't smoked/ drunk anything, most of the people say its bad but the rest say it helps them "mentally". I have no idea what they say, maybe its because of the nicotine

molonski2 · Accepted Answer

Avoid , Avoid , Avoid please

But , I will tell you the truth , just as I told my daughters when they were around 14 years old , thankfully neither has any interest in smoking anything.

I have smoked cigarettes in the past , I despise smoking like you will not believe , I'm 62 years old , I have not smoked for 32 years , I can't believe that I did it , I just am so opposite now. So why did I start? Initially , it was because of a girl , and all the " cool kids " smoked , I was about 16 years old , also I was a golf caddy at Australian tournaments , always " hanging around " golf , and back then all the players smoked , including my hero Jack Newton ( he had 2 arms then ) RIP , and it looked so cool , and I thought I looked cool , and Cigarette companies used to sponsor these tournaments " The Wills Masters " , I think the first pro event I caddied in.

You can see how different it was? This acceptance , it was everywhere..

First time I recall seeing a non smoking bar was in LA , and I then thought " Wow so kool " , the air was clear.

I also smoked dope / hash , and took speed from about age 21 - 24 .

I told my children , here's what I did , I don't recommend it , I hate it , but I was addicted and it took me time to give it away , so , you are going to offered all this stuff , and I will not be there watching , so its going to be up to you.

Funny thing back then the dope and all that was pretty easy to give up , just had to break the circle of those friends , nothing physical for me , but Cigarettes' , that was a different story , I tried probably 5 times , but it was everywhere , people offering you these things with lines like " You have to die of something " - What a thing to say to a supposed friend?

Please don't start , forgetting death , its about being as fit as you can be when you are above ground , cigarettes are horrendous , 32 years on , I occasionally have a dream that I've done it , and on waking I can taste the nicotine in my mouth , and its real , horribly addictive , with just no positives.

Kaneki05 · Accepted Answer

Of course, my thoughts is you only live once so might as well at least try it one won't wreck your life that's not how it works.
Granted I've smoked more than one at this point but that's other reasons, social reasons. And I do like vaping so yeah I vape way less harmful and tastes better so win win.
Cigs themselves don't do much if you have one it won't help, if you have a couple and it becomes a habit then it helps in terms of you liking to keep that habit but nothing else. Habits by nature keep people calm, you could do the same thing with a breathing exercise every morning or something.

People say it's addictive but eh I am either immune to addiction or it's not. Not once have I ever smoked because I felt the need. I've smoked because my ex would go out for a cig so I would join her, or my friend would such reasons like that. It's rare I smoke by myself though I sometimes do, and what I mean is I will probably have one pack that lasts me the whole year because yeah rare.

Vaping that's more common but I can have none-nic ones just fine and are my more preferred. It's just something to do while writing or between a match online or waiting for the bus.

Also your first cig won't taste nice I can pretty much guarantee that. No one likes their first lol. Much like coffee the taste is off putting at first but becomes nice once we make our body natural senses turn off because we react to as if it's poison. Then well the stuff they add to cigs is poison Tabaco it's self is not and shows actually a good range of helpful uses in small doses like a lot of drugs.

But after your first, the smell and taste becomes better anyway like coffee. Then it of course depends on the cigs some are stronger in Nic than others and some are menthol, different flavours etc. My favourite cigs are Marlboro Gold because they are light on the Nic.

Hawkes_Lady · Accepted Answer

Yes, I started smoking when I was 12 years old. I stole a pack of smokes from my mother. When she and my stepfather questioned me about whether I took them or not, I told my mother, yes, very defiantly. I left the house and when I came back there was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter with my name on them. I was told if I was going to smoke I might as well do it in front of them.

I smoked a pack of cigarettes each day for 23 years, but for the last 4 of those years, I would say it was more of a 2-pack-a-day habit. I was 35 years old when I was finally able to quit for good and I haven't had a cigarette since 2011.

I found smoking relieved my stress, or rather I smoked more when I was stressed out, mostly because it gave me something to focus on.

But, I hated smoking and being tied down and dependent on them. I always stressed about whether I had enough to make it through the day, and the week. Could I make them stretch until I could get another carton? Could I last through the whole movie if I went to the theater or grocery shopping or on a long flight? It was the first thing I thought of in the morning when I woke up and the last thing before I went to sleep.

