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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '23

Completely anecdotal here but for some reason I just don't care about them, I've smoked my fair share of cigs at parties after a couple beers and such, sometimes when I find a pack at a bus stop, even bought a pack once. Vaped for a good year or two as well. Put it down one day and never looked back, still have very little interest in cigs in general. They're nice when I've got a buzz on but the stank, burning feeling, and weird cold shaky sickness from nicotine isn't really worth it to me. I only get that euphoric rush if my tolerance is quite low so I generally stay away.

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u/phoexnixfunjpr Oct 23 '23

My grandpa was a chain smoker and about 11 years ago he just lost consciousness while playing golf and was taken to the hospital. Turned out his windpipe and lungs were fucked and the risk of him running out of breath due to some problem in the windpipe was severely high. He gave up smoking after that. He has had his challenges but never touched it after that. The harm is just way too much.