Why do you smoke?

Well, I really wanted to know from a long long time as to why people smoke (normal ciggies .. not weed ) ....

Some of the common reasons I got are -
1. Style - they smoke either to look cool or to show off ..
2. Habit - now it's become a part of my life ... hard to get rid off ..
3. Time Killer - when I got nothin to do, I smoke ... just to kill time ..
4. Buzz - I do it for the minor buzz that comes in now and then while smoking ...

Well as for me, what started off as Style Smoking is today a habit that am not addicted to but cant get rid off either ...

Why do u smoke?

First I did it, 'cause I thought it would help, ignoring the medical shit, after that I just did it as a habit, or as you say time killer. (Not smoking anymore anyway).

I dont smoke, but i have a few friends who do, and they say its a good stress reliver, not sure how it is, but thats what i am told.

Well, it does help relieve stress. Like when am pissed off at someone, a smoke surely helps. And it kinda has other advantages too like for e.g.: helps in constipation ... lol .. not kiddin ... :P

A younger friend of mine smoked, only 16, and he had heart problems. He passed away a few days ago and I have no doubt smoking took a few years off his life.

I don't smoke though.

Don't and never will smoke. There no advantages from it whatsoever. It simply kills you. Relieves stress? There's so many other ways to do it. Constipation? Get a laxative. If you're gonna go ahead and smoke something, smoke some weed. It won't kill you and it is awesome.

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Originally Posted by Konrow

Don't and never will smoke. There no advantages from it whatsoever. It simply kills you. Relieves stress? There's so many other ways to do it. Constipation? Get a laxative. If you're gonna go ahead and smoke something, smoke some weed. It won't kill you and it is awesome.

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LMAO Wont kill you?

You cant overdose on a cig. You Can overdose on weed. its happend around here. mabey im wrong?

I for one wont smoke.

You cannot overdose one weed. You can technically overdose on cigs. Too much cigs and your lungs get fucked up the arse. Of course, weed isn't great for your lungs either, but it's way more healthy (if you get good stuff, not crap)

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Originally Posted by CodeinCody

LMAO Wont kill you?

You cant overdose on a cig. You Can overdose on weed. its happend around here. mabey im wrong?

I for one wont smoke.

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Lmao, retarded son of a bi-...

You can't overdose on weed, you blackout.

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Originally Posted by Konrow

You cannot overdose one weed. You can technically overdose on cigs. Too much cigs and your lungs get fucked up the arse. Of course, weed isn't great for your lungs either, but it's way more healthy (if you get good stuff, not crap)

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You can overdose on almost anything, especially with chemicals. Too much THC in your body is not good. If drinking too much water can kill you, surely can marijuana.

never heard ne1 overdosing on weed lol but smokin weed isnt exactly good for u lol

I must admit.... I really really like to drink. I started off smoking when I drank, eventually I became addicted.

Ok this is slightly going offtopic, but there is 0 recorded overdoses on Marijuana. You simply smoke it in. The only way i see you dying from it is shoving it into your mouth and choking or taking in too much smoke and forgetting how to breathe. Anyway, this is totally offtopic. As i said the reason I don't smoke is that it gives you absolutely nothing. I get what people are saying when they say it relieves stress and whatnot, but thats all in their heads and due to it being an addiction.

I don't smoke, but I believe that it may "relieve," your stress now, but when you're older you will be all stressed out when you get cancer.

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Originally Posted by Konrow

it being an addiction.

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Not really. I smoke but I can clearly say I am not addicted. Coz if I have something else to do, I can stay without a smoke. I did so in the past and can do it even now. It's just that when I run out of things to do, is that I look up at a smoke mostly to kill time but not coz am addicted.