And then above all that, you have to worry about the cost of them and the taxes, and I can't believe just how expensive cigarettes have gotten. Where I live, they are almost $10 for a pack, back when I was smoking I could get 10 packs (a carton) for $12-14.

If you were thinking of starting, please for the love all your sanity, and health... DON'T. It is not, absolutely not worth it. It is a gross and disgusting habit that is very addictive and hard to quit.

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

Nicotine is very addicting and harder to stop smoking than it is stop heroin!
So, those people have already started, you haven't. Let's see them try to quit. That's a different story.
I don't drink, never have, but I was a life long smoker of cigarettes like all of the older people on here are telling you how they started. Everyone in school, kids, adults, old people, young people smoked cigarettes. We didn't know then about how dangerous it is for your health.
Maybe your friends think they're helping you so they're telling you cigarettes and beer helps them mentally FOR THEM!! NOT YOU!

There were times in my life when I would get stressed out and be anxious so I alwatsent for my cigarettes. But I didn't always know they'll kill you.

syncheart · Answer

I never done that stuff, and I think anyone that does that stuff now days has got to be a bit messed up in the head. The whole medical establishment has been warning people for years and years and years about the harmful effects doing that stuff does to the body. Not only that, cigarette smoke doesn't just effect you. It also effects those who are around you too. When they breath in the second hand smoke. Alcohol kills brain cells, and if you get drunk, and drive, you can kill someone by mistake. To me none of this is worth it.

Potteplante · Answer

Yup, smoked from the age of 9-32 and. Was deep into alcohol in-between the age of 13-22.

Alcohol does numb you - creates the illusion of it helping or it's better than the alternative (it can feel like) and well usually when you're addicted to something (nicotine) it gives a relief.

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

I've done all that and sniffed it off a hooker's butthole... can't stop me... it helps me sleep... not really... the cocaine I just sniffed off that balck chick's butthole... probably going to keep me up for a while. That was a good smelling butthole though. Don't knock it until you try it.

NathanDavis · Answer

not in real life no... but for some reason, it happens often in my dreams... lol 
 
 alcohol, I've had most of the alcohols just to see how it tastes and what kind of effect it could have on me, lol 
 
 but I am not a drinker

MikeTheBartender · Answer

I used to smoke back in the day, in fact everyone smoked, it was a great way to meet girls because they wanted a cigarette and it was a good way to get them outside the bar for a quiet talk. It also didn't help that I bartended so many years because service industry shit tend to lead to a lot of smoking nights. Luckily I quit. Don't miss it at all.

katiesmuff · Answer

Yes as a teen and through mid 20's I was a smoker and very much an over drinker. Had a rough few months getting away from the smoking, but made it and never looked back. I've also learned how to drink responsibly

4ngelic · Answer

i kinda smoke but barely ever like a pack of 20 lasts me a whole year. i used to smoke a bit more when i was 16 though. like i know there was a point where i went through 3 packs in under a week

MemeSupreme · Answer

yeah i have before but not much. think of it like caffeine kinda and its relaxing. you get a head rush too if you dont smoke much. its a shit thing to distract yourself with tho like cigarettes are a big no no

DryGermanGuy · Answer

When I was in my twenties I smoked lightly (one pack/10 days) for three or four years, then stopped to increase my sport/fitness level. Today I use cigarettes only rarely, as an upper to grind through extreme workdays or a long car travel.

strateguy632 · Answer

yes, a bully in high school forced me and laughed when i coughed. i quit when i graduated high school, but drink responsibly. i advise follow the labels, cigarettes danger and only drink alcohol responsibly

Saiesh30 · Answer

Nope. Not even once. Really never felt the urge to try it. The YOLO shit which everyone else uses to justify their desires is trash. If it's about intoxicating yourself I'd rather go sleep or go for a walk or drive. Helps better.

MissStrawberry912 · Answer

No thank you, I don’t suggest you to start it as a coping skill or part of lifestyle because it can become a bad habit to “feel better “ and later health issues :/

AviatorTom · Answer

I smoked a cigarette once.. for a few seconds. My older sister gave it to me when I was 6. I hated it and have never smoked anything since.

IMHO, smoking is a disgusting habit, as well as being unhealthy.

Bricealan · Answer

I tried, but found inhaling the F*&^%$# smoke made me dizzy, nauseated, and just in general was an instant warning of it being a deadly practice.

