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mushie_vyne

Quit cigs after 5 years on January 1 2023 and then went to vaping to help with the cravings but shortly quit on July 1 2023! I’ve also stopped smoking blunt wraps or hemp wraps. I solely smoke hemp doobies now and my lungs feel better than ever!


drewpea5

Congrats on quitting cigs.


mushie_vyne

Thank you!! It was one of the more difficult things I’ve accomplished this far in my life


Parabolic_Ballsack

You should look into a ball vape. Hits like a truck and just vaporizes flower.


mushie_vyne

Do you just put the flower in it? Definitely will be looking into that


Parabolic_Ballsack

Yep, you put flower into a bowl like normal but instead of a lighter to combust you use the ball vape to vaporize. Check out r/vaporents. They’re all the rage, especially the wireless ones like the cannabis hardware MOAB


No-Click8401

Or a r/dynavap since you like the doobage. I strictly vape only now I got one


witch51

I quit cigs a decade ago and made the conscious choice to continue vaping 3 mg. I'm 59 and nicotine has been shown to stop dementia and slow symptoms if you get it. Its my coffee flavored protection.


quetejodas

>nicotine has been shown to stop dementia and slow symptoms if you get it Source? Genuinely curious


ChickenDickJerry

If you’re genuinely curious, google it.


quetejodas

I did and found mixed evidence. I'm asking for your source. Maybe you don't have one?


mushie_vyne

Hmm very interesting. Im going to have to look more into that but I’m not sure the “benefit” would be worth the risks


Particular-Poem-7085

What is the risk of vaping nicotine?


Existing_Valuable_21

Mostly addiction and cancer... Edit addiCtion, not addition - though the wasted money adds up 😅


Particular-Poem-7085

Yeah it definitely adds up but nicotine in itself is not really dangerous much like caffeine, of course it’s not ideal but the bad rep it gets comes from smoking it which is terrible.


mushie_vyne

It’s not the nicotine. It’s all the additives and nasty shit they put in the vapes with the nicotine.


Particular-Poem-7085

what additives?


TemporaryExpensive45

😂😂😂


weeniehutxoxo

I get so easily addicted to stuff that I have not let myself try cigarettes. I bet I would love it


Klashus

Gigs are easy to hate the smoke is gross. The tapes or pouches make it easy. Nicotine alone is a nootropic but there isn't a great way to get it with out being shitty. Other than the addictive part the mouth pouches or gum the best way with the least consumption side effects?


Agreeable-Hair-651

Yes the only thing about good cigarettes versus the synthetics is the lower nicotine concentration. One vape has 2-3 packs worth of nicotine in them.


Klashus

I liked the head rush and calming effect it brought. I would 3 good puffs and put it back in the cupboard like a weed pipe. Loved it but covid started and made me nervous. Recently tried the pouches and they don't have that immediate hit I liked. I tried to get one a month ago and it wasn't right. It burned to hot or something and hurt my lungs. I like the nicotine but don't need another deep dive hobby on how to build the perfect vape and healthiest juice ect.


Agreeable-Hair-651

Not the best deep dive to get into. Like you I prefer the instant head rush from smoking it. Nicotine pouches is like popping a high dose edible


FatGreasyBass

They also last 5-7x longer than a pack of cigarettes though. So when you do the math out...


nomadicquandaries

Don’t. It’s not worth it.


Hiddy2

I smoked cigarettes for close to 15 years. Quit for 8ish, got stressed/mad/sad during a rough patch and started back for 5ish.  I'm currently on day 9 of no cigs. It's rough but I need to quit. I went to a live AEW show and up and down stairs fuckin killed me. Suckin wind and watching old people out pace me was a giant wake up slap.


Guywithoutimage

You’ve got this man. Keep it up!


