Oohh nnoo another i wanna quit smoking thread

[marlon]

oohh nnoo another "i want to quit smoking" thread

Guys,

I haven't smoked a single cigarette since three weeks now !

I have decided to keep up with the no smoking policy in my life.

Some effects : i eat twice as much, i have twice as much energy and it seems to me that i am tasting my food better...great, and i am saving lots of euro's !

marlon

 

[Astronuc]

Guys,

I haven't smoked a single cigarette since three weeks now !

I have decided to keep up with the no smoking policy in my life.

Some effects : i eat twice as much, i have twice as much energy and it seems to me that i am tasting my food better...


great, and i am saving lots of euro's !

marlon

Congratulations, marlon! Keep it up! * Two thumbs up *

 

[PuzzledMe]

Good for you! Yea smoking's an expensive habit to keep. I don't know why people found it cool to smoke at all. Not glam (for girls especially) and it shrinks your body cells too.

 

[marlon]

PuzzledMe, i never said that smoking isn't cool. It is very cool ! And it is very tasty.

I must admit that i miss it a lot but, having said that, i really do want to get rid of this habit !

marlon

 

[PuzzledMe]

PuzzledMe, i never said that smoking isn't cool. It is very cool ! And it is very tasty.

I must admit that i miss it a lot but, having said that, i really do want to get rid of this habit !

marlon

Health is important?

 

[luben]

hi marlon, congratulation!
coffee is much more enjoyable than smoking. try some coffee

 

[_Mayday_]

Keep it up Marlon! I have mates who smoke, and can't quit, could anyone try and compare cigarette addiction to any other, everyday addiction. I would love to know how addicting it was, without putting a cig in my mouth. I've tried it before, but I didn't see what all the fuss was about, as it didn't taste so nice.

Cool

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Not Cool

http://blogs.orange.co.uk/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/06/kerry_6nov07_big_150x200.jpg​

 

[Schrodinger's Dog]

I smoke infrequently, it pisses other smokers off, because I can just stop for 6 months and start again 6 months later, and then stop the next day. It's bad for me, but it could be worse.

I have a friend who studied the effects of nicoteine on GABA receptors at Brookes(Oxford) as part of his PhD so if you want to ask how addiction works, or anything about what causes withdrawal etc, ask me and I'll ask him. He's my house mate/lodger too, so it's no problem.

For example unlike some drugs nicotine does not become addictive quickly any more than heroin does, however given enough time the physiology of the brain changes and makes it physically and mentally addictive, even though strictly speaking this takes months or even years depending on the smoking habits and the person.

Which means once you've been on them for a year or two, you're hooked. But not in the same way as you get hooked on something like cocaine.

 

[marlon]

Health is important?

What do you mean ?

 

[Andre]

That's so cool, Marlon. Hang in there. I quit umpty years ago. The hardest thing, I found was indeed the habit. All those moments in the daily routine that were associated with lighting another cancer stick. I managed to change them a bit and that helped.

 

[turbo]

I quit in college. I was putting in long nights (engineering school) and trying to get by on nicotine and caffeine. English Ovals when I could afford them and Lucky Strikes when I could not. I make no pretense of strong will - bronchitis and mononucleosis back-to-back did the trick.

 

[Moonbear]

Marlon, that's great to hear! Yes, sometimes focusing on the more immediate rewards of quitting helps more than the long term knowledge it's better for your health. Food tasting better and being more enjoyable is one of them (and now maybe you understand why non-smokers don't appreciate smokers in restaurants ).

There's a relevant story out about some recent research (I'll see if I can dig up the sources of the original articles later).

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer — a finding that could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the habit.

The discovery by three separate teams of scientists makes the strongest case so far for the biological underpinnings of nicotine addiction and sheds more light on how genetics and lifestyle habits join forces to cause cancer.

"This is kind of a double whammy gene," said Christopher Amos, a professor of epidemiology at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and author of one of the studies. "It also makes you more likely to be dependent on smoking and less likely to quit smoking."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jFy8v9SqB0qhGYZ_GPxPvkfkWetwD8VQ0GS00

The work is far from complete on this, since people with this gene smoke more than even other smokers without the gene, they can't quite say it makes them more susceptible to cancer because it could just be the dose effect of so much more smoking. Nonetheless, it starts to explain why some people become addicted to smoking so quickly while others can smoke a little and quit fairly easily while yet others just find cigarettes disgusting.

 

[Evo]

I'm proud of you Marlon!

 

[Cyrus]

I am disapointed in you. I thought you were one of the few cool people here, I thought wrong.

 

[Google_Spider]

I am disapointed in you. I thought you were one of the few cool people here, I thought wrong.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Great job Marlon! Hang in there.

