I would like a Smoking Mod - Can it be done?
superransom:
Quote from: WatersMoon on 2009 June 25, 17:09:50
Quote from: superransom on 2009 June 24, 22:05:18
Quote from: WatersMoon on 2009 June 24, 20:44:35
As I understand it, for addicts, the craving to smoke cigarettes never goes away.
It really depends on the person. I quit over a year ago and have no cravings, and I was addicted for 12+ years. I have a buddy who quit like three six years ago and he still drools at the thought of a cigarette. In my opinion if you still want to smoke after not smoking for that long, then you quit wrong. He gets pretty irritated when I say that.
Edit to fix math error.
Did you have cravings to begin with?
I was hooked for those 12+ years I smoked. I attempted quitting more times than I can remember during that span. In the end all it took was reading the right book at the right time.
Quote from: smellyarmando on 2009 June 25, 17:32:44
Saying that you are not addicted to nicotine after ingesting it for years is like saying you are the one speshul snowflake who doesn't burn when exposed to fire. It is extremely addictive to all humans, that's kinda the point. You don't gain any points for being the one person who can quit without cravings, and you are inadvertently helping Big Tobacco by saying that this drug is not addictive. They can't even say that anymore, (because it has been proven to be a LIE over and over again), so it's good for them when their customers or former customers do the lying for them.
You may think you're being inspirational when you say it's possible to quit without cravings, but in fact it's extremely detrimental to the morale of someone trying to quit when they hear this crap about how they wouldn't want a smoke if they were serious about quitting. IMHO, it's equivalent to telling someone addicted to crack that if they just really really want to, they can quit at anytime, without all that sciencey crap to help them. Why don't you guys go do some more research about the effects of nicotine on the brain before spouting bullshit that flys in the face of modern medicine?
You read into a lot when I've said very little. I never said nicotine isn't addictive, nor did I say I never got "cravings". But I have quit for a year and I don't get them anymore (you're welcome to hand me out points for this, but I can tell you that my lack of missing nicotine after quitting is not unique). My intention in pointing this out wasn't to be inspirational, as this is not a how to quit smoking forum. It's talking about smoking and the effects that it would have on our sims. My point is that some people can quit and nicotine no longer effects affects them, and some can quit and it continues to dominate their lives. I'd hate to have my sims have a negative moodlet FOREVER because they smoked and then quit, and that's why I brought this up.
Incidentally if you are trying to quit, I can recommend a really good book for it.
Edit to fix grammar error.
morriganrant:
Typically it's been people with patterns and habits involving smoking that get the most cravings. There is a guy I know who is addicted to pot. Pot is not physically addictive but it is mentally, because he has patterns that he follows with it. He wakes up before work, smokes, gets stressed out, smokes, smokes before bed... yadda yadda. Biggest pot head I know. He is actually incapable of controlling his angry rages on his own any more because he relied upon pot every time he got worked up. Most smokers have patterns and just the motion of taking a drag can become a habit. One guy I know did successfully quit certain cigarettes with no craving for them, by taking up Clove cigs. This kept the motion and the habit, while reducing the nicotine. He doesn't crave the nicotine anymore, but still has to have a focus after those activities that he would have lit up for. My grandmother quit smoking years and years ago, only she did it by replacing cigarettes with something else. She is obsessed with gum and chap stick. Mainly the chap stick, she replaced the original motions with something else, no cravings for nicotine. She will fiend for a tube of chap stick though.
vincemw:
My dad's been smoking since he was 13, and he's now 46. He never quit once
Bass Junkie:
Quote from: vincemw on 2009 June 26, 00:31:03
My dad's been smoking since he was 13, and he's now 46. He never quit once
What a role model, teaching you to never give up!
Aaroc:
I'm 26 and I've been smoking since I was 12 or so. The only times I've ever quit was when I simply had no choice. such as when I went to Marine Corps Boot Camp. Not allowed to smoke there of course, but the day I got home I bought some cigarettes immediately after having gone without even a fiending for one in 3 months.
Of course I had to quit again for a month a month later because of MCT. I've simply never really had a want to quit. The only thing making me consider it now is because of the ridiculous prices.
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