Until they made the nicotine taste like Monster Energy drinks, anyway. Don’t look at zyns.
Do you think there’s nicotine in Monster Energy?
Not smoking when you haven’t started is really easy, because it smells awful
They replaced smoking with vaping and other ROAs. I’m pretty sure the past decade+, % of teens addicted to nicotine would be far greater than teen smokers in the 90s.
I’m in my mid 40s and I’m constantly bombarded with Vaping PSA ads on Reddit. I don’t vape.
Source? Because no way that can be true
It’s my own estimation.
Lol at least here they are all smoking again. Or vaping, in vanilla-strawberry flavor with vapes that can be recharged but not refilled and are then discarded
I quit smoking July 19, 2026 and drinking Feb 14, 2017. My opinion is addictive habits aren’t going anywhere. That the struggles over addiction of past generations will mirror the struggles of future generations.
With that said, I think some things are changing:
- smoking is pretty stigmatized in more cultures
- drunkenness is unglamorous and may be posted to social media
- MH occupies more space in the public consciousness
Most importantly, it’s profitable to sell addiction. As long as that’s not changing, and it doesn’t seem to be, we we always bear this burden.
Loads of people have given up smoking through sheer willpower. Some people just didn’t start smoking straight away in the morning, so the giving up isn’t a big deal to them.
Following a couple of years starting from those COVID days sitting for a morning smoke on the balcony, I gave up smoking by vaping, and gave up vaping via a change in scenery, change in routine and you know, just by being on holiday. At least two times.
When I got back, I got whacked by what I call triggers…a huge number of them nearly every hour. Previously I gave in to these, but I’ve learned the stupid way that nicotine psychology is madly powerful, and once you start to recognise you’re just getting triggered for the hundredth time, you just get on with it.
Nicotine is pretty demonic when you think about it.
Former smoker here: I don’t understand the hype around quitting and why people act like it’s so addictive and start buying nicotine patches.
It’s not like you wake up at night because you need a smoke. I once read that caffeine is more addictive than nicotine. You get a headache for a day or so and then you’re done with it.
Yes, smoking is a strong habit, but that’s it. Stop pretending and just quit if you want to. Your body is not craving it, your mind is.
‘My experience is the only possible experience.’
It’s not like you wake up at night because you need a smoke.
You are describing something millions of people have gone through
Sadly I have to live with my mind. And evem if I’ve never woken up at night because of tobacco I have stayed awake because of it.
Speak for yourself. When I quit vaping my entire neck and shoulders locked up in a painful cramp and I spoke in a shout for weeeks. It did not. Go. Away until the day I chewed nicotine gum. Which was a MONTH after I put down the vapes. I swear if I get my hands on that alan carr I’m going to throttle him for his cold turkey bullshit.
On the tram today there was a woman at the door who lit her cigarette even before the door was open. Her friend had to take it off her. Not addictive my foot.
I’m not responding negatively to your post, but I wanted to add that I think for some people, they may be less prone to addictive tendencies.
I’ve just assumed I was broken in some (another) way in that I just can’t relate to those who struggle with addiction. I understand it’s a struggle for them, but I just don’t seem to have that issue with all the common things. Caffeine products (coffee/tea/soft drinks/pills etc), Cigarettes, Alcohol, Marijuana. Tried and abused it all for years, yet I can stop immediately, cold turkey, and not have any negative affects associated with withdrawals. It’s just weird, but not anything that I’ve felt I had to have changed or fixed.
That’s a cute little n=1 anecdote you’ve got there
Absolutely meaningless in terms of data, but still just absolutely adorable that you think it’s relevant. Do you feel the need to tell us any other stories?
