Joe Rogan: The Dangers of The Tobacco Industry

[@Evankayden-z7y]

I spent so many years of my life under the spell of cigarettes, depression and severe ptsd. Gained my freedom with the help of nature using mushroom (psilocybin) precisely. After my experience with shrooms five years ago every cigarette I lit up tasted like literal poison. I would take one hit and put out the cigarette. I haven't smoked since, no more depressive mood and ptsd. Few doses of shroom experience made a 15 year 2 pack a day smoker quit instantly. Shrooms are life changing. There is no way you can put into words what it feels like..

[@Micnesia-c1l]

I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.

[@ErnestoHorner88]

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

[@TrishEden-c1f]

Yes sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Shrooms can really help break the spell. Whatever spell you may be under.

[@NetaZjdb]

Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.

[@EdwardJacob-x8o]

Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google

[@armorykittington]

Smoking a ciggie while on a heroic dose of magic mushrooms was all it took to make me quit for life. I looked down at this thing I was inhaling that tasted like poison and burnt styrofoam, that was doing absolutely nothing to my mental state because the effects of the mushrooms far outweighed feeling the effects of nicotine... I was done. Haven't had one since, and that was over 15 years ago. Disgusting little things. Went from a pack a day to immediately 0.

[@raven4475]

How money you think you've saved??

[@armorykittington]

@@raven4475 At least 5 doll hairs

[@TheLoneDrow22]

Quitter.

[@rockyevans1584]

Had that same mushroom trip but it was smoking weed and drinking alcohol that horrified me. I still do all those things, but I had that moment of clarity for sure

[@GGGame72749]

My friend had similar experience, he saw what the cig was doing to his lungs while tripping

[@yeIIow147]

my dad was a heavy smoker for 15 years 3 packs a day. He quit cold turkey after 15 years, and the way he did it was funny he always had a full pack on his desk and he would look at the pack but not touch it. I asked him why and he said there will be temptations everywhere and in order to really overcome the temptations he needs to strengthen his discipline by looking at it constantly without touching it. sad thing is after quitting for 8 years, he got a divorce and that made him start again.. the divorce really broke him and he wasn't able to quit again ever since. I'm proud of myself for not starting.

[@beaverbank9823]

3 packs a day is bs 😅

[@yeIIow147]

@@beaverbank9823 I don't blame you, many people have a hard timing believing. He basically smoked every 10~15 minutes and the only time I would see him without a cig in his mouth was when he's sleeping. Doctor said it's a miracle that he didn't have serious complications and that his lungs were one in a million. I'm not sure if it was consistently 3 packs every single day though.

[@kaas323]

@@beaverbank9823 why would it be bs? i know a guy who smokes 4 packs a day but he does look terrible. and he is in hes late 60's now.

[@jakerobles1669]

@@beaverbank9823shit my Grandma would have one cig in the ashtray still burning and smoking one in her mouth it crazy but it’s possible

[@trolojolo6178]

Dont worry, it's propaganda. Heavy smokers and nonsmokers have he same chance of getting lungcancerm 10-20%.

[@derby3763]

Chain smoker for twenty years here, I mean two packs a day level chain smoker. How did I quit? I started smoking tobacco straight from a bong, after like six months of doing so, I couldn't breathe and I just couldn't physically smoke anymore. And I have no will power. People praise me for having the will power but it was super easy when you feel like you are drowning every time you hit the bong and smoke tobacco.

[@adamthornton9117]

Whaaa???

[@bazza1024]

U a bold man 😅

[@floydsemlow8253]

I've done that a couple times and I can see how that could deter anyone from wanting to smoke😂. Good for you man❤ I still smoke my couple packs of camels a day

[@CrushDontRush]

My mom passed away on 8th of August. Respiratory failure .. she was on oxygen everyday all day many years before her death. Ended up on hospice became addicted to the Gum had burnt her face /hair smoking with oxygen on before I helped her quit … addiction is hard hard but I hope you all Quit 🚬 before you’re hooked to a end of a tube struggling to breathe having To fill oxygen bottles to go places … I don’t wish that life on anyone and sadly I’ve scene what happens when you don’t take it seriously … 🙏

[@sydneyskaters3424]

This is the most aussie comment

[@potterpotter8953]

Russel Crowe is awesome. His fat guy era movies are all really good. Its super cool that he leans into it.

