Do You Smoke?

[furrykidsmother]

That sounds like a fun job! I wanted to be a Truck Driver. Silly I know, especially for a little girl, but I always thought it would be fun to travel and I always liked being up high so I could see everything that was going on.

[ParNone]

Nope, I steer clear of smoking, drugs and alcohol, because I have enough problems trying to kick Dr. Pepper. Don't need any other addictions to worry about.

Par...

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by elizabethann
No, I don't smoke. However, I work with a 70 year old lady who smokes like a chimney and she's alive & kicking! You just never know.

That is an inaccurate statement. We do know. Research has shown that one is at an increased risk for various forms of cancer everytime one puts a cigarette up to ones mouth.

That one has not succumbed to some form of cancer at 70, after a lifetime of smoking like a chimney, isn't admirable, it is luck.

[lizbud]

Originally posted by Cataholic

That is an inaccurate statement. We do know. Research has shown that one is at an increased risk for various forms of cancer everytime one puts a cigarette up to ones mouth.

That one has not succumbed to some form of cancer at 70, after a lifetime of smoking like a chimney, isn't admirable, it is luck.

Only an attorney would quibble over her choice of words.
No one said the 70 yr old woman was immune from cancer,
just that she appeared healthy. The cancer risks are printed on
every pack of cigs.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Cigarette smoke is not the only cause of lung cancer...whether first or second hand. Just as you can get chirosis of the liver without ever having a drop of alcohol....

[CathyBogart]

Ugh, no. I think I have smoked three clove cigarettes in my life, and I intend to keep it that way. Not only don't I want to get sick, I don't want to stink and I find that the way smokers age (Based on the customers that I see at my store) grosses me out.

[lvpets2002]

Yes I used to smoke three packs a day & then went down to two packs & then one pack a day.. Then I got into running & the smoking was killing me (couldnt catch my breaths) then one day going back to work threw cigs. & lighter out the window & stoped right then & there.. It was very hard habit to break, but can be done if your mind is in to it..

[popcornbird]

Nope. I've never smoked and never will. I can't stand smoking. Two of my uncles (dad's brothers) smoke, and my gosh.....while I love giving and getting hugs, hugging THEM is a nightmare. Not that I don't want to...I just get sick and dizzy with the smell. The worst part is, I can't *not* hug them, as it would hurt their feelings, so when they visit, I am stuck with giving them hugs and feeling absolutely SICK once I 'smell' their cigarettes. I just can't stand the smell.....it makes me so ill.

[Vermontcat]

I don't smoke and I can't stand secondhand smoke.
I have asthma and being near a smoker can trigger a coughing fit for me, so I usually steer clear of smokers.

[finn's mom]

I have a few friends that smoke, but, can't stand the smell of it. They just about make themselves sick from the stink of their own clothes. It's a hard habit to break, even if you hate it yourself. That's why I've never tried it. I did hear once before of someone getting lung cancer and never having smoked. And, as far as I can remember, it wasn't related to second hand smoke, either. It was just genetics, almost everyone in her immediate family had had it. I hated hearing about Dana Reeve. Christopher Reeve was such an amazing man, and, she's obviously a strong woman for having gone through all that with him. I truly hope Mrs. Reeve can pull through this one. I just can't imagine how scared their son must be right now!

[wolfie]

I don't smoke, it's so disgusting! My dad quit a year and a half ago, and I am so proud of him.

Congrats to everyone who has quit. It's so hard, and you did a very brave and important thing by quitting!

And to everyone who wants to quit... You can do it!!!

Lexi_Lover, I am so sorry that your family smokes, and it is wonderful that you are making sure that you never will. And I think that kuhio98 has a good idea to help your sister.

Originally posted by ramanth
Sad thing about Dana Reeves is that I heard she is a non smoker.

A victim of second hand smoke.

That is so sad.

Originally posted by Brody's Mum
as a girl my ambition was to be guinea pig keeper at Drusillas

www.drusillas.co.uk


come to think of it would still quite like to!!

GUINEA PIG KEEPER!!!! I want that job too!

[manda_moo87]

Bleh, nope I don't smoke and never will. No one in my family smokes except for my Grandfather whom I never see. My Grandma used to smoke about 6 packs a day for years but quit about 25 years ago.

I can't stand the smell of smoke... it makes me ill and really gets my asthma bothering me. Unfortuntely my two best guy friends smoke... and whenever they start smoking I can't be around them it just makes me feel horrible.

[flamepony12]

Never have, NEVER will. I absolutely hate the smell of smoke.. sometimes I cough loudly just to get them to stop blowing it in my face. My grandma just quit recently, and we're so happy.

[wolfsoul]

I think smoking is disgusting -- I would never smoke. My dad gave me a lit cigarette when I was 3 because I asked him for one. It was boring to a 3 year old, and that experience left me with no interest for smoking ever. I was glad that I hadn't been at y dad's for years because I never had to breathe in any smoke, but my now I have my roomate that smokes. I usually just hold my breath for as long as possible or leave the room. One of my phobias is smoke or any other things like that in the air that I can breathe in. I even have to hold my breath when cars pass because it freaks me out so much.

[lisalee]

I smoke occasionally, usually one a day or about five a week, so not much. If I'm stressed I will more often though. I never smoke in the house/around Sash, since pets are just as much at risk around smoking. My mom and dad are heavy smokers and always have been. My grandmother was a very heavy smoker too and lived to be 80, you do just never know and always hope and pray for the best.