stigma of tabacco smoking (22)
online now!online now!pedro27Bray, Dublin Ireland5,970 Threads 223 Polls 33,240 Postsit was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
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pedro27: it was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
I'm addicted and not proud of it, now I am very discreetsmoking cigarettes.
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pedalguy59: I'm addicted and not proud of it, now I am very discreet
smoking cigarettes.
smoking cigarettes.
i desire to stop, but if some people regard you as some kind of alien for smoking that is where i have a issue
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pedro27: i desire to stop, but if some people regard you as some kind of alien for smoking that is where i have a issue
All the better, maybe peer pressure is the trigger to stop. After all,
it was probably peer pressure that causes us to start in the first place.
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pedro27: i desire to stop, but if some people regard you as some kind of alien for smoking that is where i have a issue
As far as i am concerned,its there issue,not mine. If they have a problem with people that smoke,they can deal with it.
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pedalguy59: All the better, maybe peer pressure is the trigger to stop. After all,
it was probably peer pressure that causes us to start in the first place.
it was probably peer pressure that causes us to start in the first place.
It was beer pressure with me, but I stopped, had no problem stopping.
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pedalguy59: All the better, maybe peer pressure is the trigger to stop. After all,
it was probably peer pressure that causes us to start in the first place.
it was probably peer pressure that causes us to start in the first place.
Wish there was presure to stop, I quit this time last year after trying to quit for 7 years! There was more pressure to smoke than quit, but then most people still smoke in Cyprus, the smoking ban in restaurants/pubs has been almost completely abandoned, meaning that I passive smoke if I go out which keeps cravings alive, I also get migrains when I passive smoke now, which puts me off going out. I would prefer it if smokers were alienated, I think it would mean less smokers, and better health in general.
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pedro27: it was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
Only time i remember such a case was during my childhood that people thought kids my age smoking were punks
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pedro27: it was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
my ex is a smoker.... I don't have problem with that as long as he buys his cigarette by himself...
I used to prepare ash tray when he visited me together with his 2-3 friends that are also smokers...
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pedro27: it was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
Hi pedro how are you doing with your quitting campaign?
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pedro27: it was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
It's a good stigma. What I don't like is how the elite goes hell for leather on the vice of smoking but preaches tolerance towards the sin of gluttony. Fat-acceptance whilst hating on smokers is hypocritical bull.
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I think it's testament to the fact that there's been a very effective education campaign against tobacco which stresses the dangers of it. And of course, who likes second hand smoke? It's really, really nasty. I think there's been a combination of things there that has brought about the belief that tobacco doesn't do a whole lot more than get people hooked, cause cancer, stink, etc.
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memory_alpha: I think it's testament to the fact that there's been a very effective education campaign against tobacco which stresses the dangers of it. And of course, who likes second hand smoke? It's really, really nasty. I think there's been a combination of things there that has brought about the belief that tobacco doesn't do a whole lot more than get people hooked, cause cancer, stink, etc.
you forgot the third-and-fourth-hand-smoke!
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memory_alpha: I think it's testament to the fact that there's been a very effective education campaign against tobacco which stresses the dangers of it. And of course, who likes second hand smoke? It's really, really nasty. I think there's been a combination of things there that has brought about the belief that tobacco doesn't do a whole lot more than get people hooked, cause cancer, stink, etc.
There's considerable ostracizing of smokers. Cigarettes are on their way out, clearly. It's close to a done deal.------ This thread is Archived ------
Obstinance_Works: It's a good stigma. What I don't like is how the elite goes hell for leather on the vice of smoking but preach tolerance toward the sin of gluttony. Fat-acceptance whilst hating on smokers is hypocritical bull.
Yes, we must broaden the stigma campaign to include anyone who varies from the "ideal" in any way. To be fair, intolerance must be universal.
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I don't care if people smoke, as long as it's not someone I care about.
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RayfromUSA: I don't care if people smoke, as long as it's not someone I care about.
Smoking serves a useful social and evolutionary function by tweaking the process of natural selection to target individuals prone to addictive behavior.
However, due to latency, it would be more effective in this role if either smoking behavior were encouraged at an earlier age, or accelerating substances were introduced into the tobacco to enhance its effects.
Or both.
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Quite interesting how the wind direction ALWAYS changes when the stigma/prohibition rolls around to one's own favorite narcotic/drug!!!??
SHANTI
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pedro27: it was brought to my attention yesterday on a radio programme that there is a high stigma attached to smoking. so many stigma's floating around i rise above shallow stigmas
I don't mind if people smoke,,, I do wish smokers would not throw their cigarette buts all over gods creation.
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I smoke. Not allowed inside the home no matter what. I don't even own an ashtray. Since I have a lot of drive time for almost everything, the car is free game with at least one window opened a reasonable crack no matter what the temperatures or weather. I can tell some days opening the door on that too.
There is no real excuse for me starting, not even so-called "peer pressure". The bottom line is that I did and still do.
Worse still, is that I have no desire to quit and not sure if I ever will. Peer pressure wasn't the reason for starting and it won't be a reason for stopping either. I think about it from time to time. I can walk into a building and tell if smoking takes place inside. Sometimes, I can walk into a smoking area outside and the scent is unmistakable.
There is no real excuse for me starting, not even so-called "peer pressure". The bottom line is that I did and still do.
Worse still, is that I have no desire to quit and not sure if I ever will. Peer pressure wasn't the reason for starting and it won't be a reason for stopping either. I think about it from time to time. I can walk into a building and tell if smoking takes place inside. Sometimes, I can walk into a smoking area outside and the scent is unmistakable.
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