# Smokes **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 19, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289 "2012-10-19T23:38:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/21 "2012-10-20T22:54:09Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Cite? I’m sorry, did you have an actual question that you would like answered or contribution to this thread other than howling out “Cite?” as if a member of _Alouatta palliata_ with an articulatory defect? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/22 "2012-10-21T00:22:14Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > I’m sorry, did you have an actual question that you would like answered or contribution to this thread other than howling out “Cite?” as if a member of _Alouatta palliata_ with an articulatory defect? > > Stranger You’ve made an absurd claim about how and why people quit smoking. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/23 "2012-10-21T00:26:44Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > I’m sorry, did you have an actual question that you would like answered or contribution to this thread other than howling out “Cite?” as if a member of _Alouatta palliata_ with an articulatory defect? > > Stranger MODERATOR NOTE +1 for erudition. -1 for form. Criticize the post only, not the poster. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/24 "2012-10-21T02:04:13Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > MODERATOR NOTE > > +1 for erudition. > > -1 for form. > > Criticize the post only, not the poster. > > Carry on. samclem, you’re gonna be giving Miller a run for his money in the “clever moderating” department if you keep this up 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/25 "2012-10-21T02:06:09Z")
I must say, if you are to be an _Alouatta_, you should endeavor to be a _jaunty Alouatta_. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/26 "2012-10-21T02:46:03Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > samclem, you’re gonna be giving Miller a run for his money in the “clever moderating” department if you keep this up 😃 He’s the one I aspire to emulate. I’m probably too old to catch him in the race. ---
**Author:** ![HardlySanguine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/27 "2012-10-21T03:09:21Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > There must be something about putting a cylindrical object in your mouth and sucking on it that people like, Thanks for this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/28 "2012-10-21T11:56:12Z")
E-cigs are not recommeded by any medical professional that I can find. In fact a recent study showed that the vaporized chemical are a cancer compoind in and of themselves. I would love to quit smoking, but it seem that there’s really no EASY alternative. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/29 "2012-10-21T20:09:42Z")
> [@MizGrand](#): > > In fact a recent study showed that the vaporized chemical are a cancer compoind in and of themselves. That MAY be true (cite?). But I can tell you this… I don’t cough and hack up black shit from my lungs any more. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/30 "2012-10-21T20:19:48Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > I must say, if you are to be an _Alouatta_, you should endeavor to be a _jaunty Alouatta_. 😃 Only on SDMB. Number of languages required to best appreciate that erudite _bon mot:_ 3. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/31 "2012-10-21T20:53:06Z")
> [@MizGrand](#): > > E-cigs are not recommeded by any medical professional that I can find. In fact a recent study showed that the vaporized chemical are a cancer compoind in and of themselves. I would love to quit smoking, but it seem that there’s really no EASY alternative. Some studies, like [this one](http://whyquit.com/pr/041812.html), indeed do claim that nicotine by itself is a carcinogen, but they used amounts that were nearly lethal (they used a dose equivalent to the LD50). ---
**Author:** ![Cillasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@Cillasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cillasi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/32 "2012-10-21T21:06:22Z")
The only way to quit is to quit. I smoked for 40 years - pretty heavily for most of that time. I used Chantix to stop smoking about 5 years ago. It’s since gotten a bad name for various reasons, but it worked wonders for me in about 3 weeks. Breaking the physical addiction to nicotine only takes a week or so, however, smoking entails more than breathing in nicotine. It takes much more time to change the behaviors associated with smoking. Even though I’ve been a non-smoker for 5 years, just recently, after finishing up a writing assignment, I found myself reaching…I was like - are you kidding me?! In other words, there will always be a good time for a cigarette! One thing you have to know about nicotine addiction before you quit. Nicotine is an emotional dampener. That’s why we tend to smoke whenever we experience strong emotion, good or bad. We smoke when we’re happy, sad, angry, nervous, etc. During the first few weeks, you will find it difficult to control your emotions. Warn your friends and family and even your employer. This is when most people backslide. Another thing to know about nicotine is that it binds to certain sites in the brain. When you stop smoking, those sites slowly lose their sensitivity. However, one cigarette will wake them all up again! Once you decide you’ve smoked your last cigarette, truly try to make it your last cigarette or you’ll be fighting a continuous (and usually losing) battle. Learn the word NOPE (not one puff ever). ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289/33 "2012-10-21T23:17:03Z")
> [@MizGrand](#): > > E-cigs are not recommeded by any medical professional that I can find. In fact a recent study showed that the vaporized chemical are a cancer compoind in and of themselves. I would love to quit smoking, but it seem that there’s really no EASY alternative. I’m a medical professional, and I recommend them. So do the family doctors I work with. Sure, it’s worse than not smoking at all, but it’s a heck of a lot better than smoking cigarettes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokes/638289.md?page=1)