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"Why do I smoke when I drink?"

I used to smoke a lot, perhaps up to 20 a day. For the past year or so I've avoided cigs almost completely, except when I drink alcky-hol.

I rue waking up with a taste in my mouth like the bottom of a sewer and lungs like a back-firing engine. What's the secret additive in ale that makes me ignite a cancer stick?

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I used to smoke a lot, perhaps up to 20 a day. For the past year or so I've avoided cigs almost completely, except when I drink alcky-hol.

I rue waking up with a taste in my mouth like the bottom of a sewer and lungs like a back-firing engine. What's the secret additive in ale that makes me ignite a cancer stick?

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several reasons

1 people around you are smoking

2 alcohol relaxes you and erodes your inhabitions to the point that things you normaly wouldn't do (smoking , getting naked in public, shagging that hidiouse beast of a woman)

3 it's habit a drink and a fag go together (or so i'm told as i don't smoke) so even if youir at home with a beer your automatic reaction is to reach for your cigs


be awear of this and take action to break these habbits

by packets of peanuts to keep your hands busy

tell your mates to slap you when they see you with a fag in your hand

or simply try to slowly cut down the amount you have each night your out

Yeah Im a quitting smoker too Borat, I find that during the week I have no problems not smoking at all.

After my first pint, I have to have a ciggy and one with every pint afterwards. Im not sure I actually enjoy smoking them, but can't go without them whilst out drinking. I guess its a habitual thing, and in awkward social situations e.i with strangers (mates of mates etc) before that stage of mutual love (several hours later), smoking a cigarette is a break in the stilted conversation.

Also it can be a bonding point as you offer people cigarettes in the false hope that they will return the favour when yours inevitably run out.

Otherwise its a conspiracy between the booze and fag compmanies.

Why do I smoke when I drink?

Probably friction. Try moving a little slower to stop your mouth from over-heating, and avoid drinking from flammable objects.

I used to smoke like 20+ s day a year or so back.. And i always used to smoke double when i went out on the drink.

I know i did it cause i was used to doing it..

Its hard though when trying to quit. But dont give in to temptation

I used to before I realised it was stupid.

Also, as thingy ma bob said, it's good way to break the ice.

A friend of mine who didn't smoke used to take a lighter out with him to try and pull. Only problem would be kissing a smoker.

Urgh

Because it tastes nice.

I quit smoking a year ago though, I do have the ocassional snout with a pint but that's about it.

Dirty, expensive habit that I can live without.

Meka Dragon wrote:
> Probably friction. Try moving a little slower to stop your mouth from over-heating, and
> avoid drinking from flammable objects.

:^D

Dr Cheese wrote:
> by packets of peanuts to keep your hands busy

I tried eating packets of crisps every time I got the urge. I went through the best part of a multipack.

I did only have 2 cigs last night though, which I'm reasonably happy with.

I'm not reasonably happy with my hangover though.

ughrrrrrrrrrr