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Cigarette Mannerisms

Usually you can give the characteristic of our whole personality simply by the way we smoke. There is huge variety of mannerisms that smokers stick to. Some people always have cigarettes drooping from their mouth. Others play with cigarettes while they are talking moving it up and down in their mouths. In order to show their aggression or irritation, some men hold the cigarette with their thumb and forefinger, the way, which the glowing end shows toward the hand. The major complains of men about the way women smoke cigarettes are that women tend to blow out smoke right into face, without even trying to avoid that.

Very often smokers will assume a pose, as they are sure that it fits their personality. For instance, one not very modest glamour woman confessed to us some of her special “smoking tricks” She was thinking that it makes her look much more glamorous and far too more attractive when she smokes cigarettes with holder. She even insisted that she studied that subject very carefully and wanted the holders to be only long and dark, comparing a long holder with a big hat: “it’s alluring and “don’t dare come close” at the same time.”

As every cigarette smoker goes through the motion of lighting and inhaling the smoke, therefore there are many ways in which these acts are carried depending on the mood.

The faster smoking tempo is, the more nervous is the one who smokes that cigarette. If the smoker is angry, he will blow the smoke in a harsh aggressive way, very impulsively, as if trying to blow somebody down. By the way, person who smokes his cigarette pressing his lips tightly around it is probably about to ask a raise for salary, as if to gain courage from holding it that way.

Among other smoking rituals are: shaking off ashes into ashtray, taking smoking accessories, putting out of cigarette, lighting the new one. Person may not even smoke, but roll a pack of cigarettes in his hand, crumple cigarette, play with the lighter.

“My brand” has a special significance, as if it were a part of the smoker’s credo and personality. For example, a guest who discovers that his host smokes cigarettes of the same brand considers this almost personal flattery. And if a girl changes to the brand of her admirer, he realizes that he surely made an impression.

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Does Smoking Making You Dumber?

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Even though we are both in our 40’s now, my oldest brother and I still get a kick out of teasing each other like we did when we were kids. This childish behavior was no exception during his recent visit. Besides the occasional “noogie” or “biff” upside the head, you might have heard my brother chant “my little sister’s ugly, my little sister’s ugly”. And of course my witty retort was “my brother’s a dumbie, my brother’s a dumbie.”

Now before you roll your eyes and write us off as a couple of mean spirited maniacs, indulge me for a moment and let me just say that my brother and I love each other dearly. We have so much fun hanging out together with our kids and just being, well, down right silly sometimes. Nonetheless, when I came across some research material recently that relates to the effects of smoking on the brain, I couldn’t help but feel a little distressed when I thought about my brother.

My brother smokes. He has smoked for years. He says it is stress buster for him. He has tried to quit several times, using several different methods but he always seems to go back to it. I, on the other hand smoked for years too, but I managed to give it up when I found out I was expecting my first child, which was over 12 years ago. I admit I almost always enjoyed the distasteful habit, especially after a big, delicious meal. But I must say I don’t miss the typical downfalls of smoking such as bad breath, stinky clothes, yellow teeth, and the most insidious side effect of all, increased risk of cancer. Plus, based on the new research, apparently I’m not losing as many brain cells either.

Although rather complicated in terms of the study itself, the findings are quite simple, and yet surprising I think to most of us. With over 172 men participating, the test was initially set out to find the long term effect of alcoholism on the brain. While it was made clear that alcoholism does have a long term effect on neurocognitive function, the study also showed that smoking may diminish the speed and accuracy of your thinking, cause memory impairment and it can actually lower your IQ.

Now I don’t know about you, but if the other side effects weren’t enough to call it quits, I think the findings from this relatively new research may just do the trick, at least for my brother. I am quite sure he won’t like it the next time I say “my brother’s dumbie” and actually have to mean it.

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How To Stop Smoking Pot – The 3 Most Important Rules To Finally Help You Quit Smoking Cannabis!

