It’s very common for people to get dizzy, blood drain from head, followed by cold sweats and even passing out. I’ve smoked for like 20 years now at 37 and I remember 3 kids who passed out just like I described smoking in highschool.
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arcayne@lemmy.today 2 months ago
I get that it’s not for everyone, but damn… still kinda wild to hear people outright hating the experience.
Granted, I started smoking when I was 13. Heard it helped people feel less stressed, so when the opportunity arrived I figured why not give it a try.
Quickly got up to a pack or two a day and loved every drag for nearly 10yrs until my future wife asked me to stop. I quit cold turkey for a few years, but missed it the whole time. Eventually wound up settling on vaping as a compromise.
Tbh, the only part I don’t miss is the dent it left in my wallet.
11111one11111@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Backlog3231@reddthat.com 2 months ago
I get dizzy too, and I kind of hate nicotine Tried cigars and cigarettes and they both suck ass. I’m addicted to weed instead lol.
11111one11111@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have a buddy that used to smoke 3qty 1-3gram blunts rolled in vanilla duchess. Every single one. He now smokes spliffs cuz the nicotine in just the inner wrap and leaf. Always heard but no clue if it’s true that the little grayish piece that wraps around the mouth piece of a Dutch was the “cancer paper” cuz they soaked it in nicotine. Again, ZERO proof for that bit but everyone who rolled them always said it like it was common knowledge. The point being, dude had to smoke soooooo much fuckin weed to get addicted to tobacco from only 2 cigar leafs.
arcayne@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Wow, that’s wild. Never heard of that before, thanks for sharing.
Chickenslippers@lemmy.world 2 months ago
When I turned 18 I went and bought my first pack of cigs(had been smoking pot for a couple years). Smoking that first cig was the biggest let down after how hyped everyone made it seem. Made it through the first pack and didn’t buy another.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
What were you stressed about at 13?
arcayne@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Eh, just the general stress of existance with some teenage angst sprinkled on top, I guess.
Grew up under the poverty line, was abused at a very young age, started working around the age of 7 to help keep food on the table, had multiple deaths in the family within a few years (one of which was the result of a horrific industrial accident - didn’t witness it, but overheard enough detail that it still haunts me to this day), spent my early teens mostly on my own due to my mom spending most of her time caring for my grandma after she broke her knee, etc.
So yeah, the novel concept of being able to take the edge off by lighting up a smoke was pretty alluring. ¯\(ツ)/¯
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m sorry you had to go through all of that. And I’m glad that you were able to give up cigarettes!
arcayne@lemmy.today 2 months ago
No worries, gotta play the hand you’re dealt. And thanks, me too. Even though I still miss 'em from time to time, the health benefits of quitting are stupid obvious - and my wife brings more joy to my life than smokes ever could. No regrets.
TriflingToad@lemmy.world 2 months ago
people at 13 can have issues too
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I didn’t mean to imply otherwise. That’s why I was asking them.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I quit cold turkey for a few years, but missed it the whole time.
Sounds like addiction. This is what i dont want. I dont want to miss something that isnt good for me.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Doesn’t it calm people down because the cravings are aggravating them, though?
isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
no, it does actually calma you down when you first smoke, but you quickly build up tollerance so you end up smoking just to calm down the cravings, and eventually you need to ramp up usage
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Nicotine is an interesting poison as rather than killing the bugs the plant sloooows them down and the nicotine stnkifies them makin em more attractive to predators.
So yeah it’s calming
Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It slows them down because it’s a paralytic
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sooooo relaxed
roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nicotine is interesting because it has different effects at different dosages and metabolizes fast so smokers use it to kind of manually control certain hormonal symptoms. Another example: it’s often used as an appetite suppressant because it’s a stimulant but many addicts need nicotine after a meal to increase gut motility and stomach acid production or they’ll get indigestion. They’ll change how they take drags based on the dose needed.