 

[marlon]

The work is far from complete on this, since people with this gene smoke more than even other smokers without the gene, they can't quite say it makes them more susceptible to cancer because it could just be the dose effect of so much more smoking. Nonetheless, it starts to explain why some people become addicted to smoking so quickly while others can smoke a little and quit fairly easily while yet others just find cigarettes disgusting.

Yeah, i have heard about studies saying that some people are more susceptible to developing (smoking) addictions thanks to their "genetic constellation".

Actually, i had a severe bronchitis/viral infection that knocked me off balance for about a week. During this sickness, i did not feel any need to smoke and this event triggered the non-smoking period that has been going on for 3 weeks now. Anyways, during my illness the urge to smoke was gone. I wonder why that is. Just like when you have the flu, you don't feel the urge to smoke. One should study those effects on a biochemical level and use this to develop the "magical quit smoking-medicine".

I always wondered why some people smoke 3 packs a day, others can smoke on occasion and most people find it disgusting. I sure as hell love the smell/taste of cigarettes and i do miss the habit (ie the relaxing aspect of lighting up a cig)

Well, for now, we will just see how the quitting goes.

marlon

 

[Schrodinger's Dog]

Woah great Moonbear I just told my friend that and he was like really?

That explains me.

Apparently he was telling me they've just found out that certain bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, aren't just resistant they now use antibiotics as their main food source instead of polysaccarhides. They've gone from being destroyed by them to resistance to not being able to live without them in 70 years or so.

Science is weird.

Stick that one in your pipe and smoke it creationists.

 

[dst]

When I tried quitting, I found that Nicarest's "Smokable nicotine sticks" really took the cravings away. They've been featured all over the news media:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28975

I haven't had a cig in years, with these.

 

[Cyrus]

Do you really whan the stigma associated with being a 'quitter' in life marlon?

 

[marlon]

Do you really whan the stigma associated with being a 'quitter' in life marlon?

Good question...

Now, let me kick your ass

marlon

 

[Danger]

Good job, Marlon. Stick with it.
(You never know; your hair might even start growing back. )

 

[larkspur]

I am proud of you Marlon!

 

[Moonbear]

Actually, i had a severe bronchitis/viral infection that knocked me off balance for about a week. During this sickness, i did not feel any need to smoke and this event triggered the non-smoking period that has been going on for 3 weeks now. Anyways, during my illness the urge to smoke was gone. I wonder why that is. Just like when you have the flu, you don't feel the urge to smoke. One should study those effects on a biochemical level and use this to develop the "magical quit smoking-medicine".

I actually wasn't aware that people lost the urge to smoke when they had the flu or bronchitis. Is this common? And does it accompany the time when you lose your appetite for food too, or is it something separate?

 

[Danger]

The food thing is separate, Moonbear. It's really hard to understand if you haven't been there. It would be like trying to explain a hangover to someone who never drank alcohol.

 

[binzing]

Keep it up Marlon! I have mates who smoke, and can't quit, could anyone try and compare cigarette addiction to any other, everyday addiction. I would love to know how addicting it was, without putting a cig in my mouth. I've tried it before, but I didn't see what all the fuss was about, as it didn't taste so nice.


Our science teacher was telling us how he had read a sudy where they found the addiction to nicotine to be as strong and hard to quit as that of heroin.

 

[lisab]

I actually wasn't aware that people lost the urge to smoke when they had the flu or bronchitis. Is this common? And does it accompany the time when you lose your appetite for food too, or is it something separate?

Don't know how common it is, but it happened to me.

I started smoking at the tender age of 11 (yeah, I know...) and got up to a pack a day. I caught some sort of cough/sore throat when I was 16 and completely lost my craving. I took advantage of that illness to quit.

Exact same story as yours, Marlon.

The cravings came back, and here's the kicker: It's been nearly 40 years and I still get cravings. Sometimes daily. I'm getting one right now, in fact !

So if you want unsolicited advice, I'd say you have to learn to live with the cravings. I think people expect them to go away, and they don't prepare themselves in case they don't. You have to be able to say 'no' even if there's a cigarette dangling right in front of you.

Jeez, it sucks!

 

[turbo]

Yes! Learn to live with the cravings. My father (who quit when I was a kid) and I both think that the odor of an initial light-up smells good, especially outside on a cool day. Neither of us would start smoking again for that, but the basic motivation never goes away.

 

[undrcvrbro]

When I tried quitting, I found that Nicarest's "Smokable nicotine sticks" really took the cravings away. They've been featured all over the news media:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28975

I haven't had a cig in years, with these.

 

[turbo]

Good question...

Now, let me kick your ass

marlon

I'm not sure how you mis-spelled this. Do want to Ki$$ his ass or lick his a$$? Either way, you guys ought to get a room. Gay porn-stars should not correspond on public forums unless they just want to play.