Well i have smoked pretty moderately to alot of people i know. I'm not able to remember how many i have had, because i was doing crazy shit gettin all fucked up. I just know the number of cigarettes i have had is somewhere between 30 and 50 in the last 6 years. I have used chewing tobacco 10-15 times or so, I have smoked 6-8 cigars and smoked 70-150 blunts. So my question is: Am I getting cancer for sure? i know i get healed to an extent when i quit, I am alot more aware of the effect, and how pointless it is now. It does nothing but handicap you. I just had a kamel red earlier today, then i found out that it has Polonomium in it, its radio active and is on the table of elements. I just thought to myself why would i want to poison myself? It was because its fun around people. But its not worth it ive had my fun. I still wouldn't mind blunts sometimes.
Lung damage from cigarettes takes about 20 pack years to develop, with a pack year being 1 pack a day every day for a year.
You have little damage to your lungs. I can almost guarantee they will fully recover considering you have barely even smoked in your life, and your 18yrs old. I smoke just over half a pack a day, and have been smoking for probably 6-7 years. I also smoke atleast 3 joints a day. My doctor said even with my smoking, my lungs would be able to almost fully recover if i quit. So you have nothing to worry about.
Actually, lung damage begins the very first time you smoke a cigarette. When you are young, however, your lungs can rebuild quicker, if you stop early enough.
Mr. Writer Idk how true that is lol. I looked at google, and websites say that there is no way of knowing how many cigs causes cancer, and it depends on your genes. I have smoked weed/hash on average 4-8x a day for the last 6 years, i didn't consider that an issue, because it doesn't have all the nasty ass carcinogens cigs have. Its not just cancer i am worried about, but i am very concious about what goes in my body, and there is fucked up shit in cigs.
It is what my friend in med school was told in 2009 in his cardiology class, as part of his training to be a physician. True nuff?
good move man... even if you won't get lung cancer for another 20 years, you'll feel better without having all those chemicals in your body all the time. now's a good time to quit when you're such a light smoker. i gotta get on that myself.
Thanks guys. Mabey you don't get lung cancer unless you smoke a pack a day, but i can't figure out a reason why i need to increase the odds any more.
Smoking one cigarette can increase artery stiffness by 25% in young adults This is a headline i am seeing for a LOT of different articles that says it was a research study. That shit scares the crap outta me that i fucked up myself that badly.
20 years goes by in the blink of an eye/ Time goes by faster when you get older. Yet I smoke a pack and a half a day.
Congratulations! More power to you! I smoked for like 5 years, and quitting was THE hardest thing I can ever remember doing. but now, years later, there is no temptation... only disgust. and gratiude to God for helping me quit! YOu can do it!!!!!!
I guess it's just different for people, but i've been smoking for 3 years now (about 1/2 a pack a day) and feel no dependence whatsoever unless i'm stressing out on school. I think it's because i started rolling my own recently. They give you one hell of a cough that you have to get over, but I feel like I dont "need" cigarettes anymore, i just want them lol.
Yeah don't forget for some people it's hard apparantly greg. I would just say just pretend it doesn't exist and then your gravy, but when i try to imagine weed not existing its like life is not nearly as cool anymore. I guess I just never cared about cigs anyways
Damn you sure keep track of your smokage brah lol... The only tobbacco I smoke is the Occasional Hooka session, I've always wondered if its worse then ciggerates in the long run.
i used to smoke about a pack and a half a day for about 3-4 years. it will be 2 years on january 1st that ive quit, best thing you can do mate, gl.