How harmful is smoking?

I just started smoking not too long ago, and I feel a bit bleh. Like my stomach is just empty and my throat is pretty dry too. Not sure if this is normal, since I am a first time smoker.

Anyway, I was curious just how harmful can smoking be long term? If I do not want to quit, could I just limit myself to maybe 1 cigerette a week (I have self-control, so this is pretty possible).

Lung Cancer, Emphysema are not so serious illnesses caused by smoking.XD

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Originally Posted by Kanaju

I just started smoking not too long ago, and I feel a bit bleh. Like my stomach is just empty and my throat is pretty dry too. Not sure if this is normal, since I am a first time smoker.

Anyway, I was curious just how harmful can smoking be long term? If I do not want to quit, could I just limit myself to maybe 1 cigerette a week (I have self-control, so this is pretty possible).

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Trust me, that's harder than you think. My mom used to smoke and it took her a lot of time and pressure to stop. Smoking is one of the worst things to do. It can ruin your life and it can affect other people's lives.
The 'bleh' feeling will, according to my mother, only get worse. Eventually, you might even have breathing issues.
My tip of the day: Stop smoking while you can.

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Originally Posted by MageMoa

Trust me, that's harder than you think. My mom used to smoke and it took her a lot of time and pressure to stop. Smoking is one of the worst things to do. It can ruin your life and it can affect other people's lives.
The 'bleh' feeling will, according to my mother, only get worse. Eventually, you might even have breathing issues.
My tip of the day: Stop smoking while you can.

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Quitting right now would be no problem for me. People keep saying that cigarettes will get you addicted on the first one. I feel no addiction or whatever. So, I'll probably quit if I am tempted again.

Not only to relieve stress, but I wanted to see how hard it is to really quit with smoking. Call me dumb and risky, but I like to experience things first-hand.

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Originally Posted by Kanaju

Quitting right now would be no problem for me. People keep saying that cigarettes will get you addicted on the first one. I feel no addiction or whatever. So, I'll probably quit if I am tempted again.

Not only to relieve stress, but I wanted to see how hard it is to really quit with smoking. Call me dumb and risky, but I like to experience things first-hand.

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Why don't you get a stressball or go to a therapist? It's easier, cheapier and healthier.

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Originally Posted by MageMoa

Why don't you get a stressball or go to a therapist? It's easier, cheapier and healthier.

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Stressballs don't work for me, really.

I've had a therapist for 2 years of my life and going back would just be pointless. :/

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Originally Posted by Kanaju

Stressballs don't work for me, really.

I've had a therapist for 2 years of my life and going back would just be pointless. :/

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I know it sounds weird, but smoking will only give you more stress. My mom is so much more relaxed now.

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Originally Posted by MageMoa

I know it sounds weird, but smoking will only give you more stress.

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Totally agree.

I was smoking for 5 long years, i have asthma too.
I was coughing every day, Now i didnt cough for half year, didnt touch a cig a whole half year and i feel so great, its still hard, the coffee in the morning with a sig, wow, my dream haha.
I was in my base, and my friend gave me a book, how to quit smoking by elen kar i think, I had something little to push me, and the book helped me.
I'm not saying quit, I'm saying live your life the way you want to, i'm pretty sure i will come back smoking in 2 years, because in the army i get 100$ a month, so i cant "afford" the cig, when i will have money in 2 years, its probably will go most of it to cig's, my girl friend is smoking too, its so freaking hard to watch her smoke XD
And yes i was chewing my nails when i was smoking, now i dont touch them = stress..

Pwet is wrong, the first 4 years are for fun a freaking "hobby", after that its an addiction.

Limiting yourself for a 1 in a day is more painfull then smoking 10 a day, because your body got used to the drug, when you smoke your last cig, your drug comes out slowly and you need more of the drug, more and more by the time is passing, 1 a day is more stressfull and killing.. in my opinion.

Lung cancer, the cancer that kills the most, for each 5 people dying, 1 of them is because of cigarettes

You should be able to quit fairly easily in the first 1-3 months, but if you go beyond that, you're pretty much toast

And the addiction is immediate, it's just not glaringly obvious

Cigarettes don't relieve stress, physiologically it's impossible that it does such thing, it's all in your head

Enjoy ruining your life, another one bites the dust

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Originally Posted by NarkamaN

I was smoking for 5 long years, i have asthma too.