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

I like em . More then the Hollywood fit actors like wolverine lol

[@QuasiMonkey]

It's a shame they never made a sequel to "The Nice Guys." Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling were a perfect buddy comedy duo.

[@potterpotter8953]

@QuasiMonkey ya that was really good

[@hellbillygoebig9446]

Popes exorcists sucked

[@thetalentof]

I also like those movies but my favourite roles of his are when he's in shape with Gladiator, LA Confidential, 3:10 to Yuma, Cinderella Man, American Gangster, Master and Commander, The Quick and the Dead, Man of Steel and Proof of Life.

[@larsvaahlmar1784]

I managed to quit after about 20 years, by gradually decreasing the numbers of cigarettes I smoked in a day over about 10 years. It was hard to dissociate "the holy morning cigarette" I had with coffee, but after that I realized I don't have to smoke throughout the day. Then I reduced them to just one or two in the evenings, then finally I stopped for a day, which was a bit hard, but then then two days passed. Then it started to get better over like two weeks. After I managed to stop associating a cigarette with every moment of dead time I had, I started feeling better physically and then I realized cigarettes are not doing me any service, really.

[@Ligmaballin]

What about stress relief, what other alternatives you found?

[@GODOFHELLFIRE3]

@@Ligmaballin The whole 'stress relief' thing is an illusion, because nicotine is a stimulant. Smoking doesn't actually help you relax, it just makes you more stressed out the rest of the time - that feeling of relief is just the withdrawal symptoms going away. I know when I stopped smoking myself that I stopped getting that antsy feeling of 'needing' a cigarette. Besides, turns out you can just as easily replace a first-thing smoke on the patio with a first-thing mug of tea on the patio, all the quiet time to yourself with none of the lung cancer.

[@fehmanahsrafi7143]

@@GODOFHELLFIRE3 Idk I've been smoking since I was 12 I don't smoke too often once or twice a month unless I am having a really bad day in which case I go on a long drive for the rest of the night and by the time I come back my problems are gone and I have burned through all my cigarettes.

[@jassielzaragoza9256]

Joe Still doesn't get Norms joke 😂

[@loganclark2647]

I know isn’t it wild. Joe he quit because he was on a fucking airplane with you.

[@Doorito_]

He just fell for the joke, dum dum. that's like blaming conan for not knowing the moth joke punchline.

[@jassielzaragoza9256]

@@loganclark2647 ?

[@jassielzaragoza9256]

@Doorito_ Joe has been falling for the joke for years 😆

[@CRiiPFACE1100]

Shit I quit in 2018… what made me stop was I playing basketball with some young teenages in my apartment complex and they kept calling me unc because I kept getting tired because of the cigarettes I said what?! I’m 28 haven’t touched another since lol

[@AkiraHDR50]

I quit the same year. I was smoking 30 a day for 20 years.

[@natashatomlinson4548]

Reminds me of playing basketball with my church youth director who was a smoker and ten years younger than me and he was wheezing and out of breath while playing with the teens and , at50, I was running circles around him. Wasn’t surprised that ten years later he barely escaped death with a heart attack. If his smarter than him friends had not been there and got him to the hospital then big cigarette would’ve lost another customer/ f00l.

[@plica06]

And now you're even older... But you don't smoke anymore at least.

[@lol6434]

Yeah, quitting ciggies also made me more athletic. I stopped getting tired

[@Plutoguru]

28 is old unc

[@HeartFeltGesture]

I smoked a pack-a-day for 13 years, tried quitting dozens of times. Then finally gave up cold turkey because I had heard a doctor say if you give up at 30 at the latest, you will be young enough for your lungs to fully heal. It wasnt easy, for a couple months I permitted friends to smoke around me, even in my small room, so I could get a fix of second-hand smoke. I know Im going to die at some point, but I could not live with myself (pun intended), as in I would be overwhelmed with regret and a deep feeling of foolishness, if my death was brought on prematurely by my own self-indulgent hand. I never wanted to shit on the gift of life, no matter how traumatized or depressed I was. Psychedelics helped bring me around too.

