Smoked for 15 years and have not had one for the last 8 years. BUT, there isn't a time when I walk through a crowd of smokers that I don't inhale. Once an addict always an addict. I loved smoking but I would rather spend as much time with my wife and son as possible. BTW, always wanted to celebrate being smoke free by having a party....smoked gouda, smoked ham, and other items.
I am on the other end of the spectrum Raul. I hate to be around people that are smoking. As they say, the worst non-smokers are ex-smokers.
Smoker for over 40 years, heavy at times while in the Navy, but quit in 2000 and don't miss it at all. I will say every once it a great while I do think about lighting one up but the 2 or 3 times I've done it they taste BAD. Plus both my mom and dad died of lung cancer and it's not the way I'd want to go, thats for sure. And believe it or not I'm not one to preach about it one way or the other I can also be around people smoking and am not bothered but for the smell. The best thing to come from it is being able to smell things again because you don't know that you are missing that until you get it back.
i never thought of black n milds as white trash considering everyone i see smoking them is black or hispanic lol
yo man not to get preachy but yeah, if you want more out of life and your friendship and feel your friends are somehow stopping that, might be time to find some new friends bro. I also look at it like if they stop you from doing more or something different then they probably aren't really your friends. I had friends involved in alot of stuff they shouldn't have been, but luckily when I did the college thing, and stayed out of trouble, they never stood in my way and most of the time encouraged me. So just some food for thought for you man.
well when it comes to marijuana, i do smoke that habitually. its the one thing(other than mountain dew) that I am addicted to. But I dont consider it a serious problem as I pay all my bills, holding on to a steady job, drive sober, all that stuff. I dont think its the greatest thing in the world, but it works for me because of my situations I deal with, sometimes I just need a nice hit of the green.
i would smoke butts during drinking binge weekends, from age 16 through 23 or 24. i havent had a single cigarette in over a year, now that those days are over...you know, "fun" days. if i did a guys weekend to vegas, i could still probably suck down a carton of reds(my butt of choice). i just never had to or wanted to smoke on a regular basis.
never been a smoker. tried as a kid a couple of times but could never get past the chocking and gagging...go figure. it's amazing because everyone in my family smokes. family reunions were basically just a smoke fest. i never really got in to pot either. the few time i tried, it made me ultra paranoid. i did the usual work for the weekend thing during my 20's. the only thing i am "addicted" to is Pepsi. i still drink way too much but at least have switched to diet.
I was a "social smoker" through for a couple years of college and law school. Never more than a couple smokes a day, and never felt like "oh man, I gotta have a cigarette!" One morning, after partying with some of my sister's sorority sisters, and smoking one too many cancer sticks, I woke up and felt like Andre the Giant was sitting on my chest. That was it. A couple weeks later, I went outside for a cigarette with a couple friends, took a couple puffs and said, "ugh, this just doesn't do it for me anymore." Haven't had a cigarette in over 7 years, and absolutely no plans to go back to it, though I do enjoy a good cigar once in a blue moon. Booze? Well, that's another story.
If this was booze we were talking about I have a feeling that giant on your chest and those sorority sisters would've made for a completely different story...
I started smoking only because a good number of our varsity players were and it trickled down to the freshman level. And my ex at the time was also a smoker. Thankfully I quit by 10th grade sort of as a combination of a f--- you message to my ex (who has since turned out to be quite a **** I've heard) as well as my grandfather's and father's battle with smoking and cancer.