My father died of Congestive Heart Failure, brought on by COPD Chain smoker

sawno · Answer

Never smoked but did have to resist peer pressure. I have taken a few drinks, but usually only one cup full so I have never felt the effects of the alcohol.

desperatelyhungry · Answer

Never have. I’ve hit a couple vapes and luckily never gotten a buzz. I don’t understand the buzz, or high either. But I’m ok with that. It’s an unhealthy, stinky, expend habit

MysticAngel5000 · Answer

No. I've never drank any form of alcoholic beverages and I've never smoked any sort of nicotine. And I never will. Just not how I roll. I have better things to do with my time and money.

IslaTheWitch · Answer

My grandparents and parents were heavy smokers. I had my share as a kid (passive smoking) and never again.

Miristheiss · Answer

I puffed a few just to see what it was like but no, I have never been a smoker and knew I would never smoke.

PBandJ_Nerd · Answer

Nope and I don't ever want to. I care about my body and health too much to let it be intoxicated by smoke.

exitseven · Answer

I tried if tor a little while in high school and than for a while in college. I never really liked it much.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Yes, I smoked for years, but I was able to quit.

Fireguy17 · Answer

I have never had a lung rocket to this day, and i don't plan to. I have had a crap ton of 2nd hand smoke, cough cough.

ShadezMcgee · Answer

Only when I get very pissed or stressed out. So rarely.

aceleon · Answer

yes for all high school it was a social bonding thing.

slatyb · Answer

No, I watched my mother ruin her health smoking, then watched her die from it.

Anonymous · Answer

I did it for a month, and all it did was make me feel lazy. I am sluggish and, so I stopped and never looked back.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, sad to say so I like menthol. :(

soe11 · Answer

I used to, but not any more l. My advice is stayaway from it.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Yea I've done different kinds of drugs and tabacco and nicotine Is one of them, please don't 😂😅

jamesgoldman · Answer

A few sure in my misspent youth then I tried cigars and smoke 1 or 2 a month

RedInnocent68 · Answer

The occasional cigar or waterpipe. Cigarettes only when very drunk or with a girl who’s smoking. 😉

Sparkie460 · Answer

I smoked from when I was 15 until I was 30. I haven't smoked A cigarette in 26 years.

nawtee_me · Answer

Yes, for thirty years or so, then with prayer God took that habit from me. That was about twenty years ago.

pethouse · Answer

It will not help you mentally!! Trust me from someone who is addicted to smoking don’t even start! It is harder to quit then heroin and crack.

Anonymous · Answer

no not really my thing , never been that interested in smoking anything to be honest

Gloree · Answer

Never tried it. I don't think I ever will. But I smoked paper as a teenager.

Guido · Answer

I smoked when I was a teenager and quit when I was 20.

AydenHazor · Answer

I have not. The smell of cigarettes is an instant migraine trigger for me

AngryCarl2 · Answer

I've had a cigarette, yes. Fortunately I never enjoyed it.

Anonymous · Answer

I have tried it a few times. And it does help you calm down and de-stress but it's not worth the health concerns at all. And there are other ways to destress.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Just weed but only when I'm abroad since it's illegal here. They really do relieve my pain!

MarkPayne · Answer

Don't do either it turns into a habit that is so hard to give up. I smoke 2 a day trying to get to 0.

riverrat3 · Answer

I smoked for almost 20 years, very bad habit, do not start, hard to quit

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

I hate smoking.

Paris13 · Answer

I have Puffed, Yes. No Inhaling. lolxxoo

tzdc21 · Answer

Nope. Never have and never will.

Cutegirl06 · Answer

No I've never smoked or drank before.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Never ever. Not once.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Ever since I was 19

7Phoenix7 · Answer

I've never

Date_a_Snob · Answer

Never smoked and never planning to

Nifrayu · Answer

Of course not.

Staximus · Answer

I just smoked like 4 of them haha

ThrillSeeker01 · Answer

I smoked a few cigars once

Jennz6 · Answer

Yes, I used to smoke and drink

jacob33131 · Answer

I have never smoked cigarettes.

BarryLiverstone · Answer

One cig.. it tested so gross!

TiaNour · Answer

No, I stay away from those things

Mark987 · Answer

Yess after with women

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Yes, sad to say so I like menthol. :(

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