[@searchand_destroy666]

Holy shit im 30. Imma quit in december(lord give me the strength lol). Thanks man!!

[@uzairreis]

Hey man just so you know, I'm here if you need any help. I suggest you get closer to God it helped me a lot and I'm sure it'll help you too Peace be upon you!

[@davidgeary490]

Ha ha - wow, totally relate to what you say! Smoked for 20 years....starting at age 13. But quit decades ago when my wife was pregnant.

[@MrRatclima]

Alan Carr's the Easy Way to Quit Smoking. Amazing, life changing read.

[@sugewhite5776]

Helped me too! Great book!

[@zenlandzipline]

His Alcohol book got me off the booze. Drinker for 35 years, hard drinker, 10 years sober now. His Quit smoking book helped me get off nicotine a year ago. That man is a Saint.

[@adamlkickbox]

Fact, what a legend

[@chulainn32]

Yeah same bro! Any time I relapse I go back and pick out parts of Alan Carr's book that resonates. Fantastic book.

[@tangfastic7075]

Not sure if it's totally responsible for me quitting (twice), but think it's a very good book. First time.... quit a few months after I read it and then next time quit when I hadn't finished the book. So... not sure how important it was, but it was there. You've really got to want to quit, so maybe it shows you why you want to.

[@mrxatwork]

Coffee black , Cigarette , start this day like all the rest.

[@John__Wayne]

Hell yeah, Don Williams was the best.

[@John__Wayne]

Don Williams was the man.

[@MarkyWhite3]

On the toilet 😂

[@ganggangbaby2003]

same here. that caffeine, nicotine combo just hits so right first thing in the morning

[@lorenc8010]

Cigarettes and black coffee have kept the Marines going forever!

[@SamP0rterBridges]

I worked in construction as a union electrician. One of the biggest companies at our local was known to violate basically every rule. A union rep asked me to be a whistleblower. My friends at the company warned me that their bosses would sooner make me disappear instead of losing millions.

[@timc4765]

Worked as in past tense? Why did you leave a union Electrician job?

[@jedigovna9537]

Russel crowes voice might be the greatest thing ever

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

It's from testosterone

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

Cigs

[@artemvsprime]

Yeah, he might as well do podcasts!

[@brianhackett-jl3hc]

@@vergilsonofsparda341 where do I get some of those testosterone cigarettes?

[@niff_420]

@@brianhackett-jl3hcsmoking cigarettes in general increases testosterone but so does eggs and red meat not cooked in seed oils

[@olinejad]

I smoked from the age of about 13 to 30. Quit when my daughter was born because I didn't want her starting. Will probably return to smoking when I'm old as shit and it doesn't matter anymore.

[@chuckfinley4292]

Literally me. Started at 13, quit this year at 28 when my wife told me she was pregnant. Still smoke the occasional cigar and god I miss cigarettes every day

[@olinejad]

@@chuckfinley4292 I've recently started vaping because my antidepressant isn't working so we'll and nicotine is a great mood booster. I still keep it out of sight of my daughter though.

[@SumanthLazarus]

why restart tho? You're already good mate.

[@olinejad]

@@SumanthLazarus very true

[@Zeziliath]

@@SumanthLazarusbecause humans get to make their own decisions. Alcohol is also unhealthy, in some aspects its much worse. Most people don’t bother stopping alcohol consumption either. In the end cigarettes aren’t just a addiction, but something someone does for pleasure. Depending on the person ofcourse. Sadly i’m one of those people who genuinely loves cigarettes. But for me its a bit different because i’m a (ex)junkie and cigarettes and weed keep me off of the other stuff. But ofcourse I understand your POV, because for someone who doesnt smoke, it must seem ridiculous to want to start again

