New to smoking, a few q\'s
 

Alright, I just learned how to smoke (21 years old). I absolutely LOVE the buzz I get from smoking, but I hear that if you smoke too often you lose the buzz (and will get addicted to smoking). I have no intention of getting addicted; I'm pretty sure I can control myself. What frequency can I smoke and still expect to get a buzz everytime I smoke?

If it was only 1 cigarette per week, I'd be fine with that. But the last thing I want to do is get addicted and/or lose the buzz I get from smoking. Also, what brands do you guys like for casual smoking? I've only tried marlbro red medium 100s (or something like that) and some sort of Swisher Sweets.

Also, let's say I actually stick to only smoking once every other day or something, how unhealthy is this for me?

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Nice troll.

I recommend you smoke as much as possible, as quickly as possible. Hopefully, you will die before you reproduce and [censored] up the gene pool.

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Please, please, please let this post not be a joke. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Doesn't anyone casually or socially smoke? I don't get it.

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Studies at the University of Virginia have concluded you can smoke upwards of two packs a day and not get addicted.

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YSSCKY.

Oh wait -- you already are.

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You simply can't keep that buzz forever. Even at one cig a week, I think that you will lose it. If you're just smoking for the buzz, why not smoke cigars?

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Studies at the University of Virginia have concluded you can smoke upwards of two packs a day and not get addicted.

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LMAO. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ooted/rofl.gif

You are the coolest FNG on here, Doc.

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Studies at the University of Virginia have concluded you can smoke upwards of two packs a day and not get addicted.

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Just beautiful! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Doesn't anyone casually or socially smoke? I don't get it.

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Yes. I have, and still do.

I typed up a bunch of stuff in defense of casual smoking, but I know I'd still have gotten jumped on for it, so let's just say that I think it's definitely possible to casually smoke for a few years and then quit if you're strong-willed enough to follow through on your self-imposed limits.

No, I'm not saying that quitting smoking is a matter of mind over matter, I'm saying that limiting yourself to a very low intake (say, 3-5 cigarettes on weekends) probably is, for most people, a matter of will. I'm sure quitting is pretty hard once you've been smoking a lot for even just a few months, and just being strong-willed won't be enough for most people in that situation. But as someone who's casually smoked periodically over the last two years, I've never found it hard to skip a few weeks or months after having smoked a half a pack a weekend for a month or two. I smoke sometimes because I find it enjoyable in the company of some of my friends, or with a beer and a burger, or whatever. If you find that pleasurable and are strong-willed enough to limit it to JUST THAT and to quit even that after a few years, I don't see the problem.

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try big fat cigars

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I smoke a butt occasionally, but I'm usually drunk, cuz when I'm sober I hate the taste/smell. There have been nights when I've smoked an entire pack (usually in a strip club), and I am quite confident I will never be addicted to cigarettes.

*Edit* I agree with everything Jake said.

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for maximum buzz, try a clove... the local smoke shop will know what you are talking about....

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for maximum buzz, try a clove... the local smoke shop will know what you are talking about....

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this is very true. these things f you up.

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Couple of friends of my once rolled up and smoked some horses**t. No word of a lie. Try that.

As a longtime cigarette smoker (more than half of my 30 years) I would not recommend taking it up in any way to any one. And I enjoy the hell out of smoking.

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Lucky Strikes. Start now, tell me what you think.

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for maximum buzz, try a clove... the local smoke shop will know what you are talking about....

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This is like smoking a lollipop.

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Try Nat Sherman cigarettes. They're a bit expensive at about $6 a pack, but they're really good. And you're smoking really casually anyway, so it won't be bad. Quality is better than quantity when it comes to smoking.

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The few times I have attempted to quit I have made it ~1wk and the first cig after the week gave me a buzz. This may be a function of me haveing a bajillion nic receptors from years of pack/day smoking though.

Edit to say: Shout out to Grand Rapids. I grew up in Kalamazoo.

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Since I, too, just smoke socially, I find that I often smoke cigarettes in bunches. So I don't smoke for a few weeks and then I smoke a few when I go out with friends and then I don't smoke again for a few weeks. I get buzzed every time. I used to smoke more regularly, though, maybe a pack a week or so and then I would only rarely get buzzed. I agree with you that the feeling is great. But just smoke whenever you feel like it and you will see how frequently you feel like it. This will be affected by many things including your own personal buzz threshold.

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As a longtime cigarette smoker (more than half of my 30 years) I would not recommend taking it up in any way to any one. And I enjoy the hell out of smoking.

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Bingo! Sure, it's probably possible to maintain status as a casual smoker, but how many addicts started with this intention? Its a serious question, while I don't have the answer, I'm sure that most if not all nicotine addicts didn't start with the intention of becoming addicted.

I've quit smoking more times than I can count, sometimes for years. It's been almost 18 months since I've had a cigarette and there is no way I will allow myself to enjoy even one cigarette (sadly, probably not a cigar [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] either) ever again. I know that if I have one cigarette, I'll probably smoke another one in a week or so then another in a couple of days, then 2 one day and none for 3 more, then I'll just smoke one a day for a week and then I'm done; I'll smoke 10-20 cigs a day for several months before quitting again and shorten my life by that amount.