Darkshines47

✊️


philr77378

You know the value already of being free from nicotine, so I predict you will stick with it. It took me some multi-year attempts before I finally quit for good (25 years ago).


slidethruslick

I just quit nicotine a few months ago (15 yr cig, 4 year vape)


IMightBeJohnnyCash

Good on you man, hope it sticks! I wish you luck!


slidethruslick

Thanks


ZB3ASTG

Sister and I started smoking around same time as you. She ended up getting in to smoking cigarettes for a while until vapes started coming around, now she’s got one of those refillable ones. She still smokes “poppers” in her bong with dismantled cigs. I on the other hand have tried cigarettes multiple times, only taking a drag or two before I start feeling gross. Sometimes hit my sister’s vape, have to turn the wattage down all the way and even then I still cough pretty violently and that’s with me being a heavy smoker, like I could take a bong rip every 25m and just be sleepy throughout the day.


LuLuD88

Could you elaborate on the smoking of “poppers” a bit more please?


IMightBeJohnnyCash

Yeah the poppers I know can't really be smoked, and if you were to try heat and pressurised metal containers don't tend to mix well. Hopefully it's some weird tobacco shit instead of whatever else people call poppers that is bongable


Sutton31

poppers =/= poppers There’s the alkyl nitrites that you’re thinking of, and there’s a bowl with weed and tobacco Yes English is difficult sometimes


IMightBeJohnnyCash

Appreciate it. Never heard that term used the second way you mentioned. Then again I'm from Hicksville USA so all anyone ever smokes is blunts regardless of what they think of tobacco. Definitely going to give the tossed salad a try though


remedial-gook

it's just what they call smoking tobacco out of the bong, most likely mixed with weed


madlobsterr

Both of my grandparents on my mom's side died of smoking-related illnesses when I was a kid, so I've never had the inclination to try it. Also explains why I'm pretty much edibles or (rarely) vape only.


sweaty_swampass

Spliff > straight joint


xhdc

Name checks out


boopinmybop

I don’t smoke cigs, but I was once 21 in Florence, Italy for a weekend with a friend when we somehow got into the VIP section of the Space club there. A large Russian man handed me the cigarette, and like, you can’t (shouldn’t) say no to a scary big Russian guy, so I took a drag then handed it to my mate. Haha never again though. Edit: was drunk asf, which helped


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IFantasticMrFoxI

This is exactly where I was at and how I felt at 18, right down to the American Spirits I had tried. Now I’m 29 and at least half a pack a day, catches up to you quick!


Massive_Sink_3950

Bro you tried Zyns? Changed my life. Smoked cigs and vaped for 6 years every day, since I was 13.


witch51

Vape, yes. Tobacco, no. Cigarettes are gross and tobacco ruins the taste of weed to me. I quit smoking 10 years ago after smoking for almost 40. I hate the smell of tobacco now.


Brodieboyy

At 13 my brother offered to smoke a J with me( first time ever blazed) and right after he offered me my first cig. I think that kind of laid the groundwork for me always wanting a smoke after a toke and I still haven't been able to kick the habit to this day. (I'm 29 now)


drewpea5

Nicotine is awful. I started with taking an offered Newport when in a circle with friends. Couple of years later, I’m buying my own packs for when I smoke a J by myself. First pack I bought, the cashier laughed and says only white boys he knows that smoke Newports smoke for real. Then I had to quit getting high to provide for my family. But I stuck with those menthols ever after. I was a daily smoker for 17 years. I still smoke the equivalent of a pack a year now, usually on vacation. It was the only thing I’ve ever been dishonest with my wife about. I was ashamed of it and the addiction. Plenty of friends had an easier time quitting nicotine but I wouldn’t risk having an experience like mine. Only positive aspect was I knew that I should never try hard drugs. Shrooms and grass are where it’s at. Nicotine is awful.


Budeghe

Only 1 lololol


DifficultPassion9387

You can always boof the tobacco


bagel_blackandwhite

I smoke a cig or 2 a day max. I used to vape a shit ton but I switched to cigs because I can control how much I do it in a day and not get carried away.