[@Joekellettart]

I’ve had the exact same thought as Russell around addiction to substances. When you are addicted it makes things incredibly simple, all you have to do to make yourself feel okay is to imbibe the substance. Once that one box is checked, it’s as if everything is right with the world. Of course when you’re pursuing only satisfying your addiction things that should be addressed in your life are often ignored. Thus making them worse which in turn leads to a cycle of wanting to imbibe the substance even more to further avoid your troubles. A downward spiral. Obviously cigarettes don’t usually lead people’s lives to fall apart but I think that’s because they’re somewhat affordable and don’t impair your ability to complete tasks.

[@snSB127hskekn]

A pack of the cheapest cigarettes here in BC Canada is 26 dollars.. that is beyond unaffordable lol...

[@Joekellettart]

@ That’s wild, I remember around 10 years ago I could get a ten pack of shitty cigarettes for less than £5 in England. The price increases are usually under the guise of deterring people from smoking but in reality it’s just an excuse to price gouge.

[@davelynch3064]

...from being an on and off chain smoker (2-3 packs a day) quitting for years at a time, then going back, i can honestly say i always made more money, was more outgoing, (despite having crippling anxiety), and having the comfort knowing i had a box of these things that would make me feel instantly relaxed, plus always having an excuse to leave any situation i didn't want to be in, was in my pocket...was priceless

[@QuasiMonkey]

As someone with crippling social & general anxiety, I totally understand that. Also gave you an automatic ice-breaker with other smokers, either alone or in groups. But unfortunately one _does_ eventually pay for that priceless bonus side effect one receives. I quit with nicotine gum about roughly 5 years ago, but within the last 2-3 years I've been dealing with a low blood oxygen medical issue that's most likely only 10% - 20% smoking related as I only smoked for 15 years, and man having to be on oxygen & getting winded just walking around the house & not being able to catch one's breath is seriously horrifyingly scary when it takes you a good 2 or 3 minutes. And I never even got sick during the pandemic!

[@Xonid1]

Any addict will say the same about their poison.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

@@Xonid1no. They’re different bucko, truly. Oh no I’m stressed let me shoot heroin, okay I’m back, has never happened ever

[@Hackzor404]

It doesn't help your anxiety, it masks it. You then become dependent on poison to make you feel less anxious, which actually worsens your anxiety over time.

[@michaelstopher1471]

I've been hand rolling tobacco for more than 30 years. I firmly believe the filters were a way to mellow the chemical taste. Smoking is not healthy, but for some people not smoking would be unhealthy for those around them. Best to stop and reflect occasionally. Smoking helps me do that now and I appreciate it.

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

I've been smoking for like 5-6 years only occasionally. I occasionally buy a pack and finish it slowly over several weeks and then I'll go a month or two without a cigarette. I think people forget that that's an option. You can develop strong willpower and not become addicted. I don't have an addictive personality so I suppose it's easy for me. I just recognize that it's bad for me and can give me cancer and that I shouldn't do it too much...so I temper my use of it. But yeah, I feel like people forget that option even exists, the option of just being an occasional user.

[@tallymaster2222]

Makes sense That’s probably what cigarettes were made for to smoke now and than not every waking minute of the day.

[@methman9212]

Absolutely

[@veslebzgen]

Same! Sometimes i just dont feel like smoking for a while. My body tells my that ill just feel terrible if i did.

[@StuTheDon17]

Everyone's brain is different. I can get by only smoking 4 or 5 a day, but a guy I work with needs to be smoking one all day. Literally chain-smoking. My brain is different from his. Therefore, the nicotine hits us differently. Just as it hits you differently.

[@methman9212]

@@StuTheDon17 id say not a lot of people are very disciplined

[@mattnoyes6513]

I smoked 17 American Spirits once at a house party in 2015. My lungs hurt so goddamn bad the next day. Worth it.

[@tsavv7099]

Never smoked cigarettes, only ever smoked weed and I started smoking weed at 18. Haven’t smoked in like 5 months about to be 6, never had withdrawals whenever I take my breaks. I hope anyone who is addicted to any form of substance abuse gets better and quits as soon as possible.

