^ I'll soon be down to 40 of these things a day. This time next Decade Rodney
Should really pack it in.
Coughing up gunk in the morning is a regular occurance nowadays even though I only smoke 10 low strength menthol a day.
Still expensive at £120 a month.
Apparently they are banning menthol cigs in the UK this year.
Might be forced into giving up.
Hmmm. Following the US' lead where all flavoured tobacco is banned
10 heets a day will knock that down to 70 a month. Give em a try. It'll only cost you a tenner for 4 packs and a 14 day trial where you can send it back if you want FOC. I reckon you won't though.
Oh right. I read you couldn't buy flavoured Heets in the US because it's banned there for some reason, so assumed it would be all tobacco
Ahh,, it's e-cigarettes where the ban is so children don't turn to them. Why can't they turn to flavoured cigarettes then?
FDA finalizes enforcement policy on unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes that appeal to children, including fruit and mint | FDA
The flavoured ones are worse than the normal ones, what are those ones you can get ready rolled?
Just don't do it anymore. Simple.
^You should mostly definitely keep smoking and assuring us all you're *lighting one up as we speak*. Start a gofundme page to rattle the tin if they're expensive in America and I'll be the first to contribute.
Seemingly oblivious to how heartening that knowledge is.*lighting one up as we speak*
Quitting can be tough. Nicotine is a powerful drug. But with a mixture of the tools you get from reading Allan Carr`s Easy Way to Quit and the right mental approach, it`s possible. The book also gives insight into the side effects you can experience and how long they will last - which is good to know..... but to be honest, I`m not sure if the book is completely accurate in this regard. The book says it takes 5 weeks to for nicotine to completely leave your body. . It`s my opinion that the physical addiction lasts a little longer than the book suggests - closer to 7 or 8 weeks. Unfortunately, the only real way to test is to have a cigarette imho. If you get head spins, you are still addicted. If you don`t get head spins, it just tastes like shit, and you are no longer addicted.
Some opinion now suggests nicotine is not as powerful an addictive substance as it is made out to be
It is the enhancements provided by other chemicals in the cigarette that seem to be a much bigger issue
My Brother smoked 40 a day,then had a heart attack and was prescribed Chantix,available in Thailand and instantly stopped smoking.
He hasn't smoked since.
I don't know if my experience is the same as for others but even after all these years of having quit later I still want a cigarette from time to time I just know I don't need one.
That was the epiphany / moment of clarity for me back in the day when I realised I'd gone from 'smoker trying to quit' to 'non-smoker'.
I quit in July 2003 from a heavy 20 to 40 Drum or Samson roll-ups a day to nothing, over night.
I was 36 and been a heavy smoker since my late teens, but eventually the stress of knowing I was wrecking my health out-weighed the stress of stopping. I would wake up at night coughing so badly that I could start retching.
One day I arrived on a boat for a month's work, had a last roll-up on the back deck and then just threw the rest of the duty free Drum over the side. I've never had a single puff since.
The first two weeks were very difficult, but it just became easier and easier. At first the hardest part was sitting at a bar without smoking and without the regular 'ceremony' of rolling cigarettes. I was good at it... could roll a perfect cigarette one-handed while driving no problem.
I'd tried to stop numerous times before, and it generally went OK for six weeks, then when I thought I'd cracked it, I'd allow myself the occasional cigar when having a pint, and within two weeks I'd be on 10 Hamlets a day, and inhaling. So back to the roll-ups.
Even after 16 years I still occasionally dream about smoking and still love the smell of a fresh roll-up, especially Old Holborn... I have no problem sitting next to someone smoking and enjoy the smell of the fresh tobacco smoke (not the smell on their breath)... but something changed inside me and I just don't want one any more.
Best thing I ever did. I live in hopes that the same thing will happen with alcohol and one day I'll just not fancy a pint.
^^The 'association' thing for me was the hardest part about quitting cigs. A smoke with a morning coffee, after any stressful phone call, out driving in the car, etc.
The nicotine leaves your body after 3 days, but the mental association for smoking in certain situations can last a lifetime. I sometimes think about a cigarette, and after a few moments realise I don't smoke anymore, and thank fukc for that.
Ditto.
2 years in April.
Flying back to the UK via Swampy, with the missus and lad for a months hols missing Sonkran out.
Went outside, said this is the last cigarette i ever smoke, smoked it, threw the rest of the packet, papers and lighter in the bin.
Routine change for a month helped, as did i believe, being a roll up smoker my whole life - far less chems in them compared to a taylor made.
Pretty easy peasy to be honest.
Originally Posted by thaiguzzi
That's pretty much my story except for in reverse (I was flying back to Thailand from NZ).
Pretty much me what you wrote.
If there was no rolling tobacco and only taylor mades i would have given up decades earlier.
Hate the things, but loved my Dutch rolling tobacco.
Moved here in 03 and quickly grew to love the Nong Khai brands, 10 baht a pack bonus too!.
3 mugs of coffee am and 6 roll ups. Evening beer = chainsmoke one after the other.
I too still enjoy the smell of rolling tobacco, but i think worldwide it is getting more difficult for a smoker to be sociable, which makes it easier to give up.
In 2 years i've gone from 100 to 110/112 kgs in weight though........... Fat fuck.
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