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Light smoker myth?

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  • 24-11-2011 6:41pm
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    ForeverYoung90
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    I got to admit I enjoy the occasional ciggie (marlboro lights;)).After work,during exams,while driving,waiting for someone,when drinking.I would rarely smoke more than 5 cigerettes a day.
    I could go 1-3 days with no cigerette as I just didnt get around to buying a pack.
    Am I a lght/casual/social smoker or is it simply a case of you are either a smoker or not,there is no middle-ground?


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    The Hill Billy
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    In my opinion you would be an 'occasional smoker', but a 'smoker' nonetheless. Still - who cares about labels?


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    How long have you been smoking? I was very much like you when I first started but over time that 5 cigs a day became 10, 15 and so on.


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    ForeverYoung90
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    How long have you been smoking? I was very much like you when I first started but over time that 5 cigs a day became 10, 15 and so on.
    About a year and a half.


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    spagboll
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    a doctor assess how heavy you smoke by using "pack-years"

    1 pack-year means 20 cigs a day for 1 year

    if you smoke 40 a day for 5 years you have a 10 pack-year history


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    spagboll
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    ForeverYoung90 wrote: »
    About a year and a half.

    nail it on the head now!

    honestly the sooner the better!!

    horrible things they are


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    OldGoat
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    Spagboll: I like your pack year explanation, nice to know, however your following post is not in keeping with the forum. While we don't activelly encourage people to smoke by the same token we don't preach against it. Thats the reason for the exitance of the forum, a non judgemental place for smokers to discuss smoking tobacco.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    spagboll
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    Spagboll: I like your pack year explanation, nice to know, however your following post is not in keeping with the forum. While we don't activelly encourage people to smoke by the same token we don't preach against it. Thats the reason for the exitance of the forum, a non judgemental place for smokers to discuss smoking tobacco.
    Sorry mate I was half thinking that, I'm a smoker myself, dont usually follow this section just saw it on the home page. No offence intended :)


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    OldGoat
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    Grand so, enjoy the forum. :)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    ForeverYoung90
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    spagboll wrote: »
    nail it on the head now!

    honestly the sooner the better!!

    horrible things they are
    And how many a day would you smoke if you mind me asking?


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    briany
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    spagboll wrote: »
    a doctor assess how heavy you smoke by using "pack-years"

    1 pack-year means 20 cigs a day for 1 year

    if you smoke 40 a day for 5 years you have a 10 pack-year history

    Does that mean that the health conscious smoker (sort of an oxymoron) would be assessed in light-pack years?


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