Smoking..Healthy or Not?

sarahharmintx

I think you would be healthIER if you quit.

But if causing you to quit would cause you to commit a homicide, the get put in prison to where you would need ciggarettes as currency, then no, dont quit.

PetulantOne

Good for you! Of course smoking isn't good for you. That being said. I'm in the same exact place you are. I was a heroin addict for about ten years. I've been clean 5. Right now I'm focusing on the diet and exercise thing. I still smoke, and have no desire to quit at the moment. I have to do things one at a time, and I have to be completely ready for it and focused on it. Otherwise it won't work.

LivingInPuglia

NOT NOT NOT! I have watched a friend die of lung cancer .... my husband gave up smoking but has now started again ..... he is so much physically fitter when he doesn't smoke. Please stop if you can

PetulantOne

At least you'll look swole when you die of cancer

eh, i plan on dying of liver failure, not cancer.

Ditto

jamesey73uk

You have on your profile you want to be more attractive there is nothing less attractive than someone smoking!

Also you have your toher health concerns - you know you need to stop!

jldaley09

Congrats on kicking your other habits! I dont know if you have kids or family.. but if not only your sake but the sake of your loved ones.. smoking hurts you and those around you. My mother was diagnosed with cancer this summer and died 19 days later. Lung cancer from smoking, but it had spread to all the other parts of her body. She was suffering for a while before telling anyone and by the time we got her to the hospital it was too late, cancer was everywhere. I barely got to say goodbye to my mom. I won't lie when I tell you how PISSED off I was at her because she chose to smoke. Now my kids will barely remember their grandma and I have lost my mom. I'm not here to tell you what to do, its your body, just giving you a different perspective. (BTW, she was 62, and otherwise healthy, working on her farm).

super_monty

Nothing you smoke is healthy, tobacco, crack, opium, heroin, banana skins, weed.

Personally I stay away from anything you can put it a pipe.

joecollins9385

i think everyone missed my comment about having a stopping date for smoking set at 4/21/2013. i completely understand the long term effects of smoking and would be shocked to find a single adult in the modern world who doesnt know this.

PetulantOne

One year of sobriety...didn't you say you planned on dying of liver failure? I'm confused. Sober from just heroine or in general. This is the curiosity in me, sorry

Almost always heroin addicts end up with liver damage that can not, um, be repaired.

zyxst

I want a cigarette. Thanks OP! Care to share? :smokin:

Amberonamission

Not healthy. No argument.

jbella99

tO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE,, Age old debate... Obviously unhealthy but so is driving a car, painting with the windows closed, using aerosols, bleaches and all manner of lawn care products. Filling your body with processed diet foods, too many carbs, mcdonald's, sugar, and the list goes on.... Anyone aware that tylenol becoimes a poison when it's processed by the liver?? When you are ready to quit you will.. Until then their will always be people who are gonna tell you it's unhelalthy, Perhaps we should all take stock of what we do to our own bodies before judging someone else.

Culley34

This says heroin does not damage the liver. Would it be from something like hepatitis?

http://www.heroinhelper.com/user/health/disease.shtml#liver

One year of sobriety...didn't you say you planned on dying of liver failure? I'm confused. Sober from just heroine or in general. This is the curiosity in me, sorry

Almost always heroin addicts end up with liver damage that can not, um, be repaired.

Ruthe8

tO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE,, Age old debate... Obviously unhealthy but so is driving a car, painting with the windows closed, using aerosols, bleaches and all manner of lawn care products. Filling your body with processed diet foods, too many carbs, mcdonald's, sugar, and the list goes on.... Anyone aware that tylenol becoimes a poison when it's processed by the liver?? When you are ready to quit you will.. Until then their will always be people who are gonna tell you it's unhelalthy, Perhaps we should all take stock of what we do to our own bodies before judging someone else.

OP posted a thread specifically asking people to judge whether he is healthy or not.

MB_Positif

That's a tough question when you put it in terms of overall health. Of course if you quit, everyone would praise you for it saying you are doing one more thing to be healthier, but I can also see how someone might just see you smoking and assume you are unhealthy.

PhilyPhresh

So what do you think? Am I healthy or not?

:noway: *face palm*

joecollins9385

This says heroin does not damage the liver. Would it be from something like hepatitis?

http://www.heroinhelper.com/user/health/disease.shtml#liver

One year of sobriety...didn't you say you planned on dying of liver failure? I'm confused. Sober from just heroine or in general. This is the curiosity in me, sorry

Almost always heroin addicts end up with liver damage that can not, um, be repaired.

yes the disease is called hepatitus, which i got from using needles to shoot heroin

LivingInPuglia

Good for you and good luck!

KyleB65

To each their own path.

The long term effects of smoking have been proven to be disastrous to a person's health. That you are fit and active today is not the issue with smoking. The issue is how this will affect you over the next 5 - 10 - 25 + years.

Personally, I find the notion of smoking before or after a work out silly. Why work out if your desire is to disrespect your body with smoking?

But, this is just my little opinion.

Looks like you are an adult capable of making your own choices in life. Just as long as you are willing to accept the consequences.

AquaFitQueen

my dr told me quitting smoking was the best thing I could ever do for my health even if I never lost another pound. So I guess you could say it is pretty unhealthy. Doesnt mean YOU are unhealthy but the effects could sneak up on you and make you unhealthy.

reneecgc

You have a plan and that is good. Give yourself credit for what you have accomplished. Good for you. As
mentioned in a previous post keep us updated.