[@ChrisB-k7b]

I started smoking at 14 years old. Ive been quit for about 2 months now, and I'm 37 years old. I miss smoking, but i dont miss the prices lol. Ill never go back to it though. Seems pointless now that I've gone without them.

[@patrickkirwan3353]

Smoked since i was thirteen, nearly sixty now and still loving it. Fucking lightweights 😂😂

[@gordongregory2628]

Duty free helps me afford to smoke

[@nerkfumgogi798]

​@@patrickkirwan3353you should have VOTED...why tf would we keep smoking after YOUR generation killed it for everyone? Yall used to be able to smoke everywhere cigarettes were cheap and were even given for free as a service in some places. Now its expensive, Uncomfortable, on top of being bad for you. I still smoke, but im not american im from israel where we still have our balls...a lot of pubs have indoor smoking, bus stops supposedly is off limits for smoking but we dgaf, but it is 3 times more expensive from when i was a kid...from 25 ils a pack being the top cigarette brand in like 2010, to 28 ils being your cheapest and most disgusting option in 2024. And its gonna get worse at which time ill probably quit and hopefully weed is legal here by then because that is even more expensive than cigarettes even with proper connections.

[@ChrisB-k7b]

@@patrickkirwan3353 I literally said it was the price, "cool guy".

[@larsvaahlmar1784]

I mean I don't know about the cost, but don't you feel better? For me it was the feeling better part that made me quit.

[@TheTarrMan]

I miss smoking, but I'm glad I quit.

[@1bcordell]

Me too. If I knew that those little fuckers weren't slowly killing me then I would still be smoking. Smoked for 35 years and quit 2 years ago. I get that craving every once in a while, but I am able to squash it pretty quick. Never again.

[@TheTarrMan]

@@1bcordell All I have to do to squash the urge is look what they're charging now. I'm a homeowner now too so I literally couldn't afford it.

[@dostoeyevksi-md5cx]

If it wasnt for the bad breath id go back 😅😂

[@jebhampton6031]

I Quite smoking and the one thing that Helped was knowing that feeling you get when u Want a cigarettes gose away after a few mins, after 2 months Those Cravings went away completely and it became more about keeping your emotions in check.

[@newme-video]

Joe: No cigarettes! Just whisky, cigars, shrooms, weed and 80% of the drug list and roids, but no cigarettes!

[@Chairman-Joseph-Stalin]

Shrooms and weed are fine but all the others cause cancer. Especially cigars 😂 I don’t think joe knows tobacco kills.

[@Con-Man1993]

​@Chairman-Joseph-Stalin Smoking weed can cause cancer as well 😅 your lungs are made for oxygen not smoke. It's just not as toxic as tobacco. Safest way to smoke weed is vaping it. Even then if you want to be 100% safe edibles is the only way. Mushrooms are great in moderation but if you overdo it they can cause severe mental health issues.

[@chipsammich2078]

Quit smoking in January after 26 years.. Took me probably 25 years to quit..

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

Could you mention why you quit? I don't wanna hear you breathe bad.. give a better reason? Was it because others told you it's bad

[@chipsammich2078]

@@vergilsonofsparda341 because it's a horrible habit, stinks, health, money, dirty.

[@poopsock6912]

@@vergilsonofsparda341Do you want to be a slave to a chemical? Some harmful, carcinogenic filth that’s made by a corporation that DGAF about you or your health, only really cares about your wallet? For you it’s probably gotten to the point where you have to have this shit all the time or else you can’t feel happy or normal. Why would you want that for yourself? People think freedom comes from being able to do whatever you want, anytime - to me it’s almost the opposite. There is freedom in discipline, and being able to force yourself do the right thing when you need to. Be that for your health, for your wallet, for other people around you, name it. That’s true freedom. You lose part of that when you’re addicted to nicotine. Rise above it. You totally can do it. If I could do it, so can you. I was hopelessly addicted - now I never think about that trash. Quit. Go cold turkey, and stay the course. The cravings always pass with time, they always do, so just let the time pass. Your body will take care of you. And your brain will adjust to the change over time and you will feel normal again eventually. At 48-72 hours after quitting, your second to third days, you will feel the height of withdrawal symptoms. Then know this. Withdrawal symptoms literally can’t get worse than that. The physical addiction will peak at that point and after you conquer that, it’s all a mental game. Good luck. I wish you the best and I know you can do it❤️

[@ricardorivera6092]

Rogies still getting trolled by Norm from the beyond the grave is peak

[@anonymousf454]

Please elaborate?