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I think you should switch to Marijuana instead of Cigs. I heard it can cure asthma.:D

haha, after the army bro

Just quit lol.

Its a huge waste of money, i'm sure your like nah i only buy a pack a month.

Its gonna be 2+ soon.

My mother started when she was 18 she started with 1 pack a month sometimes even two months, these days she smokes a pack per day.

I mean thats like 5 euros a day on bullshit.

30*5 = 150 euro's a month
12*150 = 1800 euro's a year.

That's a vacation to spain right there.

I'm not saying you will eventually buy a pack a day i'm saying theres a chance you will.

All in all its a waste of money.

it can be pretty deadly, i used to smoke a pack every 2 days, then one day i just decided to quit and i haven't smoked since then.

i do have a cherry cigar every few months though

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Originally Posted by tiger1526

it can be pretty deadly, i used to smoke a pack every 2 days, then one day i just decided to quit and i haven't smoked since then.

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This goes good with my post.

Just saying!

My folks smoke. I can't do it. I'm not really scared about the whole "addicted, cancer" thing. Nah. I just don't find it appealing, nor do I find it beneficial.

I chose food ciggarettes, I prefer a full belly over smoking.

The main reason I don't smoke is because it is f*cking disgusting.

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Originally Posted by Kanaju

I just started smoking not too long ago, and I feel a bit bleh. Like my stomach is just empty and my throat is pretty dry too. Not sure if this is normal, since I am a first time smoker.

Anyway, I was curious just how harmful can smoking be long term? If I do not want to quit, could I just limit myself to maybe 1 cigerette a week (I have self-control, so this is pretty possible).

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smoking isnt harmful, teenagers all do it and they seem pretty on-the-ball.

I tried my first Cigarette a few days ago. Seriously how can smokers smoke ? its really disgusting and you get this crispy feel in your throte also i noticed it makes you spit. Now i know why my friends spit. But yea Cigarettes not for me.

stop smoking cigarettes smoke weed instead

pwet there is nothing wrong with weed, its the people dealing in it that are dangerous :p or the ammount of growing crap they used on it to buff the THC ammount. real weed from warm country's like jamaica, growed outside dont even get u high cause it barely has THC.. it just tastes good. people easily put it in the catagory: hard dope but i think thats just wrong. they dont even know what theyr talking about cause they never tasted real outdoor weed theirselfs.

but even if u smoke buffed weed its still MUCH less harmfull then alcohol because: (copy pasting from here :P)

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There has never been a documented human fatality from overdosing on tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabis.[15] Information about THC's toxicity is derived from animal studies. The toxicity depends on the route of administration and the laboratory animal. Absorption is limited by serum lipids, which can become saturated with THC, mitigating toxicity.[16] According to the Merck Index, 12th edition, THC has a LD50 (dose killing half of the research subjects) value of 1270 mg/kg (male rats) and 730 mg/kg (female rats) administered orally dissolved in sesame oil.[17] The LD50 value for rats by inhalation of THC is 42 mg/kg of body weight.[17] One estimate of THC's LD50 for humans indicates that about 1500 pounds (680 kilograms) of cannabis would have to be smoked within 14 minutes.[18] This estimate is supported by studies which indicate that the effective dose of THC is at least 1000 times lower than the estimated lethal dose (a "safety ratio" of 1000:1). This is much higher than alcohol (safety ratio of 10:1), cocaine (15:1), or heroin (6:1).[19]

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Originally Posted by Kanaju

Well this was a lot more straight forward. I heard Marijuana was generally safer then cigerettes (can't confirm this?) and my oldest brother smokes marijuana. I should ask him about it.

About lung cancer, my mother has been smoking for 30+ years and she hasn't gotten any kind of lung cancer yet. She's perfectly fine, keeps her life in check, jogs, etc... I'm not sure if she quit smoking, I'll have to ask her later. I know the effect vary from person to person, too, I'm not just basing the fact that I will be perfectly fine off my mother or anybody else.

