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people who smoke on the daily have already tuned out cigarette smoke mentally, the burning hair however is rancid to anyone.

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Definitely not always true. I smoke, I hate it, I've tried to quit several times. The smoke smell has never repulsed me but I find it to smell terrible. Many people I know who smoke are the same.

It's a constant reminder that you're killing yourself for miniscule amounts of Feel Good chemicals at a time.

I've always enjoyed the smell of tobacco smoke. It's nowhere near as astringent and repulsive as woodsmoke and good tobacco often has a nice nearly floral scent or a sweet smell. The taste and the tearing up my throat and making my breath bad and the expense are all things I can do without though.

Does anyone else get seasonal nicotine cravings? In the warmer months, I don't even think about smoking unless I drink, but in winter I often can't sleep for craving a cigarette, even when it's been literally years since the last one.

Definitely. I'm usually quite successful at quitting during the summer. Then the winter months come and for some reason the urges come back.

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This isn't true at all, though. Nicotine is strongly dopaminergic, it directly produces euphoria.

You can describe the trap which is addiction without saying things which are obviously not true. Or, to return your uncharitable rhetoric back upon you, lying.

Ah yes, I lied to myself. Thank you for fixing things for me.

Use nicotine pouches or vape, there is no reason to smoke and nicotine isn't carcinogenic

Thanks but I'm not really looking for advice. Where I live vape juice is exorbitantly priced. Plus there are other habitual issues with vaping, such as vaping indoors which overall increases my intake. Pouches aren't always a solution either and don't solve the "habitual" part of the habit, which is the hardest part to kick for me.

That's why the pouches are good. They reduce your craving, therefore making the act of smoking seem less necessary. Of course, the act itself is still appealing, but then you can work on reducing that habit independently and perhaps saving it for special occasions. I find cigars quite good for this. Too expensive and fancy to smoke every day but you can really treat yourself on your birthday or on holiday with something like a cigar.

Pay the higher cost for the vape or you pay with your life. If intake is increase because you will do it indoors it won't really matter, it isn't nearly as bad.

I'm aware, thanks.

Nicotine pouches are okay, I would advise against vape though. Vape is honestly more addictive than cigarettes and I find, in large volumes, the vapour still affects my lung function. Nicotine pouches or gum are the way to go to get the benefits with minimal side effects.

I had the same experience. I vaped way more than I smoke, and it really is the nicotine that affects me the worst in the mid term. Pouches are expensive here after the tax hike and they make me feel dizzy and the gum makes me sick. I also scarred from a patch (my fault, I was dumb and left it on over a transatlantic and it chemical burned me) and they don't always work for me for some reason. Though they're my go to for when I try to quit.

I think the habit of actually smoking is the hardest for me to kick. The small break is what keeps me going and clears my head, especially during work, and it's hard to replicate that.

vapes aren't as cool as smoked tobacco :)

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