I’m in the same boat. Doesn’t that first one after getting out of work taste spectacular?
You and me both partner.
I bought an inhaler for use on my trips to the USA.
Needless to say as soon as I’m out of the airport a ciggie is in my mouth…ahhhhhhh
Not that I’m bragging, but I had my last cigarette on 1 Jul 1992.
Hmm - I don’t smoke at work - my last one is around 6 AM, first one after that around 2:00 or 2:30 - so 8, 81/2 hours. Flying? I can’t hardly make it from O’Hare to Phoenix. So I don’t travel. At all. Easy! 
The ones I can’t understand are all the people who can go for hours, days or weeks without ciggies. Hint from someone who can’t do it: if you’ve manage to last a week, just go for another two and quit the fucking things for good!
Guys, is an inhaler better than a patch?
Does it satisfy you?
Thanks
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An inhaler is more reactive: I crave a cigarette, I puff the inhaler (then I feel sick). About two minutes later I don’t want a cigarette. Whereas with a patch, I still get regular cravings at the usual times, but they’re very diminished.
Wouldn’t nicotine gum work for a long flight?
You can’t smoke in the Vegas airport for long.
Nevada just passed a Clean Indoor Air Act. Bars and casino floors can still have smoking, but airports, bars with restaurants, restaurants, and public buildings can’t have smoking. It’s lame (although understandable).
As for the OP - I’d rather not try, but I’m sure I could pull it off.
~Tasha
Shit. She’s not gonna go for making herself repeatedly sick sick on a flight to Germany.
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Maybe buy an inhaler in advance, and get her to try it out. Not everyone feels sick - though I can’t gloss over the fact that it’s not the most pleasant experience using it. Or you could try those “microdot” nicotine tablets.
I did a flight to Australia that took 22 hours (plus a 2 hour stop in non-smoking singapore airport), with just a pack of nicotine gum. I don’t really think it did anything other than stop me murdering all the other passengers who were ALL reading The DaVinci Code. Which may or may not have been a good thing.
Of course I have only been smoking for 8 years, a lot less than some of you. Back when I did international rowing I would quit a month before world championships. Then light up right after the race just to be a smug bitch. Totally stupid, but almost worth it to see their faces.
Yes, the gum is a godsend for tobacco users. Or, Copenhagen or other smokeless products. The patch works, but oddly is known to contribute to quite bizarre nightmares if left on during sleep - something that might be desirable on a redeye. (The sleep, not the bizarre nightmares)
Yes, I can confirm the nightmares with a patch on while trying to sleep. They’re bad enough in your own bed, but on a plane… no thanks.
Oh, good. I just had to sit in that airport for 3 hours, and it was really annoying. It smelled like smoke and those fucking slot machines never quit beeping. They need some ventilation in the smoking rooms if they’re going to keep them…as it is the whole place stinks. It does seem like they could have some sort of outdoor, security-monitored area for smokers in airports, though.
Amen. I can do the 8-9 hour flight. If someone wanted to buy me a ticket to Australia, I’m sure I could survive.
But how I dearly wish I could go 24 hours without one. A week? Man, if I could go a week I swear I’d never touch a damn cigarette again.
If she starts dippin’, I’m gone!
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I’m kind of confused here about the OP. Did she say she couldn’t make it that long without a smoke or did you decide not to ask her based on your assumption that she couldn’t ? Anyone CAN make it. You won’t die without a cigarette for any amount of hours (and yah, yah, you’ll die with them, yada, yada) but some people might choose not to, some people might think it’s worth whatever discomfort is involved. It’s a personal choice and not one I’d want made for me. My dad invited me, several years ago, to go to Italy with him so we could help my aunt out with a move. I hadn’t been since I was ten and believe me, regardless of how long I wasn’t going to be able to smoke, I was getting on that plane. There’s often situations where you have to choose not to smoke for extended periods. Most smokers are used to that.