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Well, it's safer, but inhaling the smoke from any plant is still plenty harmful to your lungs.

The exact amount of carcinogens in both is still pretty unknown, plus finding a legitimate report is a tough thing to do. However I know tobacco contains more carcinogens than weed does. If the weed has been tampered with it would have the potential to be more harmful then cigarettes. Molds, excessive fertalizer, laced with other drugs/shit you find under the sink could change the carcinogens levels drastically.

If you have to ask how harmful something is for you in the long run, chances are you are better off not doing it.

We already know there are harmful effects from smoking, especially in the long run. Knowing that there are consequences in partaking in that habit should be enough for you to decide if you want to deal with them later on in life.

This really ain't the best place to be making a decision about this. Try asking someone you know who smokes (like I do). I've never encountered a healthy person that said they are glad they started smoking anything though, young and old. Not once.

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Originally Posted by V-Opolis

*Just a whole bunch of stupid shit*

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Hey, did you know a meteor fell to earth last week? They found living organisms thriving in the centre of it. They brought it to a lab and they started to mutate. A bunch of them escaped and around 30 people. They still can't find them.

Now by your logic you're just supposed to beleive me, because you have no reason to doubt me.

If you carry on smoking it's just gonna do worse stuff to your body, you'd be best try to stop now while you still can.

I smoke a pack a day, I smell awful, I can't run any more because I get out of breath, when ever I get a cold, sore throat, or a little cough it hangs on twice as long. Quit while you're ahead.

Also; nicotine is a stimulant so it would totally make you more stressed... but if you're trying to lose weight they're a great idea.

Basically what it comes down to is, if you have to ask a gaming forum whether or not its ok to smoke cigarettes, you're doing it wrong XD

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Originally Posted by maoc389

asshole. they paid money for that, why would you knowing destroy it? Hows that any worse than stealing someones purse?

Smoking is pretty damn bad- if you turn it into a life habit. I've been smoking for about a year now, and i'llt ell you it snowballs.

Hey, you bored? Smoke a cigarette.
Hey, drinking? smoke a cigarette.
Hey, Driving? smoke a cigarette
hey, being social? smoke a cigarette.

They add up, and then it develops into a habit.

Quitting is physically easy. The hard part is knowing that you enjoy cigarettes and not wanting to quit.

But i do love my cigarettes. Nothing like cig and coffee.

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MAybe they shouldn't smoke on the streets. Hell, if someone poked me with a ****ing knife I'd hit em'. Why can't he hit him for forcefully injecting his body with thousands of chemicals because of their bad habits ?

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Originally Posted by BoomThunda

Damn that's a cool *** baby.

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Look at Boom's sig, that is squidward after he started smoking. Catch my drift?

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Originally Posted by MarchoftheBlackLions

If you don't want to stand beside someone who is smoking you can always turn around 360° and walk away.

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Is it me or I see turn around 360° often these days ? I hope that was a pun lol... Cause rotating 360° is the same as not turning at all :S ... exept it takes a bit moar time for us humans :S

If anyone is wondering, I'm currently under the side effects from a new brand of sleeping pills that my body doesn't seem to like, no flaming please -_-"

Oh god I'm so ****ing dizzy T_T

I hope I will never smoke >_>

smoking just isn't worth it, my brothers been smoking for probably 5 years now and he is constantly clearing his throat and coughing and when he clears his throat all the time i just wanna punch things it is so gross

and the smell, when you smoke you don't mind it but when you don't smoke you don't want to be anywhere near that stench, you don't want to be around secondhand smoke, you don't want that stink on your clothes and body

on top of that its real bad for your lungs so you cant run worth a crap or do exercise any good because your lung capacity is so bad

and the cost is just out of this world, i mean if i was a smoker i would be growing my own tobacco or something

i picked up smoking for probably a month when i was in my teens but dropped it cold turkey before i got "addicted" my stomach felt like crap and i was lightheaded when i was quitting and i kept wanting to go and get a cigarette but i didn't

and one more thing girls especially don't need to smoke its so bad for girls don't end up looking like Lindsay lohan please (hot to>wrinkly hag looking girl granted shes on some "other" stuff too but you get the point) k thx

when your a teenager your not thinking about the future much because you don't know how your life will turn out, and you pick up smoking because of "whatever" reason at the time, then your trapped those "quit smoking" gums and patches are expensive as hell and they don't even work for most people

i mean you could meet a nice girl get married have kids ect in your future you don't/wont know now, don't be some run down sickly dog because of a bad habit you picked up when you where 16/17 w/e

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Originally Posted by Candyholic

Those are people who have smoked for 60 years, like 20 packs a month.

