Smoked for 5 years. malbero reds, malbero menthal, newports and self rolled filter / no filter. Maybe an occasional pack of camel wides too.
Then there came a day when I noticed my breathing was irregular and I had what felt like a 2nd breath after my first. Stopped smoking and start spitting up black, brown and yellow shit. Especially after a hot shower, it was gross.
I know how much I was spending on smokes and that they just weren't doing for me what they originally had. It had become an addiction rather then a means of relaxation and settlement. Pretty much after every meal I had to smoke.
I take tolerance breaks from caffeine for a similar reason. At a certain point your body builds up a tolerance and the effects are just not as great. I felt the damage tobacco was doing to my body and decided the minimal effect was not worth it.
I quit cold turkey after stretching a pack out across a week.
I still get urges, especially when I'm around other smokers.
ps. I've seen that video for switching to dip. Dip is no better than smoke. You're just ingesting the chemicals in a different manner.
IF it helps people quit tobacco sure good for them,. But if you're just switching one bad habit for another well. That's not good.
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