So you have finally decided to stop smoking pot. Firstly, I applaud you for your decision. I know from personal experience, how much cannabis can take over your life. I also know exactly how tough it is to stop smoking pot once and for all. Therefore in this article I would like to provide some tips on how to quit smoking cannabis.

1) Rather than trying to stop smoking pot cold turkey, you need to formulate a plan. Most cannabis smokers have a set routine when they try and give up. You will kid yourself that as soon as your current baggy is finished, that’s it, you’re going to quit smoking cannabis for good. So you smoke that baggy twice as quickly as you normally would and when it’s finished, you find yourself buying more! It’s a vicious circle that will control you if you allow it to.

Set a date about one month in the future as your “giving up” date. Up to this date gradually cut back on the amount of cannabis you are smoking. If you’re a heavy smoker, try and cut back to 1 or 2 joints a day. After ten days, cut this down again. One a day or one joint every alternate day for the next 10 days. For the final 10 days, try and only smoke 2 or 3 joints in total until you reach your giving up day!

2) On the day that you eventually decide to stop smoking pot, you will need to throw out and lose every single piece of drug paraphernalia that you own. Papers, lighters, roach material, bongs, bags, grinder, etc. I made the mistake of initially keeping all these things locked up in a drawer. This just makes it far easier to get sucked back in.

If the temptation to smoke cannabis is there, you are unfortunately more likely to take it. No matter what anyone tells you, pot is addictive. However, it is far more a psychological addiction that a physical one. If you leave temptation in your way, your mind is likely to take over and you will probably be smoking pot or weed by the end of the day.

3) The hardest and yet most important aspect of how to stop smoking pot is losing your friends. Cannabis is both a social and yet very unsociable drug. Usually long time pot smokers become distant from family and friends who don’t partake in their habit. However, other pot smokers soon become your closest allies.

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I found that most of my “pot-smoking” friends were all for me giving up and were even proud. However, I couldn’t ask or force any of them to quit smoking cannabis with me. Watching them smoke and pass round a joint between each other was killing me! Once again why would you put temptation in front of you. When you finally stop smoking pot once and for all, you will realize what a great decision you’ve made. However by hanging out with the same friends, believe me, it won’t be long before you revert back to your old ways!

American soldiers smoking pot during the Vietnam War.

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Smoking From All Sides

For the person who is smoking there appears to be enjoyment and a sense of relaxation. This does not apply to non smokers who end up being surrounded with smoking fumes. While you might find it difficult to find areas where smoking from all sides surrounds non smokers, there are some places and countries where this still occurs.

When a smoker lights up a cigarette, pipe, cigar or some such other tobacco product they will need to exhale the excess smoke. The noxious fumes which are exhaled will then cover the surrounding area with smoke, fumes and various toxic materials. This passive smoking can make a non smoker susceptible to the same health problems as a smoker.

Now due to pressure from various groups there are designated places where you can find people smoking from all sides of the area. In these areas the air is thick with smoke and noxious fumes. This is however a needed area as there is sections of the public which are still hooked onto tobacco products.

While these smokers are for the most part aware of the health concerns which can arise with smoking, they still continue with their habit. The people who are at risk from smoking from all sides of an area like a street corner or an alleyway are mainly the smokers themselves. The next group of people will be the people who pass these locations.

You will find that there is a wide cross section of people who can become affected by health problems when they are confronted with smoking from all sides of a place like a smoking section of a restaurant. In a smokers section of a restaurant you will find that smokers eat at the same time as they are smoking. As a result of this the smokers section is filled with the fumes of various types of tobacco products.

This is not a phenomenon that you will see in lots of restaurants but the ones where you have these sections the reality of second hand smoke drifting out to the rest of the restaurant is real. And even though the other diners are not in that section of the restaurant they will still find that they are surrounded by fumes of smoking from all sides of the enclosed restaurant space.

Even today the battle of smokers and non smokers rages on. You will need to avoid areas where smoking from all sides can make you nauseous. The care that you take with your health today will provide you with a healthy and happy life tomorrow.