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Originally Posted by Konrow

Ok this is slightly going offtopic, but there is 0 recorded overdoses on Marijuana. You simply smoke it in. The only way i see you dying from it is shoving it into your mouth and choking or taking in too much smoke and forgetting how to breathe. Anyway, this is totally offtopic. As i said the reason I don't smoke is that it gives you absolutely nothing. I get what people are saying when they say it relieves stress and whatnot, but thats all in their heads and due to it being an addiction.

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lol asif was sorry for goin off topic im sure half my first posts i made were utter rubbish lol -_-

personally smoking does nothing at all for me niether does weed i feel no different with either thats why i dont see the point in doin any

Never smoked a cig, only do a bit of salvia >_>

Will end up doing a cig sooner or later, as I don't really give a shit about 50 years time, lol.

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Originally Posted by Konrow

I get what people are saying when they say it relieves stress and whatnot, but thats all in their heads and due to it being an addiction.

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If it's in their heads it's real to them, so it does exactly what they're saying, doesn't it? If what you feel isn't real, then tell me one thing in this world that you can have without interpreting it with your senses.

Smoking was a good stress reliever when i was having a hard time at home (Family problems & General stress)

Then i just smoked to pass the time & if somebody else was (Why not - Its good for socialising)

Unfortunately now, if i don't have one every few hours (Time Decreases when i've had a drink) i get really stressed out and annoyed easily.

So now i can safely say I've got to be addicted. I smoke to stop myself from getting pissed off now - But hey i feel so much happier and friendlier when i've got cigs than when i don't - So for the moment i see no benefit in quitting (The 'Years off my life' are going tobe when i'm old anyway - And tbh those years i can't see myself being all that interesting)

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Originally Posted by Negata

If it's in their heads it's real to them, so it does exactly what they're saying, doesn't it? If what you feel isn't real, then tell me one thing in this world that you can have without interpreting it with your senses.

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The addiction causes you to feel stressed. If you don't smoke for a while then your body will start asking for it, so when you finally do smoke your body feels relaxed. Anyway to say it makes you relax is crap basicly as you won't feel any better then a regular person would, as you just give your body what it wants to feel normal.
So yes it is in their heads, yes it does feel real to them, but they are just taking away something to give it back later again to feel better, so really what is the use to it?

I personally have never smoked, well except for weed (no joints btw, won't touch them), and i will definitely never try smoking, it's a disgusting habbit that is very bad for you (i'm not even going to talk longterm, just think short term like being out of air much faster and coughing a lot more - at certain points people almost cough out a long everyday) and costs you shitloads of money.

Smoking makes as much sense as paying someone to hit you in the face, or drive a car over you or whatever...

boredome.

I had tobacco and rizla but no weed so I thought I'd smoke one, after I did I said never again. next day was getting drunk at a mates since a few of us decided to have a party, ended up being offered one and in my idiocy I didn't decline and I've been smoking ever since.

been trying to cut down lately in order to quit though, training and life in geneal has made cigarettes less necessary for me and they just don't have the same affect as they used to.

no chance in hell I'm quitting mary jane though, she's too much of a beautiful mistress.

cig is an add to alcohol for me. when i'm not drinking i don't smoke. Never got used to it and never got addicted, but was close to it once or twice... i think i should stop smoking at all.

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Originally Posted by Wloczykij

cig is an add to alcohol for me. when i'm not drinking i don't smoke. Never got used to it and never got addicted, but was close to it once or twice... i think i should stop smoking at all.

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Yeah that's the same with me, for me it's a conversation starter, like when I'm out with like mate or two I just go up to random hot chicks that I know they smoke, and ask if I can have a siggie or a light and then it just gets a conversation rolling next thing you know your in a car driving around with them, I only really do it socially from time to time to get a conversation started.

It became as a style but then it kinda went on as an habit and i liked having my beer while i had a smoke. I stoped smoking 3 months ago, and i advise everyone to do the same i feel better and i already gained 4 - 5 kilos of weight ^_^
i weighted 60 kilos 3 months ago =p so yeah i am glad i quit smoking (b^.^)b

i don't smoke :P