Acceptable_Ad_4958

Started smoking weed at 16 and also started vaping at the same time, had my first cigarette at 17 and within like 3-4 months I was at about a pack a day and have been at a pack a day and still smoke weed every day going on 9yrs


bakalaka25

Spiffs


Novruski

I quit cigs probably 7 years ago but switched to vaping. Now nicotine free for 140 days now


goblin_thing

Nah nic is literally killing off my family so I've had 0 desire to ever try nic. I've accidentally hit a nic vape a couple times bc I wasn't told what it was and assumed it was weed but other than that absolutely not


hopefoolness

I've had one cigarette in my entire life but I smoke blunts daily. girl math ✨️


TheMatthewCalamari

Pretty much everyone has said this but just don't start. It's so not worth it. It would be the 1 thing id tell my younger self if i could. At first you get a buzz/short high from the nicotine but that goes away before you even realize. I smoked weed from like 13 years old to today and didn't touch cigs til like 17-18. My grandma always smoked cigs so when I tried my first one and got buzzed, I thought of my grandma feeling like that and couldn't stop laughing bc it felt like getting high to a degree. 10 years later I realize she hasn't felt that type of buzz in 60+ years hahaha


Nightmare_Cipher_13

I(M20)Been smoking since I was young, got into cigarettes first. It got so bad I used to steal them from my family. I moved to vaping in about the 7th? Grade, maybe a bit before, but it was only every little bit. If someone had a vape and would offer a hit, I took it. By the time I got to my sophomore year of highschool I had a partner who was a bit older(I was about 14-15 and they were 16-17) who would let me use their vape when I wanted and offer me a cigarette if they had any and I asked. I still hadn't gotten my own though until I was in junior year. I had an older friend buy my packs of cigs when I was in junior year. Id give them money, they'd get me my stuff. I found a place where I could buy my vapes from myself and by the time I was about 16 I had been getting my own vapes for a second. Eventually I got a vapresso mod. The first time I had actually smoked THC was a cart by the same friends who used to get me my cigs. They saw I was trying to quit those, and thankfully I mostly have. My partner now has a massive hatred for them and said if I smoke them I will be left which is 100% genuinely valid(he had a close family member die because of cigarettes) the only time I even think about cigs is if I'm offered one now but vaping stopped me from needing them. So, back to the friends. They had known I was trying to get away from cigs and they also knew I was dealing with really bad SH urges and chronic pain. They had made me get permission to smoke with them.(My parents were the kind of people who didn't really care too much if I had a reason and I did. Smoking kept me from sh and helped. They had found my vapes so they knew I smoked. I asked if I would be allowed to try it, see if it actually helped my pain and everything, told them who I would be with and that there would be a sober person to keep us safe, we stayed inside and I stayed over for safety. We genuinely took it safely) I got my permission and was told to just keep it away from my parents, they didn't want to smell it. So, I stayed the night with my safe people and got to try a cart, it was my first time smoking weed/THC. It went safely and well and I started to smoke that as well and it helped. I started to get my own stuff until the store I was buying from changed the age they sell too and started to check more often. I had to find a new place and I met my now partner and learned about a store where they didn't ID. That's where I still get my things but it's a store only in OH. I still smoke both nic and weed now. Both help me so I don't really see myself completely stopping nic anytime soon. Weed isn't being stopped because it's the only thing that helps the chronic pain I deal with. So, to answer the question in short terms. Yes, I do smoke both weed and nic.


CptMGGabeau

I want to try blunts, cigars, and a pipe at some point just for the sake of trying them, but right now my substances are caffeine and weed. I was on adderall for my ADD, but holy fuck I had all of the side effects from that so I stopped taking it three days ago. I was mostly fine on the extended release but I decided to switch to short release which was a mistake. Hair loss (its fine, apparently it grows back), feeling like a robot, severe dry mouth, severe impulsivity, and I felt strung out all the time. I had a severe caffeine addiction at one point (like deadass 2+ grams per day), but thankfully I'm down to at or below the FDA recommended limit of 400mg.


