Spookymuffin said:

OK, I'm gonna be an ass for a minute here...

WTF ARE YOU DOING SMOKING????? YOU KNOW BETTER!!!!! YOU'RE YOUNG!!!
DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT START NOW!!! STOP IMMEDIATELY!!!! Seriously, it only get worse from here.

ok, that's all. And thanks.

Spookymuffin said:

It's actually also true that nicotine stays in your body for a considerable length of time. It bonds to a molecule that normally carries oxygen (displacing the oxygen, btw), and it's a very strong bond. It does break eventually, but it takes time (don't know if it's 18 years, but a long time after you stop intake).

CarrieMpls said:

I've been smoking for 4 years near-enough. Actually, 3 - I stopped for a year, but stress and drinking in smokey pubs made me start again.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

You're thinking of Carbon Monoxide - which bonds to the Oxygen, yes, and takes 8 months to be recycled into new oxygenated blood. The reason it's so bad is that smoking accumulates carbon monoxide which is what leads to the shortness of breath. That and the tar of course.

As for nicotine - that stays in the hair for 60 days just like any other drug, before disappearing.

Spookymuffin said:

Fair enough.

CarrieMpls said:

Spookymuffin said:

Nope, I'm thinking of nicotine. My chemistry teacher was just explaining this the other day.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Spookymuffin said:

Nicotine and Your Body
How long does nicotine stay in your body?

Nicotine is usually eliminated from the body within a 24-hour time period, however, the by-products from nicotine can stay in the body for up to a month or more. Factors that would affect this are:
· How long someone has smoked
· How much someone has smoked
· How frequent someone has smoked

A person who has quit smoking will usually experience physical withdrawal symptoms from nicotine. These symptoms are usually the worst at 24-48 hours after quitting. Some of the symptoms that one may experience are:
· Irritability and anxiety
· Difficulty concentrating
· Restlessness
· Insomnia
· Tobacco cravings
· Tingling sensations or dizziness
· Coughing

Physical withdrawal symptoms can be diminished with the use of nicotine replacement therapies (NRT’s). NRT’s are available over-the-counter and by prescription. What a person also faces when trying to quit that can be even more challenging than the physical withdrawal symptoms are the behaviors associated with smoking. If you are a student at the University of Iowa and are thinking about quitting smoking or chewing, call 335-8394 to schedule a free tobacco consultation. Our Health Educator can help you make a plan that works for you to quit.

http://uistudenthealth.co...d=1&id=751

applekisses said:

I'll ask my teacher to clarify.

purplerein said:

20 Minutes: Blood Pressure and pulse return to Normal, circulation begins improving especially to hands and feet.

8 Hours: Blood oxygen levels increase to normal and chances of heart attack begin to lessen.

24 Hours: Carbon Monoxide leaves the body - The lungs start to clear out Mucus (Thats Snot ) and debris

48 Hours: Your body is now Nicotine free - Senses of Taste and smell begin to improve.

72 Hours: Breathing begins to get easier and energy levels increase.

2 - 12 Weeks: Circulation improves throughout the body - Walking and exercise begin to get easier

3 - 9 Months: Breathing problems, coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing begin to improve - Lung efficiency starts to increase

Medical Facts.....


However, I think I know what you are referring to, Scientists believe there are recepticles in the Brain that are receptive to the Nicotine and these can recepticles remain Nicotine dependant until you die.

I love you.

Just DOING it is the only way. Bull shit on the psycho-babble. It's mind will. Just tell yer body it does not need it and fill the emptyness of holding a ciggie with substitutes, no chocolate please.

When I cut nail biting as a teenager, I found myself in a position where I really needed to hold something, to keep me from chewing off my fingertops. I found an answer in holding a little ball. SIlly, but effective. Whenever I felt the need to chew on my nails, I just rolled it through my fingers. I still do this, it is like a whole other addiction, but less harmful.
A friend of mine tried to quit smoking, but needed something to, so he learned how to juggle. He is now proffesional juggler, serious. He is really good to and has television gigs.

I am going to a mild version of your story; I am cutting down on coffee intake. It makes me weirdly hyper-active (or even more so) and I OR make people smile Or piss them off. Big time. I had people bitching at me I was being TOO happy.

I notice I am getting back into my normal sleeping rhythm, so it seems coffee was part of my bouts of insomnia of late.

11 days.

I'm noticing smells I didn't used to pick up much before. Good ones. Like flowers in the lobby of my work. And coffee all the way down the hall from starbucks.

Well done Carrie! keep it up!

CarrieMpls said:

You couldn't smell coffee?

Fuck ciggies!

HamsterHuey said:

I could smell it. Just not alllll the way down the hall. I didn't lose my sense of smell completely, it was just dulled quite a bit.

CarrieMpls said:

Awwww, now you are going to smell the kitty litter like two days earlier you did before...


[Edited 10/12/06 5:18am]

HamsterHuey said:

Yeah, I will.

Congrats. Day one will start for me soon.

Spookymuffin said:

Go for it kid!
What are you going to do? Wait until you've been smoking for 20 years?

littlemissG said:

Stopping when I turn 18.

Spookymuffin said:

How old are you now? 21 ???? .....

myownprivateinsanity said:

chut it!