• Varven@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 months ago

    Yer I know it’s one of the most addictive substances but I didn’t know it was that addictive

    • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      I keep hearing how addictive nicotine is (7x more than heroin??), but in my experience, i never got addicted. Is there something wrong with my brain?

      I never smoked two packs a day, but i spent at least 3 years smoking socially (2 or 3 smokes at work every day and then 2 or 3 smokes at the bar on the weekend). So around a pack a week.

      But during that time, i could always just take a week or two off if i needed to. I always wanted a smoke (especially with a beer or coffee) but i could resist the urge, no problem.

      At the end of the 3 years, i just quit cold turkey. I would keep smoking once in a while with a beer, but i never went back to regular smoking…

      Do you only get addicted if you’re smoking a pack a day or more?