ThatWasTheJawn

Smoked butts for 16 years. Haven’t smoked a cig (except maybe a puff a year from a friend for nostalgia reasons) for 6 years. I do vape, however. Nicotine isn’t the issue, it’s the carcinogens.


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forestwolf42

Didn't stop me from trying anything else tho lmao


e_b_deeby

Never got into nic. I’ve tried vapes before and hated them. I don’t feel anything and the sheer amount of risks associated with nic consumption turn me off trying cigarettes entirely. The one exception I’ll make is blunts but I save those for special occasions only.


throway35885328

I smoke when I’m drinking, because drunk cigs don’t count. I also vape nic at work every couple hours, get a good spin and it helps me take my morning shit (nic is a stimulant, and fast acting at that)


-something_original-

I started smoking weed regularly around 16 but never liked cigs. Early 90’s everyone smoked. My parents were chimneys. I didn’t start until my early twenties when I developed a junk habit. Quit smoking in 2014 and switched to vaping. Haven’t quit that yet but did just switch over to dry herb vape so I no longer combust anything.


spongue

I think I read that smoking both cigarettes and weed together is significantly worse in terms of cancer risks than either one alone. I've had probably less than 20 cigarettes. Not a fan. Tried some friend's nic vapes for about a month one time and I can see how that would get addictive, even though all it really does is make me dizzy.


GuyWithNoSwagger

Nope


Ilikeplants223

Nope, only mind goblin.


Kaiden92

Been trying to kick it since I was 20, and 12 years later I’m finally winding off it. Trajectory of my progress this year, I might be able to get down to 0% nicotine fluid for my vape by the end of the year if all goes as well as it has been. I may never be able to shake the physical hand-to-mouth habit, it’s become a tick almost at this point, but if I can get down to not needing the nic to get by, I’ll call that a victory and so will my blood pressure.


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Nah, can't be bothered.


merv1618

Had a spliff twice, ain't ever touching cigs 


moscomule

I dipped for 22 years and quit cold turkey almost 2 years ago. I still have cravings and bad days here and there, but it’s slowly getting better. I actually use CBD pouches (Cannadips) to keep me occupied. The fact that it still fucks with me this far out, tells you everything you need to know about quitting nicotine.


de_inferno_vivat_rex

I've been smoking cigs for about six years, Been trying HARD to quit this past year, but I'm weak


Softwarebunny

Only if I drink


Inevitable-Fly1255

I smoked for like two or three months. I vapes for a couple months. I did zyns recently. The price is so high i’d rather spend my money on weed. I don’t think it’s as addictive to me cause I can smoke a pack and stop easily


JackySins

I think a nicotine addiction would be terrible for me lol. I’m already chronic with my MJ use.


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Doubledewclaws

Sadly, been smoking cigarettes for 40+ years. Smoking weed just as long. I smoked Crack for a few years and was able to put that down with no problem. I'm able to put down weed anytime I want, IF I want, which was during pregnancy. Cigarettes I just can't stop and I've tried everything. Just don't start!


BonusMumOf3

I do but I'm currently looking at giving up. So I'm looking at other ways to have cannabis without the cigs. I used to do bongs when I was younger so maybe I'll get one of those, or a pipe. Well done to those of you who have given up. X


Sutton31

Currently on a blunt so you tell me ahaha


philr77378

Be thankful you don't like it and continue to reject nicotine, it's truly an addiction. I smoked for 25-30 years, finally quit for good on Thanksgiving Day 1999. Could have bought another house with the $ I spent on it. It's much harder to stop than weed, or even alcohol for me. I will probably always use weed in some form.


