"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:13:56 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:39:06 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
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basskisser wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

I stopped smoking cigars for a couple of years and hated every minute
of it. Finally, I quit even trying - it's ingrained in my soul.

That's called addiction. I know, I was there. When I quit smoking,
with
the aids to help, after the pills they gave me were over, I craved a
smoke for a couple of years after. Still, even though it stinks
horribly, and I can tell a person smokes no matter how careful they
are
to not get it on there clothes, etc., I sometimes see someone light up
after a meal or something, and I think, damn that would be nice. It's
a
fleeting moment these days, however, and I never give in.

I haven't smoked in many many years, and yet I still get cravings when I
see someone light up after a mean or catch a whiff of fresh smoke
walking outside.

I think the smell of smoke on someone who has been smoking smells like
****, but I still like the smell of a cigarette. It shows you how
strong the addiction is.

I really am amused by this - addiction - HAH!!

You wouldn't know addiction if it bit you in the ass.

No offense intended you understand - just a turn of phrase.

Uh oh. Is this gonna turn into a "whose addiction was more macho" debate?
Nicotine addiction is no different from alcoholism, except that it doesn't
cause you to drive dangerously, unless you try to flick a butt out the
window and it lands in the back seat and you panic.

Not at all, but to compare heroin to nicotine is just plain horse****.

Ever see somebody coming down off heroin?

It ain't pretty.

Ever see somebody quitting smoking? Quite different.

Right - the withdrawal is different. But, that says nothing about how easily
it is to become addicted to either one. Both issues are important.