Life Insurance Rocketing Up for Smokers

Smokers may be paying as much as £2,000 more in life insurance premiums than non-smokers, according to price comparison website moneysupermarket.com. Following on from last year’s public smoking ban this is another area in which smokers are being specifically targeted. Premiums for non-smokers have slowly fallen in the last few years whereas those for smokers have risen sharply, some estimates claim that smoking policy holders are paying up to 100% more than their non-smoking counterparts.

The same is true of critical illness cover, which pays out a lump sum in the event of the policy-holder contracting a serious illness or injury. Smokers are seen as much more of a risk to insurers as the number of medical conditions that they could develop is far greater than that of a non-smoker.

According to Michael Challiner, editor of Express Life Insurance, this dramatic disparity is due to the increased competition between lenders brought about by the advent of the Internet: ‘It is now so easy to reach a decision that a ‘price war’ has developed and some very competitive quotations are available. This competition has however had an inevitable effect in that insurance companies have had to tighten up their procedures or risk losing money on the narrower margins. So they have hit the obvious target – smokers.’

Moneysupermarket.com have estimated that a thirty five year old male smoker could save 44% on his premiums if he quit the habit, paying only £9.91 per month over a twenty five year period as opposed to the £17.68 he would currently be paying.

However, Louise Cuming, a spokesperson for the website, has warned that the financial benefits of giving up smoking could be some time coming. Because of the highly addictive nature of cigarettes telling your insurer that you haven’t had a fag for a couple of days will not be convincing enough for them to lower your premiums. Most insurers require their clients to prove that they have been a non-smoker for a whole year before agreeing to a reduction in premiums. When this reduction comes, however, it could be as much as 60%.

Combined with ever-escalating cigarette prices this news could be the incentive that many smokers need to quit the habit. There are also more policies springing up which encourage and reward positive lifestyle changes. PruProtect is the first to link the cost of premiums to advances in the holder’s health. Speaking on last month’s National No Smoking Day, Sammy Rubin, CEO, PruProtect, said: ‘National No Smoking Day is a time when smokers will be thinking about the true cost of their habit, financially and physically. At PruProtect we support both, and offer those wanting to quit not only a financial incentive by saving money on premiums, but encourage people to lead a healthier life style through our Vitality points scheme. To help those finding it tough to quit, we also offer heavily discounted entry to Alan Carr’s Easy Way smoking cessation courses.’

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My Quitting Smoking Story & How It Can Work For You

I have been smoking since the age of 15, that was 14 years ago, from around the age of 19 I have been trying to quit the 20 a day habit. I can tell you now that I have tried pretty much every method of a way to quit smoking, the longest I have ever gone without a cigarette is 7 months.  But since starting on the electronic cigarette I don’t have the need to quit, sounds ironic I know but it is doing no harm to me so I can at least enjoy them.  For more information on them visit Smoking Electronic Cigarettes.

Here is a list of what Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or method I have tried and the approx length of time I quit with them:

1. Gum – Used to take these quite a lot on different occasions and with other NRT such as patches. Quit smoking for around a month on these alone.

2. Lozenges – Did not quit smoking at all on these.

3. Patches – Have spent hundreds of pounds on these and have used well over £1000 of tax payers money getting these from quit smoking clinics. One year I managed to finish the 12 week course (without a single cigarette) and stayed nicotine free for another 4 months. Have to say though, every so often I thought of a cigarette and soon went back, thought I did a good job of quitting smoking though.

4. Inhaler – Just over a month I quit with these, I remember the doctor giving me these along side a course of full strength patches, which did not seem logical to me, my nicotine levels were up to my eye balls but in the end I still reached for that cigarette, and it made me feel very ill. Still I did not quit smoking though.

5. Hypnotherapy – This is one of the best methods I have tried, I booked myself to see someone on New Years Eve, as that was the only time I could, and afterwards I felt no different, all I kept thinking about was if I needed a cigarette? I ended up going out for the evening and I did not feel like a cigarette, even after a couple of drinks, ok maybe a few… I went through the night not wanting a cigarette at all. But 3 months went by and I ended up thinking of smoking again. One drag was all it took. Back on it full time. Have tried hypnotherapy twice since then and had no effect on me at all.