[@poopypoox3468]

@@anonymousf454 Norm did a bit to Joe on a plane saying he was quitting smoking so that when he got off the plane he would buy a pack of cigarettes and start smoking in front of Joe as if he had just relapsed. Norm never quit in the first place. If you know anything about Norm MacDonald, that's a very Norm thing do to.

[@tseland]

@@anonymousf454 Norm was probably messing with him the whole flight, pretending he had quit smoking, setting him up for the joke when he lit up a cigarette in the airport as soon as he landed. But Rogan refuses to believe it even after some guests he told the story to suggested Norm was messing with him. Not sure if it was Harland or Tom Green, or someone.

[@anonymousf454]

@@tseland Lol...Man I miss Norm...Legends live forever 🏆

[@smallfaucet]

Quitter here! I had lung cancer and didn't think twice about quitting after that.

[@emeryjones8050]

Congrats

[@smallfaucet]

@@emeryjones8050 Thank you.

[@saul8633]

How are you now?

[@saul8633]

Are cigars the same way? Do they have the same health affects as cigarettes?

[@smallfaucet]

@ I'm doing well thank you.

[@toranarama1]

My Dad's aged terribly and his lungs are stuffed at 60 from years of smoking

[@CrabFiles]

You age in spurts, 40 and 60... Those are the two places you age the quickest...

[@RogueReplicant]

I am one of the lucky ones. I started smoking at 15 to impress my friends but never really enjoyed it, and never felt what Russell describes. One night when I was 17, I got drunk and started to "chain smoke". After the third cigarette, I started puking. That was it for me. 35 years later, I'll still have a cigarette *if I am offered one* while hanging out with friends but it's just theatrics because I find zero pleasure in smoking tobacco. 🙏

[@lebomakhubedu6376]

Mama ain't raised no quitter

[@Ligmaballin]

Mama raised a big dum dum

[@Scarhouari]

😂😂😂😂​@@Ligmaballin

[@every1readthis]

I vilified cigars because I thought they were equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes, boy was I wrong. I quit cigarettes completely and now smoke cigars. Night and day.

[@37HD]

They're both terrible for you. A friend of mine still developed mouth and lung cancer from cigars.

[@Eric-dd8bk]

@@37HD And how is the friend doing now?

[@jacklandon9739]

Just watching this makes me want to start smoking again after 23 years

[@marksanders7988]

Dont do it dude lol. You want to add 10 years to your age?

[@pedjanedeljkovic7021]

Hahahaha so true

[@apostolicclips]

Don’t give in

[@smallfaucet]

I'm not sure the urge to smoke ever completely leaves our (ex smokers) mind.

[@JamesReilly-en4di]

I have been off and on them for years I hope this time I quit for good, still getting cravings, it can be physical or psychological you can never let your guard down.

[@matthewsommerville8911]

Gladiator 3 bro LMAO but seriously one of the greatest actors.

[@Th3rdknight]

I Met Russell in Toronto a couple times. I was an extra on Cinderella man short in the old hockey arena. Brutal work 12 hour days terrible food ,.. no phones. Russell would show up and make us sing Aussie Anthem and Cad anthem. He'd shadow box and prep while smoking. Met hiim coming out of my fav army gear shop.. bumped right into me. on Yonge Street. Im sure he'd recognise me. I was 24 he late 30s still looked good. He's a nutter - good dude.

[@hayabusa09]

Cool story

[@mark_spit7839]

Let me guess: Hercules Surplus?

