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    2 months ago

    I’ve read last week that tobacco is radium rich and decomposes to polonium and radon - cigarettes are radioactive and it contributes to its nasty effects on the lungs

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    Joke is on you - I only smoke in elementary schools, so my house is practically tar-free. Now what, science man?

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      2 months ago

      Yeah that shit annoys the fuck out of me. Society really needs to change the way we treat people who smoke.

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        They did… and it caused most people to stop smoking. Building that social stigma was like one of the best health marketing campaigns in history.

        I say this as someone who used to and still does smoke time to time.

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        Many people wouldn’t mind other people smoking, as long as it doesn’t impact non-smokers. But the thing is, smokers aren’t really all that considerate about non-smokers. I attended a couple festivals over the past week. It’s really annoying when you stand in packed crowd as a non-smoker and someone starts smoking. Sure, we are outside, but it literally makes breathing harder, especially for asthma patients.

        I don’t really see a way in which smokers and non-smokers can coexists without the smoker impacting the non-smoker. Even if you only smoke outside of the restaurant/bar, it will still be annoying and unhealthy to people entering the restaurant or bar.

        I’m very curious with how things will develop in France, where they banned smoking in area’s where children are present, which is virtually everywhere.

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        I completely agree, ads like this that say " it’s bad for you", “you’ll hurt the ones you love”, “your family will miss you”, it’s all just anti-suicide pepole thinking they’re soo much better than everyone else

        blowing ones brains out shouldn’t be portrayed as a bad thing, we need change and show we respect and accept suicide!

        Also as a child of a heavy smoker, fuuuuuuck people who smoke around others, i don’t care if you want to harm yourself, but stay the fuck away from other people while you do it

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    2 months ago

    Just imagine the savings of smoking

    Alternatively

    Imagine the savings of NOT smoking!

    It’s a win win whatever side you choose!

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    2 months ago

    Honestly, smoke all you want as long as you don’t drink

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    2 months ago

    I dunno, teenagers all smoke and they seem pretty on the ball.

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    I smoked from the time I was 15, until I was 33. I got a prescription for something called Chantix that worked really well for me to quit permanently.

    It worked well for a few people I knew, but one guy said it made him really depressed / suicidal.

    Chantix isn’t available anymore because of something that was in it that might cause cancer, but there’s a generic form of it called varenicline that may or may not be available in your country. Ask your doctor maybe if there’s a pill that will help you quit.

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      Yeah, this worked well for me, too. The generic one you mention also had less side effects for me. There’s still the vivid dreams / nightmares, but less intense.

      From Chantix /Champix I recollect the spider dreams and floor crumbling beneath me.

      But hey, anything to quit smoking.

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      Man if only that was true. A neighbor across the street is a chain smoker, and I hear him hack up a lung every morning for a couple of hours.

      Yeah smoking will make you live shorter, but it’ll also reaaaally fuckin’ ruin your life leading up to that.

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        I remember people talking about how the other smokers at work were all the cool people. And like, yeah, you spend several minutes several times a day hanging out outside with them, with no work and nothing to do but shoot the shit. Of course you like them better, you spend way more time with them.

        Also you can all bond over your common terrible life choices, what’s not to like?

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      Question: did memes like this help?

      Asking because I do street cleaning work in my neighborhood. And assholes keep throwing cigarette butts right on the ground.

      I’d love to find a solution to have them quit smoking, which will lead to less cigarette butts.

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        I agree with @RedditIsDeddit , it does not help. It may even make things worse. All this meme does is make me feel misunderstood and despised by others (While some of them don’t even understand what I actually go through). Tobacco is a terrible addiction. I quited for two years but fell again when I broke up with my ex. During those two years I dreamt of smoking at least once a week and gained 15kg. I grew up in France in the 90s and then the country did a pretty shitty job protecting kids (I started buying cigarettes for myself at 14 and it was easy because the tobacco shop owner didn’t bat an eye). I think the solution is prevention and children’s protection (by preventing access) to ensure that they don’t start. For those who already smoke the best is kind support not guilt and disdain. (And total bans don’t help either, we just feel left out when the government who now bans us from every place and treats us like awful weak-willed bastards initially incitated us to smoke two decades ago with adds and easy access).

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      Tell me about it! I had to accept that part of quitting involved forever missing something, but knowing I’m better off without it.