6. Books – I read the Allen Carr’s Easy Way To Quit Smoking, I was quite amazed with this book as I did actually quit smoking after finishing the book, but only for 3 months. I still give the guy (who sadly passed away) credit for writing this really good book. In the end I though I still did not quit smoking.

7. Clinics – This is the clinic version of the Easy Way to Quit Smoking, I paid £120 for their time, managed to quit smoking for a measly 3 days. Went to a couple more free sessions to give it another go, sadly did not work for me.

8. Audio Hypnotherapy – Lost count the amount of times I went to bed listening to these to actually think I will wake up a non smoker.

9. Pills – I recommend not to take these, Champex and Zyban. These have severe side effects which vary from mild headaches to even having fits. Basically all these do is switch your nicotine receptor cells in your brain OFF, so you do not feel like a cigarette, but as soon as you stop taking them your receptor cells are back online. Did not quit smoking on these as I stopped taking them after a week from sleep deprivation and constant cold sweats.

10. Cold turkey – I lasted the same amount of time it took me to get to shops to buy a pack of smokes or to politely ask someone at work.

So there you have it that is approximately 10 years of my life trying to quit smoking, sounds very sad when I actually think about it. I find myself strong willed but somewhere deep inside me I really do actually enjoy smoking, otherwise I would not go back.

This is where the electronic cigarette has actually given me complete freedom, I no longer have the feeling and pressure of trying to quit smoking. A doctor once told me that the nicotine receptor cells in your brain are there forever, 20 years can go by and if I had 1 drag of a cigarette I would be hooked again. After 10 years of constant pressure on myself of quitting I can safely say that all I will be smoking from now on is the electronic cigarette. It gives me the exact sensation of smoking tobacco i.e. blowing smoke (vapour) and when I am out socialising I can still smoke with other smokers. It did feel strange at first and slightly embarrassing but has been a great conversation starter as not many people have even seen or heard of these devices. I will be sticking to these for a very long time.

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Marijuana Effects- Stop Smoking Weed

Smoking marijuana is common among thousands of people all around the world. Although it is not considered a dangerous drug it does have a negative effect on your body. There is good news, when you actually stop smoking weed your body begins to repair itself. For those looking to stop smoking weed here are a few more reason to help your decision that much easier.

Smoking marijuana habitually does effect your body and organs. It does the following

Effects your respiratory system

Stains your skin

Disrupts your social life

Damages your gums

Hormonal imbalance

It is more common for smokers to get sick more often than non smokers. Those who smoke daily are more likely to suffer from illnesses more often and usually take more time to recover. Smoking weed can damage your respiratory system but once you quit smoking weed your lungs begin to repair themselves almost immediately. The people I have spoken to noticed their lungs improve greatly within a couple of weeks of quiting. Smoking weed also damages your gums. Marijuana damages your gums because it is inhaled which is also why it damages your respiratory system. The health improvement alone should be enough to decide to stop smoking weed.

Most people are not aware of the damage that is caused to ones skin when smoking weed heavily. When you smoke weed for a long period of time heavily your skin begins to look like that of a cigarette smoker, tough and resembling leather. When you do stop smoking weed your skin begins to look healthier and those bags under your eyes will begin to disappear.

It is also common for weed smokers to become isolated and lose contact with friends and family. Heavy smokers would rather spend their spare time getting high than participating in activities with non smokers. When you stop smoking weed you will notice that you will have more energy and will want to socialize more.

There are also several studies showing the effect it has on male marijuana smokers in particular. Males who smoke weed on a regular basis produce less sperm than those of non smokers. Their sperm is also lazy sperm which is less effective when trying to have a baby.

If you want to stop smoking weed these are great reasons to add to your list. Quiting is possible you don’t need to smoke to be happy, you are hurting yourself. Stop smoking weed now what else do you have to know until you realize what you are doing to yourself?

