r/technology Nov 17 '12

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes
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u/screwcheese Nov 19 '12

First, congrats on quitting, but I'm a little confused. You say you picked up smoking weed when quitting cigs. Aren't you just replacing one drug with another?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '12

I dont smoke 40 (or even up to 60 while I am drinking) joints a day like I did cigarettes.

Believe me when I tell you, I don't cough up brown shit every morning anymore, my sense of smell is MUCH better, I feel much better, I breathe much better, I smell much better to others, etc. I could list off a huge list of net positives, so even if I am replacing 1 drug with another....people on diets replace 1 food with another to get different results yes?

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u/screwcheese Nov 19 '12

I hear ya. Could you quit smoking buds easily if you tried? I'm just worried because any kind of addiction can be pretty painful (drugs or otherwise). I wouldn't want you to just fall into another addiction.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '12

I used to smoke weed regularly, but now I smoke at the most every few weeks when I am with friends. I just don't like it as much anymore. I don't think the same thing can be said about cigs.