Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 17 Aug 2006 06:29:56 -0700, "basskisser"
wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:39:06 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
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.
Really, you don't think that a stinking nasty habit that is "ingrained
in your soul" is addiction? Do you not think that smoking IS addictive?
http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact09.html
which states:
Is nicotine addictive?
I'm sure it is - in fact, I know it is.
But smoking is a behavior. And all this bull**** about "addiction to
nicotine" is the AMA and drug companies building a case for their
methodology which is - ta da - drugs.
Quitting smoking is just another behavior that requires some fortitude
to quit.
I'll be the first to admit it - I like smoking cigars and see no
reason to quit. My lungs are fine, my heart is fine, yada, yada,
yada.
That has nothing to do with whether or not nicotine is addictive. I've
heard, and even said that I liked to smoke. I was in denial. There are
many, many studies that show nicotine is in fact, VERY addictive. I've
not seen one that says otherwise. The site I gave you has nothing to do
with the AMA.
From the American Heart Association: Notice the Surgeon General's
report.
Nicotine is an addictive drug. It causes changes in the brain that make
people want to use it more and more. In addition, addictive drugs cause
unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. The good feelings that result when an
addictive drug is present - and the bad feelings when it's absent -
make breaking any addiction very difficult. Nicotine addiction has
historically been one of the hardest addictions to break.
The 1988 Surgeon General's Report, "Nicotine Addiction," concluded that
Cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are addicting.
Nicotine is the drug that causes addiction.
Pharmacologic and behavioral characteristics that determine tobacco
addiction are similar to those that determine addiction to drugs such
as heroin and cocaine.
What else does nicotine do to the body?
When a person smokes a cigarette, the body responds immediately to the
chemical nicotine in the smoke. Nicotine causes a short-term increase
in blood pressure, heart rate and the flow of blood from the heart. It
also causes the arteries to narrow. The smoke includes carbon monoxide,
which reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. This, combined
with the nicotine effects, creates an imbalance between the demand for
oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood can supply.
Here's the website for the National Institute on Drug Abuse which
states that nicotine is addictive and smoking is addictive:
http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchRepo.../Nicotine.html
From emedicine.com:
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1642.htm
And on and on. Nicotine addiction is far from "bull****".