Just a question, because in tons and tons of movies that you see, the actors are made to smoke for their role; like in pulp fiction or Mad Men or something, and the actors never seem to get addicted to smoking in real life. So all this talk about how you can get addicted after one ciggarette, is it true? Because from what I see in Hollywood and such, its not true.
shareThe tobacco companies know they need to get you smoking young to get a "customer for life". They purposely market to young people. In other words, it's more addictive to begin smoking at age 12 or 14. If you begin at age 20, you are less likely to become addicted. Tobacco/nicotine is one of the most addictive substances in the world. Top 5 at least.
shareNicotine has a huge potential for addiction. However, genetics play a great part. Some people can smoke a lot of cigarettes and never really get addicted, while some can smoke for a few months and then for the rest of their lives have a very hard time trying to quit, because the nicotine really hooked them. It is a bit like alcohol, cocaine and some other drugs. You never know if you are going to be among those who get hooked on cigarettes for life, so the best is not to try the first one.
shareYes, very addictive and bad for your health.
I am a smoker, i often quit for large periods of time (months or years)
But even after a year or two, i find myself comming back to them. Usually when i get emotionally pushed.
I rarely smoke in public settings as i really don't want to bother others with it.
I remember clearly how annoying cigarette smoke was when i was a non-smoker.
Second hand smoke is also bad for the health, but remember that whoever smokes gets it too, it is far worse to smoke than to receive second hand smoke.
And never ever let anyone tell you that tobacco isn't unhealthy. They are either lying, uninformed or in denial.
This movie isn't really about cigarettes though, it is about public debates. The winner is not the one who is right, but whoever convinces the audience with whatever means at his or her disposal.
In movies and shows they use herbal cigarettes that do not have nicotine or tobacco, making them nonaddictive no matter how many they smoke.
As a smoker for 14 years now, I can say they are quite addictive, but not so much during the first 6-12 months. The whole "one cigarette gets you a customer for life" idea is also exaggerated, you don't get addicted off your first cigarette. You will likely find it disgusting and not smoke again for a while. In the first 6-12 months, you find yourself lighting mainly due to the reasons you start for in the first place. Trying to fit in to a crowd, enjoying the nicotine rush when you're stressed, boredom, whatever, no one is here to judge, we are all likely guilty of one or more of those reasons. If you need to stop, you probably can easily.
Now after a year it becomes a nasty addiction. Sometimes you get lightheaded or feel sick after a cigarette so you stop, but some time later, you start to crave one and despite the side effects, you cave and light up. If I had to pick a specific place it would be the trachea where you feel it the most. I have slightly better control with my addiction so I can go a few days without a cigarette but eventually I cave too, it will vary between smokers. This will also vary between smokers but for me, a lot of things act as enablers for my smoking. I find that I crave a cigarette the most after meals, while drinking coffee, while drinking alcohol, while smoking something else, etc.
This also applies to the present time now that i switched over to e-cigs. The efficiency of e-cigs is 50/50 and depends on the person. For me, I get my sufficient nicotine fix without the chemicals so I don't feel sick afterwards and I have saved thousands of dollars by not buying cigarette packs. However, after doing the activities I listed above that act as enablers, I desperately crave for the real thing.
I don't believe you will ever completely quit smoking. Sometimes I've gone weeks or months without smoking a cigarette or an e-cigarette, and when someone asks me "do you ever still crave for a cigarette?" I respond to them "every day". Its all a battle of mental strength once you decided you are going to quit.
If Ari Gold saw Chappie he would say:
"Chappie makes Elysium look like Citizen ƒvcking Kane"
Many of those actors died from lung cancer, emphysema or heart trouble.
A drug addict told me once that he gave up heroin but could not stop smoking. Nicotine is definitely an addictive drug.
No. You cannot get addicted from 1 cigarette, or the occasional cig you have to smoke every few months when you're on set. That is not how people get addicted to smoking. As a smoker myself, I can confidently say, nobody, just half sane, would start smoking on their own, because if you're not a smoker yet, and you take a puff and you inhale... You will cough your lungs out, it will be very uncomfortable, taste disgusting and feel disgusting... The second puff will be the exact same, and so will the 10th. It takes packs of cigarettes being used constantly to get addicted to them. Problem is, its usually kids / teenagers who start smoking, not adults, because teens... I hesitate to use the word 'force' but they pressure others into doing something they don't like doing, to fit in, sort of. It takes only 1 to get another hooked, and that other will get another hooked and so on. Unfortunately, once you're addicted, it is seriously crippling. You can't go for a walk without craving a smoke like you crave food when you're hungry, and there isn't much that can distract your mind enough to stop the craving. But I'm way off topic, so back to your question, no. Actors don't get addicted because they don't do it nearly enough (unless they are ex-smokers, it can make them fall back to it), but most of the time actors don't actually inhale. Look at Friday (1995). Chris Tucker's character did not inhale, not ONCE, and that movie was based on smoking.
shareI guess enough has been written about your inability to type a simple english word, like 'cigarette' correctly, so I can talk about the point itself.
There are levels of addiction. Nothing is 100% addictive, not even oxygen.
Cigarettes can be said to be addictive, because it's hard to just stop smoking at any given time, but they can also said to NOT be addictive, because there are people that have been able to quit the habit. I never 'officially' quit, I guess that's why it's so easy for me to avoid smoking, because I don't have any pressure about it. I can smoke any time I want, because I never quit, I didn't become a 'non-smoker' - I am still a smoker. I am just on a pause that can end any second.
The only reason it doesn't, is that I choose to breathe air without pain, and enjoy the experience of smells of nature and such. I can just as easily choose to smoke a cigarette any time I want to, there's no rule or anything about it.
This means, cigarettes are not 'addictive' per se, and I think the word should probably be 'addicting' anyway. It just means cigarettes create a craving of certain strength that you can overcome, if you choose, and adjust your attitudes correctly. I mean, if you listen to the addiction, it's probably impossible to 'quit'. But if you expect and anticipate the 'craving' to come, you can be more at peace when it does, and you will know it goes away, too. You can even focus on something else, like eating chocolate or playing video games to your heart's content, whatever tickles your fancy.
So, the answer would have to be, yes and no - depending on YOU.