smoking occasionally

mipmapped

Not heard of 'once a smoker, always a smoker' or 'relapse'? Habits are very hard to kick, and very easy to slip back into.

You are too stupid to use the internet. Go and jump out the nearest 3rd floor window.

Reply 24

You are too stupid to use the internet. Go and jump out the nearest 3rd floor window.

Are you suggesting then, that people who have previously quit smoking as are unlikely to start smoking again as someone who has never smoked?

Reply 25

in_vogue

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Yes, smoking is bad. But you're smoking a cigarette, not doing crack.

Reply 26

mipmapped

Are you suggesting then, that people who have previously quit smoking as are unlikely to start smoking again as someone who has never smoked?

Im suggesting after 4 months of having given up, starting again is a choice not a compulsion.

Reply 27

Im suggesting after 4 months of having given up, starting again is a choice not a compulsion.

You're attempting to generalise from your own experience.

There are lots of ex-smokers, that in times of crisis, or drunkeness revert back to smoking.

Reply 28

Because they are addicted? No. A lot of people on a diet eat a Big Mac when stressed. Are they addicted? No.

Reply 29

Because they are addicted? No. A lot of people on a diet eat a Big Mac when stressed. Are they addicted? No.

Smokers are recovering addicts. If they indulge, it counts as a relapse.

No different to alcoholics or heroin addicts.

Any one of these addicts will find it very difficult to manage consumption of their substance of choice in a non-addictive way.

Reply 30

Zafda

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fizzerz

Is 1 cigarette per day enough to significantly damage a persons health? i know all the dangers of smoking and blah blah blah but I was just curious as to weather just 1 a day would be all that bad?

how tescos say it, every little bit helps.

Reply 31

And taking smoking and fast food to be analogous doesn't really make sense. Well, to me it doesn't anyway.

Reply 32

Those addicted to smoking are recovering addicts. You can, in theory, smoke 40 cigarettes a day and not be addicted.
Cigarettes are not as addictive as a lot of people make out.

What you are saying implies that everyone who drinks (no matter how infrequently or rarely) is addicted and will struggle to regulate their usage. I dont think this is what you meant.

Reply 33

mipmapped

And taking smoking and fast food to be analogous doesn't really make sense. Well, to me it doesn't anyway.

Both are bad for your health, both are over consumed by a lot of people, both can be addictive.

Edit: Rather both are consumed in LARGE QUANTITIES by a lot of people...

Reply 34

Those addicted to smoking are recovering addicts. You can, in theory, smoke 40 cigarettes a day and not be addicted.
Cigarettes are not as addictive as a lot of people make out.

What you are saying implies that everyone who drinks (no matter how infrequently or rarely) is addicted and will struggle to regulate their usage. I dont think this is what you meant.

No, it's not what I meant, because I implied no-such thing.

Reply 35

cutandpasteandtwisty

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lolly83

Don't start, I developed asthma at 18 after smoking for four years,

Interesting. My Father claims his asthma was cured by smoking - he hasn't had any symptoms since he began smoking and suffered from chronic asthma during his youth.

Reply 36

Both are bad for your health, both are over consumed by a lot of people, both can be addictive.

Are you really suggesting that fast food and cigarettes have similar addictive qualities?

I don't see what the mass-consumption of cigarettes and fast food has todo with this particular discussion.

Reply 37

Richy_Boi

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1 a day won't affect your health.

Fact, no matter how much you smoke, if you live 20 years past the last cig your lungs have repaired themselves to optimum ability.

Exercise is the key to a long healthy life.

Reply 38

mipmapped

Smokers are recovering addicts. If they indulge, it counts as a relapse.

No different to alcoholics or heroin addicts.

Any one of these addicts will find it very difficult to manage consumption of their substance of choice in a non-addictive way.

Smokers are recovering addicts? Well how can they both be "recovering" and "smokers"?
You say (presumably this is what you meant) that those who have given up cigarettes but indulge themselves relapse. But what do they relapse into? Are they relapsing into a habit or are they relapsing into an old habit solely for the duration of that cigarette. I shared a cigarette with a girl whilst drunk in a club the other night. Have I become a cigarette smoker again? Am I addicted? No. Do I still possess the ability to smoke? Yes.

I think this is my problem with your post. Im not being pedantic for the sake of it. You didnt express yourself clearly so whilst it is clear you are intelligent, and probably have some cogent arguments to bring to the debate, I dont haver a clue what you are saying.

Reply 39