Cigars and Addiction

[PlainlyPaul]

Is it just me or does anyone else find themselves constantly wanting a cigar. I literally smoke nothing else but I've been on about a month binge smoking cigars everyday. Sometimes two to three a day! Can anyone tell me if this is bad or just the way of a cigar smoker.

There have been studies done that say 2 a day is fine with no long term medical repercussions. Sounds to me like you enjoy your reflection time and your mind just associates that with a cigar and is telling you that it's time to go relax.

 

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[boro62]

For awhile I smoke 2-3 cigars a day. But I'm also a cigarette smoker, and I know I have a nicotine addiction too. But I have been slowly tapering off and trying to control my smoking addictions.

It's good that your listening to your body and taking a break. I've always felt that if you have to ask the question of are you addicted, it's a sign.

 

[SpartanFan]

Is it just me or does anyone else find themselves constantly wanting a cigar. I literally smoke nothing else but I've been on about a month binge smoking cigars everyday. Sometimes two to three a day! Can anyone tell me if this is bad or just the way of a cigar smoker.

There have been studies done that say 2 a day is fine with no long term medical repercussions. Sounds to me like you enjoy your reflection time and your mind just associates that with a cigar and is telling you that it's time to go relax.

I have to question the validity of that. I know full well there's a chance of cancer with cigars, even if I don't inhale.

 

[PlainlyPaul]

Is it just me or does anyone else find themselves constantly wanting a cigar. I literally smoke nothing else but I've been on about a month binge smoking cigars everyday. Sometimes two to three a day! Can anyone tell me if this is bad or just the way of a cigar smoker.

There have been studies done that say 2 a day is fine with no long term medical repercussions. Sounds to me like you enjoy your reflection time and your mind just associates that with a cigar and is telling you that it's time to go relax.

I have to question the validity of that. I know full well there's a chance of cancer with cigars, even if I don't inhale.

This was written in 99. Decide for yourself. There's a chance of cancer if you're human. Period.

 

[fsfrancis]

If you dream about smoking cigars or acquiring your next box of some HTF cigar, are you addicted?

 

[gui_tarzan]

This. Last winter I was sick with a cold for two weeks. I didn't have a cigar for ten days and I never had the same reaction that I did when I quit cigarettes in 1986. Of course there is the mental equation, I find myself wanting a cigar during the day and will generally puff on one on the way to work and home. But realistically, I have one of those compulsive personalities and love smoking cigars. It's mental for me, I hate the nicotine effect and will stop after I start feeling that buzz coming on.

 

[arctictwist]

I never had this issue. The only thing this happens to me with is caffeine and its basically to ward off the headache

 

[MUNKY]

Interesting, I can go for weeks and not have one and really don't feel anything. Same applies if I feel I have burned my palette out, I'll go a couple days and really hydrate up. I smoke to enjoy and discover not to just burn through because I feel I need it.

 

[Dave]

Decide for yourself. There's a chance of cancer if you're human. Period.

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[BrittS88]

I don't get cravings for cigars so much as sometimes I just need to destress. And the first thing that comes to mind is "go have a cigar" , for a long time it was "go have a cigarette, and I definitely was addicted to those. But I decided to test it and see if I needed the cigar after seeing this thread. Videogames reading, playing with my new puppy or just going for a hike. They all work the same as a cigar for me. I would say for me its not an addiction. Its a preference.

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[SpartanFan]

I've found that I think about having a cigar or smoking a cigar with friends or just getting people to try cigars a bit more than is rational or reasonable. In this case I would say it is likely I have a psychosomatic preference which borders on an addiction to the stress-relief that cigars with friends generally brings. I also wonder if it will get worse so I watch it. But it would be remiss of me to dismiss that with some conflicting statement just so I don't have to admit that.

That being said, I would reason that while I am not expecting cancer, that my decisions have increased the chance solely so through my gums and lips absorbing the nicotine (leading to said preference discussed above) and potentially the CO2.

 

[Fallinher0]

I have calmed down a lot on the cigar smoking lately just because I have put the cancer risk into a much higher regard.

 

[Mr.Maduro]

I have calmed down a lot on the cigar smoking lately just because I have put the cancer risk into a much higher regard.

Curious, what is calmed down? Asking really for my own purposes as I enjoy a cigar more than I wish I would. I try to keep to once per week, but that is 2-3 sticks when I do. I would say currently average every 5 days currently.

 

[CigarGavin]

Just smoke cigarettes and the craving for cigars will go out the window

 

[Mr.Maduro]

Just smoke cigarettes and the craving for cigars will go out the window

Right! Gave up cancer sticks 11 years ago. Quite proud of that accomplishment.

 

[Fallinher0]

Curious, what is calmed down? Asking really for my own purposes as I enjoy a cigar more than I wish I would. I try to keep to once per week, but that is 2-3 sticks when I do. I would say currently average every 5 days currently.

I try and keep it to 1 stick a week (trying to push it to two weeks)... unless a buddy hits me up asking if I would like to smoke and chat in which case I will never pass up the opportunity lol. I don't know why it concerns me all of the sudden.

 

[jeffturneraz]

I quit smoking cig's 1 year ago.

Then I had my first cigar maybe 5 months ago...so the addiction of cigarette's is still a very close memory.

I started out smoking a cigar here and there, then quickly progressed to one every night, adding a second daytime smoke on the weekends.

I noticed I enjoyed the cigar so much more when I unintentionally skipped a day, so I made the conscious decision to start skipping many days on purpose.

This was no problem whatsoever for me to do, not even in the slightest.

Lately, I have been smoking about 2 days a week. On these days, I will have more than 1 cigar, but even on my off days, I make trips to my B&M, buy some sticks, take them home, read reviews on them, etc...and then stick them away like it's nothing.

In other words, very much UN-like cigarette's, in a typical day, I can see people smoking cigars, I can go spend time in a shop, buy them, get home, read about them, yet not feel the need to smoke one that day.

With cigarette's, I would be in a movie theatre, an actor on the screen could light up a smoke, and it would be all I could do to keep from walking right out of the movie to light up.

Go figure.