If you've ever been addicted to cigarettes then you know it goes about like that, if you haven't you may think I'm crazy or weak. Either way, my advice is the same. Don't start! there are much better ways to get a buzz, try one of those. Hell, smoke a joint if you want the buzz. It tastes better anyway. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I've been smoking now for about 5 years. Usually camel lights or malboro lights. I'd estimate I have smoked on average less than one pack per month in that time, but I could be way off. I am not addicted, and I think the key to this is to always be aware of the dangers of addiction, and frequently take time off, some number of weeks, where you don't smoke ANY, partly to prove to yourself that you aren't addicted.

No matter how rarely you smoke, the "buzz" will always be diminishing, there's no avoiding it.

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It might not be your style, but for casual smoking, hookahs can be really nice. Setup is easy, but takes long enough so that it would be really inconvenient to do it all the time. Pick up a jar of flavored tobacco for $5 and you're set for a few months.

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Go light up a J and get back to us.. cigs are disgusting

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Chesterfields or anything else without that damn filter (If you can roll your own, just get a tobacco pouch). This works well for three reasons: 1) you get a stronger buzz 2) you look cool rolling yours own cigs and 3)most importantly, you are speeding up your appointment with death by a good 10-15 years which will leave more money in social security for the rest of us.

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You can get the same buzz just by breathing into a paper bag for 30 seconds. Save your money and jut buy more paper bags.

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Does anyone out there think captzeebo is bruiser's gimmick account?

I mean seriously, they are way too similar.

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Doesn't anyone casually or socially smoke? I don't get it.

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I do. Every time I drink I feel like smoking. But I don't do it that often because my wife hates it.

She's been out of town for 3 weeks; needless to say I've smoked it up a bit.

But yeah, I have no desire to smoke unless I've been drinking. Guess I'm lucky.

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wacky tobaccy. and not even close buzz-wise.

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Switch to alcohol, or make up for the lack of smokes by drinking more. Your body will thank you.

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Right. When I first started smoking I sure as hell wasn't smoking a pack a day like I am now. It was more like a pack a week.

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Alright, I just learned how to smoke ( 21 years old ).

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With all due respect, who the hell starts smoking at 21? I thought it was something you either start when your 12-14 i.e. under the legal age, or you become completely against smoking for the rest of your life and only do it when you're very drunk. What prompted you to start at 21?

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stop smoking now and never ever smoke another cigarette

i am serious

edit: i didnt start by smoking a pack+ a day

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Amen to that.

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Alright, I just learned how to smoke (21 years old). I absolutely LOVE the buzz I get from smoking, but I hear that if you smoke too often you lose the buzz (and will get addicted to smoking). I have no intention of getting addicted; I'm pretty sure I can control myself. What frequency can I smoke and still expect to get a buzz everytime I smoke?

If it was only 1 cigarette per week, I'd be fine with that. But the last thing I want to do is get addicted and/or lose the buzz I get from smoking. Also, what brands do you guys like for casual smoking? I've only tried marlbro red medium 100s (or something like that) and some sort of Swisher Sweets.

Also, let's say I actually stick to only smoking once every other day or something, how unhealthy is this for me?

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i have no idea why everyone's jumping on you for this post. i was a social smoker thruout college, smoked a clove on the night i graduated, and haven't had a single puff in the years since. like you, i enjoyed the buzz i got from cigarettes: it was better than any buzz i ever had from drinking, the buzz hit me faster than drinking, and it was cheaper since i almost always just bummed a smoke from smoker friends (i have bought one pack of cigarettes in my lifetime). as for frequency, it was sporadic; sometimes i'd go weeks without a smoke, and at other stretches i'd smoke prob'ly half-a-pack or more a week if i went out to bars 2 or 3 nights that week; i never lost the buzz. i knew many other ppl who were also casual/social smokers, and at least in my case, i had no trouble whatsoever stopping.

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stop smoking now and never ever smoke another cigarette

i am serious

edit: i didnt start by smoking a pack+ a day

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This is kind of silly. It's like saying crack addicts didn't start with crack, they started with alcohol and weed. Yeah, that's true, but not everyone who starts with alcohol and weed is destined to follow that progression.

Do you really mean to say that even if you had been determined when you started to never ever smoke more than say 5 cigarettes a week, you could not have resisted the pull of nicotine that has turned you into a pack a day smoker?

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I have smoked since I was 5 years old.

Up to 2 packs a day now.

Quit while you can,Idiot. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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stop smoking now and never ever smoke another cigarette

i am serious

edit: i didnt start by smoking a pack+ a day

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This is kind of silly. It's like saying crack addicts didn't start with crack, they started with alcohol and weed. Yeah, that's true, but not everyone who starts with alcohol and weed is destined to follow that progression.

Do you really mean to say that even if you had been determined when you started to never ever smoke more than say 5 cigarettes a week, you could not have resisted the pull of nicotine that has turned you into a pack a day smoker?

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its a very stupid idea to start smoking with the goal of only smoking a few a week, you will start wanting more once you stop getting the buzz

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its a very stupid idea to start smoking with the goal of only smoking a few a week, you will start wanting more once you stop getting the buzz

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Simply desiring the buzz does not automatically compell you to up your smoking, does it?

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uh...wtf.. how about u just don't smoke? Smoking is gay. 'buzzes' are gay. and even if u think u can pull off casual smoking, why risk getting addicted?