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What is the alcohol policy on your boat?
basskisser wrote:
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****". Anyone want to step outside and smoke a cigerette? |
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