[@rtt3723]

I'm watching the video while smoking 😂

[@abhisp7162]

Same here man, was wondering if anybody in the comments were doing what I'm doing.

[@tyronebiggums745]

I'm 22. been smoking since I was 15. Smoke a pack and a half a day. Tried to quit before but I'm just not ready. I know it sounds dumb and weak but if you haven't been there you have no idea. I need help. Not just with smoking, Booze And now white. I know I'm killing myself with it and that does scare me but I still can't stop. My mom and brother know I have a drinking and smoking problem and they are supportive when I try to quit but they don't know how bad it really is. They don't know that I've been doing white too. I tell myself I'm done, I'm gonna quit. I'm serious when I say it. But 2 days later that state of mind is gone and I'm getting booze and looking for blow. If you're reading this and you haven't done blow or cigarettes, liquor.no matter how much you think you can do it once in awhile and won't get addicted, that's not how it works you can't do it and tell yourself you wont get addicted. The addiction takes control of you no matter how headstrong you think you are. Stay away from drugs, find other things that make you happy. There is lots

[@thuryn.mitchell]

Hes got the smokers voice too

[@yongyea4147]

The golden voice

[@issatr5p]

his voice scratches my brain in all the right places

[@freshmen6255]

It's Russell Crowe about to talk me into smoking again 🤔

[@chulainn32]

Giving up smoking is easy… I've done it hundreds of times! - Mark Twain

[@carebear2272]

Oh man, the smell of tobacco is amazing, if I had a room just the over powering smell of unburnt tobacco I would need to smoke. Coffee roasting room to and a Gonja grow room would be great, love the smell too

[@brianhackett-jl3hc]

For me it was the over powering smell of BURNT tobacco (like an ashtray) that helped me quit. I was sick of smelling bad. Me, my car, my clothes, ...

[@lindboknifeandtool]

@@brianhackett-jl3hcI kissed girls that smoked before I even had one, I tried one and didn’t like it.

[@frozenrats]

@@brianhackett-jl3hc This. I love the smell of cigarettes and weed but hate the ashy after smell. If someone smokes some cigs or weed it smells great but if you keep the burnt ash around it makes you feel sick

[@Chef_Alpo]

​@@frozenratsI disagree, burning cigarettes smell nasty and burning weed smells like gorilla shit.

[@JayBeachTV]

I like the smell of burning tobacco and weed. But I agree the after smell not so nice.

[@trevorbailey4441]

Smoking's great till it's not, I started Smoking aged 11, 2 years ago aged 53 I gave up. Cancer aint fun, cancer of the esophagus really aint fun having your esophagus and half your stomach removed aint fun, having two cardiac arrests the day after aint fun, 3 days in a coma aint fun, sepsis aint fun and neither is a 2 month stay in hospital and 6 months of nill by mouth. 18 months on I can still barely eat or drink, live mainly on protein drinks and chocolate but I'm still alive and apparently I should be grateful 😂

[@Eric-dd8bk]

How did you feel after getting your food tube and half the stomach removed if I may ask? Were you able to recover fully and eat normal? Or you eating mostly shake and liquids cuz of the cancer treatment?

[@Nesgimp]

I’ve not smoked in about 10 years and still miss it. When I’m terminal with something I’m going to light back up.

[@poopsock6912]

The oldest person who’s age has been verified is Jeanne Calment (she was 122 when she died) and she definitely was ‘enjoying life’ so to speak even at old age. For example, there are pictures of her lighting a cig off of a candle on her 100th birthday cake and drinking brandy. So it’s interesting in that doing these sorts of harmful things don’t necessarily mean you’ll be short-lived. But still don’t drink or smoke, lol. Unfortunately though we don’t know much about her daily habits so we can’t say much about her lifestyle in relation to her unusual longevity.

[@gordonbarber7188]

Iam 47 years old I have been smoking cigarettes for 33years. I have tried 7 times to quit smoking hardest thing I have ever tried to do

[@patrickkirwan3353]

Try rolling your own, they're healthier.