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that your future.


http://www.nysmokefree.com/images/whatisincig.JPG

good pic above

but no one smokes after the line there but still shit up things there

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Originally Posted by Pinay

I'ma be so real with you i'ma get in so much trouble for this post. but i dont see why im potentially saving your life.

You see here, i'm addicted to cigarettes. what the fucc is the point of smoking them if you're not addicted. you think you're cool smoking your one cigarette a week? No you won't be addicted by smoking 1 cigarette a week, people lied to you when they said you'd get addicted from your first stoge. it's all BS.

You won't even realize you're addicted until it's too late. I hate stupid *** people who "wanna smoke to relieve stress" well go for a fuccing walk. you dont know WHAT I'D GIVE to be in your position. "It's not an option to quit" god that pissed me off.

Go ahead and fucc up your lungs. You just sound SO stupid right now. 1 cigarette a week, what the fucc is the point? DO YOU FEEL KEWL? KEWL KID NAO? stfu.

there's literally NO BENEFIT. If you choose to continue smoking, i hope you get addicted fast. Just so you can see the struggle that smokers feel. The feeling of being broke, spitting a lot, bad breath, your clothes stink, all that. I've told so many people this in real life, and i just fuccing LAUGH when they get addicted just so i can say I TOLD YOU SO. it's ridiculous, why would you wanna start? When like almost every smoker tells you about how much they wish they could quit or never even started in the first place. I wish I had never started smoking cigarettes. Now look at me, addicted. It doesn't feel good douche bag.

You smoke one cigarette a week and your throat hurts already? WAHHHHH. alert the press, douche bag thinks they're cool. I got to the point where I had been smoking 2 paccs a day. you ain't impressing no one. No sht you're a first time smoker. Ask anyone in real life, they'd laugh and spit in your face and call you dumb after that. Probably take your pacc. You don't wanna get addicted, it's NOT fun. like right now after your thread I NEED A FCCIN CIGARETTE. i hate new smokers. just quit while you can, stupid.

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LOL. I totally got a "keepin it real" vibe from reading that...

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Originally Posted by Pwet

Good on you for not giving in to peer pressure from the poor sods that think drugs are cool.

And @ people arguing smoking vs weed. Both are bad. Weed alters your very perspective of reality which is bad in itself and addicting, the smoke causes cancer as well, and what you get on the street is filled with chemicals. I know a girl was a junkie of it in her teenage years and she spent several months in the psychiatric ward of the hospital, so yeah it absolutely has physical effects - but also psychological effects on some people. At least cigarettes don't alter your state of mind.

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You conclude out of 1 person that weed has psychological effect... nice.
It is only proven to have psychological effect on people that already are very likely to get psychological problems. Also if she's a junkie, I think there are more problems than just the weed.

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Originally Posted by Sandman53

LOL. I totally got a "keepin it real" vibe from reading that...

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WU-TANG!

hahahaha, i haven't seen that in forever. i pwned OP. JUS KEEPIN' IT REAL

Er, guys? You can stop posting now. I get the point: smoking is bad. I stopped entirely, considering I'm not addicting or anything. Also, many of you are thinking I smoke because it's cool. I don't do things with shitty reasons like that. I realize now that it didn't help my stress at all, so yeah I wasted my time. I discussed it with my mother, and yes, she agreed that smoking was a big waste of time for me if it wasn't helping me get through daily life.

Though, aside from all that, I do appreciate some of the things many of you have posted, such as your own experience with smoking and what not. Thanks, and I appreciate to those who had actually written something useful and took the time out to contribute to this thread.

Closing words, thank you again, I'm going to get a mod to close this thread.