MemberI am just curious because the only time I crave a cigarette is when I am drinking! I have maybe 3 or 4 drinks once a week on the weekends and have maybe 1-2 cigarettes during that time!
MemberMember@MissPine: Yes I have laid off from drinking not like I used to drink or smoke everyday but for some reason when I drink, I can’t fight the urge! My mother just passed away from lung cancer so I am really trying to not smoke but sometimes it’s hard! She passed away on Jan 19th and since then I have had 2 cigarettes! I hope I can get ride of this filthy habit for good!
MemberMe! Me! I ‘quit’ smoking over 6 years ago, but will have a cig when I am out drinking. Which is rarely, maybe once every four months? I am old and antisocial- lol.
Cigs are yuk without a beverage though.
MemberYep. I used to smoke all the time, but now it’s probably anywhere from a couple of times a week to once a fortnight when I’ll have a drink. Lately it’s been a couple of times a week because we just got married and have been on our honeymoon, so I’ve been drinking a little more.
This is how it started though, I’d be a social smoker for a while and then I’d want to smoke all the time. I can actually see myself going down that path again if I’m not careful.
MemberMember@MissPine: Thank you! I used to smoke at least one cigarette a day, especially after a long day at work or when I was stressed about something, now I have cut it down to only when I drink, which is around once a week and I find I am not even drinking once a week anymore because I don’t want to have the urge! Also my DH and I are thinking about starting a family and there will be no room for alcohol or cigarettes when that happens, so I know I can eventually kick this bad habit!
MemberMember@cbgg: Well luckily I am 34 years old and have been socially drinking and smoking since the age of 19! I can go a week or more without cigarettes but because of just what happened to me and my family I am paranoid and want to give it up for good! I can see where you are coming from though! My sister started off drinking and socially smoking at 19 and she is addicted to cigarettes even when not drinking!
Member@Olivepepper: I know, my DH smokes and I hate the smell of him right after a cigarette, yet when I drink I don’t mind it! Weird!
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MemberI know people who do this, but I don’t. I have asthma, so smoking anything makes my trachea hurt. :S
Member@MRS-K: Me too!! I hate that I do it but when I start getting a buzz I can’t say no.
Luckily for me, it is only when I am around smokers. If I drink without smokers I don’t crave it. Also lucky that nearly all of my friends are non smokers so it doesn’t happen too often
MemberI used to do this in my early-mid 20s, but quit in late 20s, bc (in addition to cancer) aging became a concern. I still drink on the weekends, but don’t smoke nor have the urge to smoke.
MemberAh yes…my old vice. I used to say I was “just a social smoker” and swore I was not addicted. Problem was, the two things were tied together, so anytime I was out and had a drink, I smoked. I was addicted, and when I added up cigarettes over a month, it was more than just a social thing for me. AND, I had no motivation to quit, because another weekend would roll around and I would have a few more. I realized I was never going to be able to smoke occasionally, and I hated smoking anyway!
Sigh…so I went cold turkey and have not smoked since. I had to stay out of bars and away from my friends who smoked for about a month. 🙂
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