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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

You already said it kills you faster then if you didn't smoke.

[–] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Second line points out addiction, then goes on to ask why? That's a special kind of stupidity on its own.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 12 points 1 week ago

Tobacco is generally a pretty lame drug, but some forms of it at least smell somewhat good (e.g. waterpipes (though I think a lot of the 'smells good' is additives), or the old-fashioned smoking pipes).

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lol as a non smoker when I take a rip I feel so lightheaded and awesome. No wonder people get addicted

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I know what you mean. As a non drinker I love getting drunk every week.

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I got hooked at first because as teenagers when we smoked weed we would smoke it cut with nicotine.

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[–] isekaihero@ani.social 10 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I don't smoke myself but you need to know that cigarettes are super-processed crap. They intentionally add more poisonous shit to them. Even I like the smell of loose leaf tobacco smoked in a pipe, or in a quality cigar. The reason people first started smoking tobacco is because it smells good. But you're right that's not cigarettes.

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[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Picking up girls and making friends mostly.

The rest is to get away from dancing/ loud music/ heat.

My ideal place to go out would be a location with no dancefloor just a bar and a smoking area where you can't smoke. Unfortunately the vibe of the smoking area just hits differently and no one can explain it. It cannot be replicated. It's magic in a bottle.

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[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I think Nicotine has a stimulant effect, so there is that. Other than that, yea, the marketing devils get to them.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago

The marketing to get the first puff, then the nicotine to keep you hooked.

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[–] Googledotcom@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

There’s something pleasurable about exhaling mist out of your mouth.

plus potential undiagnosed adhd self med maybe? I always could solve any problem if I only had a smoke to think. It’s like some kind of unlocking full potential

It’s been 10 years since my last and I still miss that full potential feeling. I feel like I live with a constant fog on my mind without it

It’s very hard to part ways with the clarity that nicotine gives me. As if teleported to some dimension where everything is easy suddenly and very clear. Time slows down

Fuck maybe it’s worth going back just for that clarity. I never really recovered since quitting

I thought I could overcome it with sheer force of will and my brain will somehow get used to it and work fine without nicotine but that never happened

I miss that kind of focus

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not worth going back! I'm trying to quit, my advice to you don't think about the high. Think about how expensive it is, how gross it smells, how much time it takes from your day, how much easier it is to breathe. The high is fleeting, the damage to your body is permanent.

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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

cool another post on Lemmy about not understanding addiction

[–] Comrade_Spood@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its about not understanding why people get into it in the first place, not why they don't quit after. You can't have an addiction if you never try it in the first place.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like it’s not hard to understand in a general sense. Could be carelessness, depression, ignorance that it will be easy to quit, peer pressure, culture, etc. People make irrational decisions all the time, no matter how “dumb” or “smart” they are.

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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

Because drugs make you feel good?

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