Do you smoke?

[Kyriakos]

Smoking is certainly a very unhealthy habit, without any benefit. That said, once the person is addicted, there is the in-state benefit of negating the nicotine crave by smoking. It's also not unusual to see smokers associate smoking with better concentration while thinking, but once again one has to assume this doesn't increase concentration in regards to the hypothetical where they would never had been addicted to smoking.
Health risks are many, and known, with cancer being the worst, but reduction of stamina is a far more common effect.

Do you smoke? And if so, do you smoke at a russian/greek level (ie something ridiculous like 2 packs/day) or considerably less?

Indonesia and Bosnia are trying to keep up, but it is in vain. Afaik Bulgaria (includes FFyrom) is more competitive.

 

[thetrooper]

Quit some 15 years ago.

 

[UndiscoveredTerritory]

No after smoking my throat aches, that was good enough reason to not smoke. Also it would decrease my stamina as you said, so if i'd exercise and in the weekend smoke and drink I'd notice a considerable decrease in athletic performance. 'Twas never worth it for me in any way shape or form.

 

[Thorgalaeg]

No.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I smoke, about 10 per day. I roll my own.

As of all recreational drug use, the benefit is enjoyment. I have never heard anyone attribute better concentration to smoking.

 

[AmazonQueen]

Quit a while back.
Now addicted to nicotine lozenges.
Back in the 60-70s when British people could smoke anywhere anytime there were plenty of 60+ a day chain smokers.

 

[Sofista]

I smoke cigars, a lot. To quantify, I have three cartons at home, which I expect to last me until the new year.

 

[Zardnaar]

No Iight have one once in a blue moon.

Haven't done that for around 6 years.

 

[The_J]

No, never. I had my parents as bad role models, and it was never attractive in any way.
And there's now no good reason to start it. Costs money, is unhealthy, and will impact my workouts, so no point.

 

[Bamspeedy]

Do you smoke? And if so, do you smoke at a russian/greek level (ie something ridiculous like 2 packs/day) or considerably less?

Got any sources for cigarette consumption per SMOKER by country? Every map and chart I see lists per PERSON, which just means more people smoke in certain countries, not that smokers in those countries smoke more than smokers in other countries.

 

[Kyriakos]

I had one such map, but I used it to roll a cigarette.

 

[NovaKart]

I used to but quit. I just never really got addicted to it oddly enough. I can take it or leave it. Rarely I’ll have one when someone offers me one and I haven’t done that in over a year.

It was funny to see when I was in Serbia a nurse step outside and smoke a cigarette right at the entrance of the hospital.

 

[Thorgalaeg]

None of the people i know at my age range (30-40) smoke. Older people smoke more, my mother smoke very sporadically and never at her home. My father used but quit. Youngsters smoke more i think, but mostly weed.

Curiously in Spain there are more smoking women than men. Maybe it is a bit of overcompensation, since traditionally smoking has been a men thing, and not well seen in women.

EDIT: proper smiley added.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

No, and to the smokers here: Consider the lungs and lives of the people around you. I speak from personal experience in saying that second-hand smoke impairs the lung function of those forced to breathe it.

Both my parents were heavy smokers. My mother died of cancer and my dad had COPD. Both their deaths were horrible, and get this: After my mother's terminal diagnosis, she continued to smoke. I guess she didn't see any reason to stop at that point, but she might still be alive if she'd stopped decades ago.

My dad stopped smoking as soon as whatever it was in his brain that caused his dementia also caused him not to remember his nicotine addiction. It's like a switch in his brain was flipped (this is not a 'quit-smoking' method I recommend to anyone). He couldn't remember it at all, but I still told the nurses at the hospital and nursing homes not to allow him access to cigarettes or be in the company of anyone who was smoking. His mind might not remember, but the body might have had other ideas.

My grandfather quit the same year I was born. His doctor was very blunt with him: "Quit now or I'll buy you a shovel so you can dig your own grave."

The damage was done, though. Twenty-three years later my grandfather died, partly due to the massive damage he'd caused himself by decades of smoking.

 

[NovaKart]

None of the people i know at my age range (30-40) smoke. Older people smoke more, my mother smoke very sporadically and never at her home. My father used but quit. Youngsters smoke more i think, but mostly weed.

Curiously in Spain there are more smoking women than men. Maybe it is a bit of overcompensation, since traditionally smoking has been a men thing, and not well seen in women.

Maybe they think it helps with weight loss.

 

[elmurcis]

Only when I'm smoking hot. Rarely but happens.

 

[Patine]

Smoking is certainly a very unhealthy habit, without any benefit. That said, once the person is addicted, there is the in-state benefit of negating the nicotine crave by smoking. It's also not unusual to see smokers associate smoking with better concentration while thinking, but once again one has to assume this doesn't increase concentration in regards to the hypothetical where they would never had been addicted to smoking.
Health risks are many, and known, with cancer being the worst, but reduction of stamina is a far more common effect.

Do you smoke? And if so, do you smoke at a russian/greek level (ie something ridiculous like 2 packs/day) or considerably less?

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Indonesia and Bosnia are trying to keep up, but it is in vain. Afaik Bulgaria (includes FFyrom) is more competitive.

I do not smoke, and have never smoked (tobacco, marijuana, "shamanic or meditation aids," or more nefarious street substances). I have many friends (even my current and former girlfriends), family, co-workers, and neighbours, and the great majority of my clients from work, that do smoke, and it is an odious habit just to be upwind of.

Plus, Bhutan has a very high rate of smokers for a "tobacco-free nation," and Saudi Arabia has a very high rate for a nation where it (and all intoxicants) are sternly illegal...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Maybe they think it helps with weight loss.

It does. But that doesn't make it a good reason to smoke.

 

[Patine]

Maybe they think it helps with weight loss.

It does. But that doesn't make it a good reason to smoke.

Smoking crack cocaine is apparently far better and faster for that, but I definitely DON'T advise that!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Smoking crack cocaine is apparently far better and faster for that, but I definitely DON'T advise that!

If you want a sure fire method, amputation is the way to go.