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Suddenly smoking seems to be such and important issue in India because of the countrywide ban on the deadly habit all public places and offices. Is this ban justified? Definitely. Compared to other countries who have banned smoking in public places, Indians were free to smoke as and when they wished, risking hundreds of lives. This will now end, hopefully. Legitimate Online Cigarette Sales

Agreed that when a person smokes, he or she is solely responsible for their health. Why should it trouble others if someone is spoiling their health? But do they have the right to endanger the lives of others? Medical evidence has shown that the dangers and health problems associated with passive smoking is almost the same as that of regular smoking and this is the main reason why the Government of India and put a nationwide ban on smoking. Kudos to Dr. Ramadoss, the Union Health Minister, for his efforts in bringing up the issue of smoking.

People, especially young children, are picking up smoking like never before leading to more and more health concerns. A major inspiration for them to start smoking is through films and media. As film stars have a huge fan following, their actions and on-screen mannerisms are often aped. Likewise, a popular actor when smoking on screen can unintentionally inspire many other fans to start smoking. This fact quite fully justifies the ban on on-screen smoking on television and films. Legitimate Online Cigarette Sales

However, the point about banning smoking in films such like taking away freedom of art and expression. Most directors and actors smoke on screen to portray certain characteristics in a particular character and by banning smoking, they have limited one aspect of characterisation. If smoking is an issue, then alcoholism, and so many other evils are equally important issues and banning these will not solve the problem, or even limit it.

Not surprisingly, a poll conducted by a popular Indian daily revealed that almost 84% of it’s readers are quite happy with the smoking ban. In addition to this, many popular celebrities and other figures are endorsing the ban, so that the public takes it more seriously. Sadly, officials in the country need to be informed of this. Following the day after the ban was imposed, several Indians were booked, however the officials who booked them were not aware of the rules of the ban themselves. This is indeed a sad comment on the law enforcement service in the country.

There will always be a debate about the culture of smoking, especially since the country has a population of an estimated 120 million smokers, one of the largest in the world. We can only hope, pray or speculate that positive results can be achieved by imposing smoking bans. Legitimate Online Cigarette Sales

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Smoking During Pregnancy: Risks to the Pregnancy and Harm to the Baby

Smoking during pregnancy is one of the worst things you can do. When you smoke, your baby smokes too. There about 600 ingredients in cigarettes, and when a cigarette is burned, it releases over 4,000 chemicals. Many of these are poisons, and at least 50 of these chemicals cause cancer. So when you take a puff, your growing baby gets exposed to these harmful pollutants too. Because your baby is developing inside you, exposure to these pollutants can be very detrimental to his overall health and the safety of your pregnancy.

The nicotine and tar in your cigarette decreases the level of oxygen and nutrients that your baby receives. This can slow down your baby’s growth and development, and it puts you at risk for miscarriage and stillbirths (a baby with no heartbeat).

Luckily, if you quit smoking immediately, your baby’s growth will return to normal shortly.

Smoking during pregnancy has been associated with 5 percent of infant deaths, 10 percent of preterm births, and 30 percent in low birth weight babies. Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke can also increase:

Infertility—When compared to women who don’t smoke, smokers have a 30 percent increased risk of being infertile. They also experience a delay in conception—i.e. it’s harder to get pregnant when you smoke. Placental Abruption—A serious and dangerous complication that can occur during the third trimester of pregnancy. It occurs when your placenta separates from your uterine lining. Placental abruption can cause vaginal bleeding, resulting in fetal distress, uterine tenderness, and increased frequency of contractions. Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PRROM)—Your water breaks early, before the onset of real labor. Placenta Previa—Your placenta grows in the lowest part of the uterus, which can cause problems for the baby. You may bleed and require prompt care. Some women are even hospitalized.

It is estimated that over 20 percent of American women in their childbearing years smoke cigarettes, despite knowing its harmful effects. In 2005, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey reported that 14 percent of women smoke during pregnancy.

