an interesting watch

[jamespworth]

I Recently watched a TV show here in the UK which which shed light on a few things regarding tobacco addiction. The documentary was actually about vapeing but touched on tobacco use in general.
The main observation was that the nicotine inhaled from the e cig was on its own not really addictive or no more so than caffeine for instance and the chap a non smoker using it for 3 months couldn't wait to stop using it. They pointed out that the nicotine was not the substance that caused withdrawal or heavy addiction that cig smokers get or at least not on its own, it was along with the other chemicals inhaled in a cigarette which caused the cravings people experience.
This was very interesting to me as despite smoking a pipe everyday I experience no withdrawal if I am too busy to smoke it or if we are staying with family for a week. I Have long suspected other than enjoying the nicotine for relaxation properties I not chemically addicted to pipe smoking I do not need the nicotine to function normally. I admit I am addicted to the habit of smoking a pipe.
I suggest though some if not all of the chemicals contained in cigs may be in pipe tobacco, it may need to be inhaled to cause the type of addiction we see in cig smokers.
This post is based on my own experience on addiction and I am in no way suggesting pipe smoking is healthy, merely an observation.
Good day to you all

 

[greshapa]

If i remember correctly tobacco contains several β-carboline MAOIs which would definitely effect how addictive it is
Personally, vaping, chewing gum, and patches do nothing for me, and ive used all 3 at different times in my life when smoking wasn't possible. nicotine by itself just doesnt do much for me. Whether its the MAOIs or something else, tobacco definitely has something psychoactive other than nicotine

 

[voorhees]

Since I never smoked nails, I cannot say I've ever been addicted to them. I do agree that the other "additives" in cigarettes have addictive qualities. I can easily have 2+ or more bowls on the weekend and not have a craving for days.

 

[shutterbugg]

My father and my aunt were both 2.5 pack/day cigarette smokers from their teens until 50's. One day they both up and quit. It was back during the Kennedy administration, way before all the anti-smoking publicity. Most doctors smoked back then. They just decided independently to stop. Neither of them had any withdrawal symptoms, neither of them ever reverted to smoking. I know dozens of others who quit cold-turkey years ago also. Everyone said the worst thing was having to figure out what to do with their hands when they were socializing.
My personal conspiracy theory is that all the addiction talk today is so health insurance have to pay for smoking-cessation "therapy". That brings in billions more. And if it's not a physical addiction but gets treated as if it were, people expect results from passive treatment and relapse again and again. And since the public buys into the addiction fallacy, they buy gum and patches again and again. All rather than do what the old-timers did: throw the effin' cigs away and have some friggin' willpower.

 

[shutterbugg]

My father and my aunt were both 2.5 pack/day cigarette smokers from their teens until 50's. One day they both up and quit. It was back during the Kennedy administration, way before all the anti-smoking publicity. Most doctors smoked back then. They just decided independently to stop. Neither of them had any withdrawal symptoms, neither of them ever reverted to smoking. I know dozens of others who quit cold-turkey years ago also. Everyone said the worst thing was having to figure out what to do with their hands when they were socializing.
My personal conspiracy theory is that all the addiction talk today is so health insurance have to pay for smoking-cessation "therapy". That brings in billions more. And if it's not a physical addiction but gets treated as if it were, people expect results from passive treatment and relapse again and again. And since the public buys into the addiction fallacy, they buy gum and patches again and again. All rather than do what the old-timers did: throw the effin' cigs away and have some friggin' willpower. It's not friggin' heroin. People don't see monsters or feel bugs crawling on them or heave their guts out for days on end. So you get a craving. Man-up and deal with it. People grown up in the last 30 years never learned self-control is all there is to it.

 

[tinsel]

throw the effin' cigs away and have some friggin' willpower

Pretty much sums it up right there.
Everyone I have ever known that quit cigs (including myself) did it because they WANTED to be done with them. Once you have it set in your mind that you are done ... then you are done. If you don't truly have it set in your mind, then all the gums, patches, hypnosis, and laser treatments in the world aren't gonna help.

 

[dochudson]

We stayed at the same place every year on vacation and got to know the regulars.. somehow smoking came up and this older guy about 80 said he had quit 20 years ago. But, he also said that if Doc ever told him he had a year or two left he would would stop the way home and get carton of cigs.

 

[mso489]

My mom was interesting as relates to nicotine. She loved the gesturing and drama of cigarettes, but she had no chemical dependency, so she'd buy a pack of cigarettes, have her fun doing the drama, then the pack would usually go stale. Whereas my dad chain smoked a pipe for decades (intermittent with cigars) then quit cold turkey at age 65 to make a second career on a smoke-free campus easier. One immunity with respect to addictive behavior doesn't apply to other substances. So you have to be careful. I seem to go off nicotine with no side effects, to blends with low-low nic, or almost none. If there is any nicotine motivation, it might be a slight emotional dependence, but I don't even experience that in any conscious way. If I am in situations where I can't smoke, my mood doesn't change. But I don't smoke a lot, very moderate. Both my late wife and current wife have had significant cigarette habits, but both quit.

 

[georged]

Clicked expecting to see something like this: :lol:
http://www.coolhunting.com/design/hodinkee-interesting-complications-watches
Apparently a "watch" is a BritSpeak term involving the telly. :wink:

 

[jefff]

I smoked cigarettes for 30 years. Nicotine gum was a great help in quiting. I still have a piece every now and then when the urge hits hard.
I don't and won't inhale a pipe. At one or two bowls a day I don't think the nicotine is what keeps me smoking a pipe.