grubby

Just got back from a brisk walk.

Wow.... judging by most of the responses to this thread, it seems the "cool kids and peer pressure" theory has some basis. My dad picked up smoking around 15 or so, and he's almost 70, so he been smoking almost his entire life.

I haven't heard of many people who started smoking later in life, almost every smoker i've known started in high school or around the teenage years.

As a side note, happy Easter to all

vulturine

I had to stay in the hospital for 7 days a few months ago. They gave me the patch each day, along with some benzodiazepines. I was still anxious, hostile, and could not stop thinking about going out for a smoke to calm me down. It's awful.

juppe

There's a definite head-rush you get from smoking, at least at first. I remember the first couple of times I tried smoking, I'd get that head rush from the first puff but by the end of the cigarette I'd develop a terrible headache. Nicotine overdose? It'd last for about an hour then fade away. Of course the more you smoke, the more dependent you become. That's when you're really screwed because you start getting headaches if you're not getting your nicotine fix

venuscat

Well, this is off-topic, but our PM has suggested that cigarettes may go up to $40 a packet in Australia. They are currently around $27 for a pack of 25s.

And smoking is banned in so many places here. Seeing someone with a cigarette in their hand is becoming very unusual.

So hopefully the next generation won't need to have this conversation ~ nicotine is an awful drug. Very addictive. It took me ages to fully quit after I got sober.

letitgo

NoelleR

For us Americans that is/would be........................:
$27. (Australian Dollars) = $20.41 (US Dollars);
$40. (Australian Dollars) = $30.24 (US Dollars).

I checked in the grocery store yesterday; a pack of Kool was selling for $4.94 (US Dollars), which would be $6.53 (Australian Dollars).

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