Babies who are born to women who smoked during pregnancy are also at an increased risk of having a cleft lip or cleft palate. A cleft palate occurs when there is a split in the baby’s lip and the roof of his/her mouth, creating a hole between the nose and mouth. Surgery is often used to reconstruct that part of the baby’s face.

The danger of smoke doesn’t end when your baby is born. Being around smoke can also put your newborn baby at risk.

When exposed to secondhand smoke, babies have an increased risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). As they grow, your child is at an increased risk of developing asthma, respiratory problems, ear infections, pneumonia, and bronchitis.

Because the babies of smokers tend to be premature and have low birth weights, they are also at an increased risk of serious lifelong health problems, such as mental retardation, learning problems, and cerebral palsy.  These babies are also more likely to have birth defects, including congenital heart defects.

The more you smoke during pregnancy, the more harm it will do to your baby. It is very important to try to quit smoking. Even if you can’t kick the habit completely, try to limit your daily cigarette intake.

Make an appointment to talk to your doctor or healthcare provider about your desire to quit smoking. They can refer you to a smoking cessation program and offer other ways to help you quit.

Remember to surround yourself in a positive environment. You are more likely to succeed if you have the support of friends and family who understand the harmful effects of smoking.

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The Best Way To Stop Smoking

There really is no best way to stop smoking. The only “best way” is for the smoker to say, “I really, really want to quit smoking” and actually mean it. The twp main things every one else can offer is support and advice. As a smoker, be clear about why you want to quit when you listen to their advice and support, listing as many reasons as you can, and then making a plan to accomplish your goal. On the list of why you want to quit, try to include achieving better health and fitness, wanting to live longer, less risk of cancer and heart disease, no nicotine stained fingers or teeth, better smelling breath, healthier babies and setting examples for the family, healthier skin with fewer wrinkles, increased budget income, etc.

We need to prepare ourselves mentally by setting an actual date we are going to quit. Make it a special day, a day of personal achievement – it can be our birthday or anniversary; a holiday or one of our children’s birthdays; and can also be on No Smoking Day, the second Wednesday of every March. It really does not matter, as long as it means something to us. Reducing our smoking without setting a date to quit may not work, because our smoking is likely to increase once again. Be aware of the fact that it is easy to give in to temptation and start smoking again, especially when we are tense and upset. We stand to lose all that we have gained, if we have one single cigarette. And then we will have to start all over again.

Making a plan is easy – sticking to it is something else. If we were serious about wanting to quit smoking, we would follow it to the “T” – and hope to achieve our goal, by knowing what to expect and preparing ourselves to face the withdrawal symptoms. Most people find the first few days as the most difficult, with things becoming better after the first three or four days. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms may include irritation, restlessness, frustration, sleeplessness, and being “fumbly stumbly” accident-prone.

To curb these withdrawals and ease the distress, use NRT, or nicotine replacement therapy, in the form of gum, patches, lozenges, inhalers, etc. that can double our chances of success, by reducing the intensity of our cravings. Go to counseling and behavior therapy classes. Use Nicotinell, Nicorette and NiQuitin CQ as some of the nicotine product aids. Another option is to use the drug Zyban, which is available on prescription. All of these aids are available.

Regardless which NRT method we use, we need to find something to do and stay as busy as possible, to take the place of smoking. Games, woodwork, online surveys, taking extra adult classes, volunteering at literary workshops, etc. We can drink a lot of water, tea, or juice, or chew gum. Whatever we enjoy doing should be approached at this time. Try to stay busy doing what we like. To avoid weight gain that usually accompanies quitting smoking, try not to grab food instead of a cigarette, and if you do – change your diet by grabbing raw vegetables and lots of fruit, drink lots of juices and water, avoid alcohol, and exercise much more.

Avoid situations where we may be tempted to smoke such as bars, nightclubs, hotels, and certain eating establishments. All of this is common sense, but when we are in the withdrawal mode, we do not think, we react only to the pain and distress our body is going through. Care for it gently, by compensating these feelings with something health and pleasurable. Family and friends will support you to deal with nicotine withdrawal symptoms if you let them.

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