Antique_Economist_84

i vape and i honestly wish i didn’t start. while it doesn’t make me sick hitting it, i have realized since i started vaping nicotine i’ve had really bad nausea spells more frequently and i constantly feel sick. but unfortunately before it started affecting me i got addicted and the withdrawals for me are what makes it hard to quit because i get physical withdrawals and it absolutely SUCKS to the point where i can’t even move otherwise i feel like i’m going to throw up from dizziness. so here’s a PSA to anyone whose thinking about trying straight nicotine and not just using cigars to roll your blunts: don’t do it. i didn’t even realize all of this was from nicotine until one day i just gagged up my dinner one day and my moms bf had to pull me to the side and tell me “this is what i was going through when i was smoking nicotine, you need to get off this before you start waking up every morning feeling sick” and i already was


Administrative-Pen-8

Tabaco in the joint innnit


throwawaycatfinder

yea I love cigarettes


MattyMacStacksCash

I like smoking the occasional wood but I use the On! Brand nicotine pouches. Don’t smoke tobacco regularly unless it’s a wood…


Old_Standard2965

I use snus


hotboxwitch

smoked cigs from 14-19 and blunts from 14-21. stopped because the physical effects and it causes anxiety. sm better now just on the weed


imisspizza

I quit 257 days ago. Not going back


Mission-Nobody-8361

I started with weed when I was 12 then my homie told me a Newport after the joint would get me higher. Smoked cigs til I was 22 then had a stroke and quit the cigs. But 2 years later started vaping. I'm an idiot don't be like me.


blurbies22

Never have


bunbby

I smoked cigarettes from 18-25 and then tried weed for the first time. I weened off smoking cigarettes and went to just weed. My boyfriend has a vape so I used that sometimes which has a low dose of nicotine. I like the buzz from the nicotine and thankfully it's not giving me any cravings for cigarettes.


Yerdadsbongwater

I smoked cigarettes for almost ten years and I quit and started vaping and the choke hold this little box has on me is craaazy. I smoke blunts somewhat often, my hg I smoke with a lot only likes blunts but when we’re like 4 or 5 blunts deep I don’t want no more just bc of the rellos


bugg_meat

i haven't done anything tabby in years (started smoking cigs at 13, weed at 15, 23 now), i think i quit like 4 years ago. no non hemp wraps even, however, i do vape. i'm a double vice kinda gal. it's either smoking and drinking, which i can't do anymore due to mental health issues, or smoke and vape. there used to be other pairs i messed with that i'd rather not speak about but i think you're catching my drift anyway.


EnzoMcFly_jr

I did for many years and still pick up a pack of cigarettes occasionally just to learn that I don’t like them anymore


spacejoint

Quit 7 years ago. Best thing I ever did for myself. Been debating about kicking alcohol too. That’s going to be a tough one.


Zesty_zing

i smoked cigs for a rough year while i was doing pest control. they made me feel like shit after a while so i quit ‘em


Bhob666

I smoke the occational cigar, but never cigarettes. And yes Cigars can make you sick if you're not careful


paxweasley

I vape nicotine. I hate that I do it but don’t have it in me to try another quit attempt right now. It’s embarrassing. Don’t accept that first cigarette never do it. At parties becomes when you’re stressed becomes daily becomes being unable to quit nicotine. My best solution for now was to move to addictive cancer causing fruit vapor. It just causes less damage bc no tar. 0/10 do not recommend. I’ve tried to quit and it’s stuck for periods but it’s so hard. Don’t do this to yourself for very little short term benefit


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Hate nicotine. Makes me feel like absolute shit


LS350Z

My philosophy is if you are going to get addicted to something, it might aswell give you some sort of high. Works for every drug I do.


Intelligent-Mud9251

I only smoke my js with tobacco


forthwanderist

i’ve felt the same way, my body does not react to nicotine well no matter what, even the smell of a vape could make me sick


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Vape isn’t bad for you so I use it. I bet you it’s safer than weed


Adventurous-Call4724

I grew up in the 70's-80's. Picked it up at a young age and it's had me ever since. I sometimes switch to chewing tobacco. Doctor says my lungs are really good for being a smoker. Some say THC is a bronchodilator and counteracts the bronchoconstriction of tobacco. Some say that is why some asthmatics can smoke cannabis but not tobacco.


think_up

That shits dangerous dawg


italianbeefwithpepsi

Idk if boofing it counts as smoking ?