Should I start Smoking/ and or Drinking?

Question

I dont really like to drink...

I quit smoking about a month ago.

I was thinking of starting again because, I am 24, I never had a g/f, I never had freindS, I have been outta work for 16 months, and i feel like i have nothin to lose

Answer 1

Quitting smoking's hard and you don't want to do that ever again. Never. It's clear you're thinking about going back and that should give you a clue about how hard it is to quit - you're a month out and still craving it. STAY THE COURSE, do NOT give in or you will regret it one day. The smoking has nothing at all to do with everything else you talked about. You can get a job and a g/f without smoking.

Smoked 24 years and thank god I'm clean for 4 years now.

Answer 2

Why would you want to be 30 and lonely with a bad liver and a hard time climbing stairs?
Jesus wants to be your best friend. The Bible says "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you."
There are so many good things you could do with nothing to lose! Look into Jesus and don't stress. 24 can be a rough age, but its really not that old. Congrats on quitting smoking by the way, you may be grateful some day when you DO find yourself with something to lose.

Answer 3

Ok I now you've probably heard this alot but i have parents and friends who drink and smoke, it makes them miserable, they'll whine about quitting then they never will, smoking turns your lungs black with tar and cuasing difficulty breathing, higher chance of lung cancer, alchohol will cause liver failure in the worst case scenario, and I saw a movie where a person did a brain scan of a person right after there first drink, there brain functions went down by quite alot, and for people who've been drinking for awihle significant brain damage occurs. I don't know what your social life is like but smoking or drinking isn't the way to go, it makes your life miserable and it's just a "shortcut" around your problems but they will come back and be even bigger, as far as your social life i wish you the best of luck.

Answer 4

Oh ... I see. You think that cancer is something to tempt fate with. I mean, even I beat squamous cell of the tonsil with just 11 weeks of radiation therapy in 04. And that was 30-years after I quit smoking. So go ahead. You've got $60,000 just laying around for the treatment as this thing swells up to the size of a golf ball and you hack and cough trying to breath. Sounds like fun, just try it.

In a way, I was lucky it didn't attach to my tongue. Eric, the guy who started treatment the same week I did, had it on his tongue and he died in week 9, But so did 4 others starting in my group of 12 that week. 1 brain, 2 lung 1 tongue and 1 prostate. But no one died from breast cancer that week, the first time in two years.

And that's just the group that started treatment the same week I did.

I don't want to paint such a pretty picture, because it really isn't as pretty as that. I'll never taste anything again, and I've got permanent DRY-MOUTH, so my teeth are slowly rotting because my mouth refuses to heal. But that's normal, I hear.

And, you think starting back up smoking is tempting fate? Hell, you may already have cancer at such a micro level, that you won't see the effect for 10-15 years yet.

So go ahead idiot.

Answer 5

Starting bad habits because you are in a bad place right now, isn't going to help you. Better start some good habits instead. like volunteering, or getting an education if you can. Life can be tough - don't make that an excuse to create more problems for yourself down the line. Both drinking and smoking can do that for you.

Answer 6

If you quit smoking stay stopped!
and why start drinking now? Most women you age look at "drunk guys" as a bunch of idiots!
plus it's a wast of money, hangovers suck and then theres the whole drinking and diving nonsense. But hey dont take my word for it.. go out get smashed, smoke it up and let me know how you feel in the morning!

Answer 7

A time of unemployment is an opportunity to change your life. I just went through a prolonged one and I am much better off than when I had a very good job over a year ago. Because I have new goals for my life that I never would have gotten before.

I guess you could choose to do something negative with this time or something positive with it.

Answer 8

I think you have lost your ever loving mind. Why in the world would you ever want to smoke again after quitting?

I have smoked for 38 years, have COPD/ Chronic bronchitis and would love to quit.

When I started we knew nothing of the bad of tobacco. Why anyone would give starting a second thought today is beyond me.

Answer 9

If you have been out of work for that long, you are about to take on some expensive habits. When your down it's easy to stay there, it's going to take alot to get yourself up and believe me only you can do it. I wish you well and I hope you find your purpose, and if all else fails you, just know that Jesus has never failed me.

Take Care Bud!

Answer 10

If you want a substance, smoke some pot. It's way safer than drinking. But the best thing to do is do some meditating, some exercise (it helps me feel better) and start out with an easy job for now, something simple to get back on track. You'll be okay.