So I had been a very occasional smoker for a long time. I would buy a pack and throw it out halfway through because it had been sitting on my dashboard for a month.

Then I went to Iraq and my company suffered a collective nervous breakdown and I started smoking three packs a day.

Naturally, that continued when I got back, and I continued to consume heroic amounts of tobacco. It doesn't help that I drink most nights, since we all know that's the best time for a smoke.

One of my friends agreed to go halfsies on a vaporizer starter kit, because we've both been spending 15 bucks a day on cigarettes. I suspect it has also affected my ability to perform sexy time, but that's not the point.

I originally ordered one of those blu bull****s, but their customer service is ****ty and it took them weeks to even get my order processed. I cancelled it, and they just shipped it anyway.

I ended up ordering one of these, not expecting anything remarkable. I mainly anticipated blowing smoke rings in my room after I was done smoking outside. But I haven't really wanted a cigarette since I got this, other than the fact that I like burning things.

It's definitely not exactly the same thing, but since I'm a hopeless nicotine addict, I can make my head tingle, without consuming huge amounts of tar and other spooky ****. And I still get to 'smoke' instead of chew stupid gum.

These are way better than I thought they would be. They still make you look like a tool in public though. However, I got to smoke all the way through class the other day, so I don't give a ****.

Anyone else have one of these?

My boyfriend got one and it really helped him cut back on his smoking as he probably smokes about 2 packs a day (sometimes more.) It was nice because we could actually go somewhere and he wouldn't have to step out to smoke. And then it went through the wash and now he's back to smoking again. :/

**** you dude, haha.



That's why I got more than one battery and atomizer. I know I'm going to be doing that at least once. I guess these kind are cheaper than the bigger ones, so I won't feel as bad when I either wash it or jump in a lake.

If you put 'blucigforum' in as a code on the volcano website you get 10% off, btw.

I still haven't had a cigarette since I quit last July. It's still something that's on my mind uncomfortably often, especially now one of my course modules is currently on the cognitive processes of addiction and all we seem to talk about recently is smoking.

Congratulations! My wife & I both quit cold-turkey last year. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I still want one on occasion but it's purely psychological. However, my will-power is too strong to give in.

I don't really understand cigarettes, or the habit. I do like the occasional cigar with my drinks though. Cigars just smell much better, provided you have a good one.

Glad I never started. Of course, if I did, I'd be too lazy to keep it going anyway.

There are various reasons that people become exposed to cigarettes in the first place (advertising, peer pressure, etc.) but I think what keeps people smoking (besides the chemical dependency) is the mini high that one gets. If you've been smoking for awhile, this gives you pleasure each & every time you light up. I'm not longer chemically dependent on cigarettes but every time I see someone smoking, I remember that feeling & it often makes me want one.



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my friend nate got some of those and hasnt smoked in about 2 months now. i wanted to see how he could deal with it before i would tell my mom about it since shes been smoking since she was about 13 and is now almost 50.

I love smoking.

Me too

I like cigars, and one of my drivers had bought a pack of cigarellos that he didn't like and offered it to me. I started going out with a group of film nerds to talk about movies and TV, but when I realized I was sitting outside in the freezing cold alone to smoke, I quit the next week. It's been over 6 months and I have smoked 2 cigars since, so I call that a success. Now it only ever happens when I drink.

(Side note for stoners: The addictive qualities of nicotine scared the **** out of me, and made me realize how psychological any kind of cannabis dependence really is. They're completely different. I've never gone out of my way to smoke a jay like I did just to smoke a cigarello that I didn't even really enjoy or get that much of a buzz off of.)

I love not smoking.*

* Not trying to start a war here or anything, just my personal preference.

Im glad I quit, and I cant figure out why I smoked the **** in the first place.

I only smoke when I'm really pissed off about something. In September I bought a box of 20 clove cigs and finally finished them this week.

And I shared a couple with friends, heh.

Good for you Spook!



Isn't that nuts? Same thing happened to me this summer. I started smoking just a cig or two day at work, then it went to pretty much when I was bored I went out to smoke. Just craved it. NEVER has happened with weed, and I've smoked copious and copious amounts

i tried one of those last night (similar company) at my birthday outing, and i REALLY want one. DO they deliver to the UK!?

