Cigarette addiction...

[SEABREEZE 1957]

I'm the lone addict......

 

[desertrat]

I have never known anyone who, if they were sexually stimulated, would rather smoke than have sex. The very thought of that is absurd.

Shh, they'll tax that next.

 

[Larry Gude]

Junky!!!

I'm the lone addict......

BAN HIM! BAN HIM!!!

 

[Larry Gude]

They already...

Shh, they'll tax that next.

...do. Haven't you ever heard of the marriage penalty? Alas, it's addictive and people can't help themselves. Moths to flame.

 

[Toreadoralpha]

Tobacco smokers are cult??

huh?

 

[SEABREEZE 1957]

BAN HIM! BAN HIM!!!

"Yes, addicted smoke junky, am powerless to stop!"

I'm a chick though.....​

 

[Poohhunny1605]

Smokers;

Are you addicted to smoking or just don't want to quit the habit?

I voted...

Its not an addiction I just don't want to quit...

I don't think it is addicting per se, I could quit, but I don't want to gain 30lbs in the mean time, which may be a stupid thought, but I will spend money on food or spend money on cigs and either way my health would not be too well...So, I stick with smoking for the time being. When I have the WANT to quit, it will happen, but that is JMO

 

[tommyjones]

I voted...

Its not an addiction I just don't want to quit...

I don't think it is addicting per se, I could quit, but I don't want to gain 30lbs in the mean time, which may be a stupid thought, but I will spend money on food or spend money on cigs and either way my health would not be too well...So, I stick with smoking for the time being. When I have the WANT to quit, it will happen, but that is JMO

why is it that addicts always say that?

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

why is it that addicts always say that?

thats what i've thought through this whole thread

it keeps popping up.

well, if you CAN quit, they why wouldn't you whenever it will save you money and improve your health? (both proven facts )

 

[oldman]

thats what i've thought through this whole thread

it keeps popping up.

well, if you CAN quit, they why wouldn't you whenever it will save you money and improve your health? (both proven facts )

Isn't that like saying don't speed while driving or you'll get fined, or end up killing yourself or someone else? (another proven fact).

 

[Larry Gude]

I've been...

...set straight;

Nicotine is a drug, it's extemely addictive. Some people are predisposed to addiction more than others and can quit easier. This is true for all drugs, not just Nicotine. Some very smart folks wearing white lab coats have proven this.

Longest karma message I have EVER received.

 

[Kyle]

Windbag, huh?

 

[toppick08]

There as addicting as these forums.

 

[Larry Gude]

Nope...

Windbag, huh?

...sounds more like an addict.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

Isn't that like saying don't speed while driving or you'll get fined, or end up killing yourself or someone else? (another proven fact).

i'm not sure where in the world you were going with this

but

no, it is not PROVEN that speeding will cause you to get fined, kill yourself, or others...it is a POSSIBILITY..but by no stretch is it a proven fact that everyone that speeds will either get fined, die in a fiery crash, or kill somebody else due to driving their vehicle at excessive speeds.

:shrug:

 

[Larry Gude]

Smoking...

i'm not sure where in the world you were going with this

but

no, it is not PROVEN that speeding will cause you to get fined, kill yourself, or others...it is a POSSIBILITY..but by no stretch is it a proven fact that everyone that speeds will either get fined, die in a fiery crash, or kill somebody else due to driving their vehicle at excessive speeds.

:shrug:

...doesn't just make you drop dead. Plenty of people live long, full lives and die in car accidents having smoked their whole lives. Vrails hero died at 114 or so and said that smoking a cigarette a day was her secret.

 

[tommyjones]

...doesn't just make you drop dead. Plenty of people live long, full lives and die in car accidents having smoked their whole lives. Vrails hero died at 114 or so and said that smoking a cigarette a day was her secret.

so she thinks if she smoke 20 a day she will live to be 2000?

 

[Larry Gude]

I have...

so she thinks if she smoke 20 a day she will live to be 2000?

...no idea what she thinks. I know what she said.

 

[theArtistFormerlyKnownAs]

...doesn't just make you drop dead. Plenty of people live long, full lives and die in car accidents having smoked their whole lives. Vrails hero died at 114 or so and said that smoking a cigarette a day was her secret.

:shrug: to each his own.

Personally, i've seen enough people experience negative effects of smoking to outweigh greatly one person who claims that was their secret.

but could it be true? sure. One a day of a lot of things can help, the problem is keeping them in moderation (like drinking one serving of alcohol a day)

 

[Larry Gude]

Well...

:shrug: to each his own.

Personally, i've seen enough people experience negative effects of smoking to outweigh greatly one person who claims that was their secret.

but could it be true? sure. One a day of a lot of things can help, the problem is keeping them in moderation (like drinking one serving of alcohol a day)

...we're not gonna disagree on the ills of cigarettes. We are at odds over how to handle social policy. This kind of crap is un constitutional and political cowardice to boot not to mention an extreme stretch of the science in terms of clear and present danger and any sense of proportion.

The way anti smoking policies are being conducted are mob rule at it's most base. We're not supposed to be a pure democracy. We're supposed to respect people's rights and that includes allowing them to hurt themselves.