InezRny

I am happy to read that you have a goal of quitting once you reach a year of sobriety. I think it's great also that you have been living healthier. I'm sure you know the damage smoking does to your body, so I would not consider it healthy. My older brother smokes and although I understand it is a very difficult habit to break.. all that can be done is provide support and education as to the effects of smoking to your body. Only you can decide to stop. Good luck!

UrbanWild

Someone posted on a thread yesterday something to this effect. "Smoking on your way to and from the gym means that you are not healthy."

I am a smoker (about a pack a day). I am 6' tall, weighed in today at 185 lbs. (5 lbs. from my goal). I work a physically demanding job. I lift weights. I play sports. I eat healthy. I drink pretty much just water and protein shakes.

Since I started my new weight lifting routine, I have seen changes in muscle size, strength and stamina. So today, I decided to put myself to a test. After my 90 lifting workout (upper body), I got on a treadmill at the gym and started running at a moderate (6 mph) pace. I told myself I would keep going until I could not go anymore or when I got to 60 minutes. When I got to 60 minutes, I still felt pretty good so I kept going until I got to 10 miles (1:28:53).

For me smoking is not a question of my willpower. I kicked my heroin addiction and cigarettes are not nearly that bad. I simply do not want to quit at this time.

I smoked a cigarette on my way to the gym this morning and the Newport I fired up on the way out tasted like a little piece of heaven.

So what do you think? Am I healthy or not?

You're kidding, right? With all the evidence to the contrary you still think it's okay to smoke? I have a lot of relatives that aren't around anymore because they thought it was okay to smoke. "Healthy" or not, it will catch up to you one day; cancer is a reality with smoking. So is hardening of the arteries.

DonniesGirl69

Lots of things are unhealthy, but people still do them. I know marathon runners who smoke and people who've died of lung cancer who never smoked a day in their life.

Personally, I found running too difficult as a smoker. I smoked a pack a day for over 20 years. When I fell in love with running, I chose that over the cigarettes and I quit. There are other things that I've held onto, however, that many will argue are "unhealthy", such as bacon (aka the GOD FOOD) and my once or twice a month Red Bull and or full fat, full sugar Starbucks Cafe' Mocha.

So be it....I'm not about depriving myself and if you FEEL healthy and happy and are please with your progress......light up.

Your choice and no one elses. I'd challenge any of the people accusing you of being unhealthy to prove that they themselves have NO bad/unhealthy habits of their own. Until they can do that, invite them to find the nearest cliff suitable for jumping.

Culley34

Huh? What's the debate?

Driving a car is not intrinsically bad for you
Open the windows if you're going to paint, although, I didn't think paint was toxic given that lead paint has been outlawed.
Use aerosols with no CFCs
Use the proper precautions when handling bleach or anything else that can damage the skin / eyes
I've never seen tylenol as "poisonous unless it was mixed with other medications or taken after a night of drinking, when the liver has been working overtime.

And this relates to choosing to smoke a cigarette how...?

tO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE,, Age old debate... Obviously unhealthy but so is driving a car, painting with the windows closed, using aerosols, bleaches and all manner of lawn care products. Filling your body with processed diet foods, too many carbs, mcdonald's, sugar, and the list goes on.... Anyone aware that tylenol becoimes a poison when it's processed by the liver?? When you are ready to quit you will.. Until then their will always be people who are gonna tell you it's unhelalthy, Perhaps we should all take stock of what we do to our own bodies before judging someone else.

BinaryPulsar

i think everyone missed my comment about having a stopping date for smoking set at 4/21/2013. i completely understand the long term effects of smoking and would be shocked to find a single adult in the modern world who doesnt know this.

Thanks for clarifying this. I was also confused about how people did not know smoking was harmful (that was what I thought was somehow being said...my mind was blown).

MissFit0101

Well, smoking still isn't healthy, regardless of how much physical exercise you can still do while continuing to be a smoker. Congrats on kicking heroine though... from what I've seen, that's pretty much the point of no return. Anyways, best of luck to you k? :flowerforyou: Keep on keepin on!

Culley34

I don't understand smoking after (or before) a workout. But, my father and my cousin (both moderate smokers) contend that their cigarette after working out is the best one of the day.

Mr_Cape219

I asked the same thing about Hookah, and hookah steam stones.

zacksnana

I know I'm a little late, but the way I see it, do what you have to do to get by the best you can. At this point, it's pretty indisputable that smoking is unhealthy, but that doesn't mean that a person can't be in good health overall even if they're a smoker. Personally, it tends to make me anxious and screw up my stomach.

I used to smoke regularly, but now I only smoke when I'm with friends who smoke. Last Christmas I stepped outside for a cigarette. My grandfather saw me and came outside to ask how long I've been smoking. I said about three years, and he started laughing. "Well, I smoked for about fifty, so I guess you'll have to catch up before I start to worry." He doesn't have any related complications that I know of.

Ironic. I thought the same thing about my mother and father in law and their smoking. I thought i would be good since they were after 50 years of smoking. Well, father in law now has an oxygen tank in the living room, and it is one week ago today that i sat in an oncologist office with my mother in law and watched him tell her she has stage 4 inoperable lung cancer and has a couple months to live. The terror and fear in her eyes is something everyone who smokes is risking. Visualize that scene and pretend it is you sitting there and feel it. I quit 3 months ago but i am very much afraid of the damage i caused myself.

*my in-laws both quit 10 years ago. So anyone who smokes please don't. You have no idea how terrifying cancer is when it is you or a loved one, instead of just numbers or stats.