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i find it decreaes the attractiveness of a women when she pulls out a cig

Good job sir.

I find it decreases the attractiveness of a woman when she pulls out a penis... er...

I agree with you both.

Well done, Spook. I'm proud of you. I always will be. :):):cool: :):)

There is some odd legislation pending in your hood regarding these, but the majority of people who use them are from the UK. I think Volcano does ship there.

Good job to everyone else who has quit too, asmuch as I love the stuff.



So many ways I could take that.

And I find some women attractive when they smoke.
Though the longer I don't smoke, the more I realize how hard it was to maintain good breath.

It's even better if you've gone for a while without smoking and then smoke a tasty cigarette and you get a proper nicotine rush after a few drags. It is very satisfying.

I've been using these bad boys


I don't like the chewing gum, but the lozenges are much better. They don't taste so bad and give you a pleasant release of nicotine.

I found the patches suck, because I keep forgetting I'm wearing a patch and then smoking a cigarette anyway - with a nicotine patch on. This generally makes one feel very ill very quickly.

"People who smoke cigarettes, they say 'Man, you don't know how hard it is to quit smoking.' Yes, I do -- it's as hard as it is to start flossing."

I've been smoking for a year now. I find that just BSing with friends while having a smoke is really enjoyable, and of course smoking is always fun when drinking. What I don't like is the cost and going out in the cold to smoke.

I can understand people want to start smoking, maybe they need the high, maybe they need the attention, or hey: you might actually like it. But people need stop *****ing and whining when they're quitting because it's so hard...

That said, good luck quitting...

Really? I love the smoking ban. Sure, going out in the cold is somewhat uncomfortable, but it's a really easy place to meet people - usually to talk about how cold and uncomfortable it is, sure, but you can take it from there. It sort of feels like a VIP lounge from where your mere non-smoking friends are excluded and are left to watch your drinks.

It's remarkable how quickly legislation affects social attitudes. I was travelling around Russia, where one can still smoke in restaurants and bars, and it seems so quaint and old and indescribably odd - even though this was the case everywhere else in Europe too not so long ago.

to be honest, there is a smoking ban inside restaurants and bars here in the Netherlands (I guess it's the same in the rest of Europe), but you'll never notice it in bars. Not that I really mind, because when you get home, it's much nicer to have your clothes smell like cigarette smoke than beer and sweat.

when i was little i thought girls had penises

It depends, really, on how cold it is, and if I'm just smoking by myself. I'll agree that it's definitely a way to meet people. There's a lot of people around here having to go outside, considering that smoking is banned in all buildings now, even bars.

I worked for a company recently where I would estimate that over 95% of the promotions were given out to smokers (or at least the people that stood outside with them). Almost all of the administrators & managers were smokers. I was also a smoker but I would normally avoid the fenced in area that they used because they all looked like a bunch of cattle. I was passed over for promotions for over a year by people that were flat-out unqualified for the position. I noticed that every single one of them stood outside with the people that were doing their interviews & were responsible for their promotions. I told the guys that I smoked with about my plan to infiltrate their ranks & I went about doing so. I started smoking within the cattle fence & bull****ting with management. I was promoted within the next several months. Once I got my promotion I went back to free-range smoking.

I've seen electronic cigarettes before (they are advertised on every single RyanAir flight I take), but I've never had the chance to actually use one. Are they cool or not?

I enjoy the occasional cigarette. Naturally I am in the mood for one when I drink a lot (especially beer), and also when the weather is nicer out I like to sit outside and smoke the occasional cig or even load the tobacco pipe. I'm a pretty weak person though when it comes to nicotine, so it's nice in that usually one cigarette is more than enough for me to feel a buzz.

I've used a vaporizer before, not for cigarettes, and I think another added benefit usually is that vaporizer also brings out the flavor better than smoking it straight, along with the health benefits as well. I'm not sure how vaporizers are for tobacco in terms of taste though.

buck, stop contributing to necroposts!

What happen

Hahahah, didn't even notice. I was wondering to myself "wow i haven't seen this thread and it has a lot of replies already! I must be missing something"

*lowers head in shame*

It wasn't you that bumped it, it was a spambot.

I don't think that was a bot.

In other news, I still have no desire to quit smoking. Would be willing to give a vape a shot, though.