[@noelclarke9152]

Did you ever tryed vaping nicotine instead ? I quit a 25 year smoking habit by changing to vaping, and then reducing the nicotine % over the course of about 6 months.

[@TN-re9zw]

I’m 47 , smoked for 35 yrs ….. quit 9 weeks ago , couldn’t stop eating for the first 3 weeks so I bought a vape , I don’t rip on it every 5 mins 🙅‍♂️ it helps a lot 👌

[@ഭിത്തിയിലിടിച്ച്വികലാംഗനായതു]

For anyone thinking about quitting. Going cold turkey is the way which works for most of us. I have tried to slowly wear off the addiction mainly due to the horrendous withdrawal symptoms. I was perticularly prone to nicotine withdrawal. But i pushed through. I have relapsed several times and months went but until i finally realized the fact that if i push through this sh*t for atleast 2 weeks straight then i won't be having any more cravings and withdrawal symptoms which will make things a hell lot easier. And guess what, it worked. All it takes is to push through the misery for 2 damn weeks and you will be finally out of this hellhole. For those who are thinking about relapsing, please don't. Push for few more days and as days past you will realize that it's getting easier.

[@pedjanedeljkovic7021]

When I see somebody smoke, I immediately realize he or she is a normal person.

[@RogueReplicant]

Smoke what?

[@morgoth1946]

Haha same , no bullshit

[@drgonzo9148]

Complete opposite

[@RogueReplicant]

@@drgonzo9148 Exactly. Not normal. How can you derive pleasure from that crap? Even weed or alcohol I can understand. But cigarettes??? Wtf?

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Not normal, not like the normal people. Cigs are rare

[@ethimself5064]

Hello Joe: Lung cancer in the US could have been reduced to the same as non smokers back in the 70s for a start. This is all round and round we go with - We The People and We The Corporations - Started studying this and much more back starting in about 81. Hello COMS Note: I one smoke, best ro find out how to minimise the potential damages to one's body - No question on this

[@villiano1]

when i was a teenager in the 1980s smoking was very common. So many of my friends smoked. I started when I was 17. Never a huge smoker. Probably averaged 10 to 15 cigs a day. I managed to quit a few times in my 20s. Then in my early 30s I quit for good. Feeling out of breath when walking the stairs is what did it for me. Ive been cigarette free now for about 25 years. I sometimes wonder how much damage I did to my lungs in those years of smoking.

[@station-7]

I can’t believe he told the Norm story again…

[@Ultimate_5s]

😂

[@Mysterious_History1]

And he still thinks norm was serious, which is crazy when two of norms friends told joe he was f'ing with him.

[@drerod89]

I would never stop telling any story I had where I met Norm

[@Teabonesteak]

No self-awareness

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Exactly, he can’t get it. He’s simply playing a joke… or is he… No one knows

[@mrbarryspearsmusic]

I like his honesty of how being hooked feels

[@googleispartnewworldorder781]

I just organically stopped smoking it was super easy my Body just didn’t want to smoke anymore and also the smokers flu everytime you quit and then I tried to just smoke one once in a while like a desert but then the next few days your coughing your lungs out so you organically are like this isn’t worth it anymore and I kicked it super simple

[@Edizzle15]

Sounds like a very organic experience

[@georgewashington2036]

@@Edizzle15seems organically stupid.

[@pipeking23]

I have been trying to get started smoking, it is so hard I cant even imagine quitting

[@JodyBryant-n8j]

Could you imagine how dangerous it would be for someone if they found the cure for cancer, or the common cold? There would be a trillion reasons to be scared 🙏

[@Mrfantastic454]

There is a cure, and its free. Its called fasting

[@floydsemlow8253]

​@@Mrfantastic454😂 Sure

[@Mrfantastic454]

@@floydsemlow8253 True story. Cancer is a metabolic disease

[@johntomazos1786]

@@floydsemlow8253Fasting creates autophagy where the good cells eating the bad.Not the total solution to cancer but goes a long way.Instead of posting childish emojis do some research

[@DavidEarley-pm8wq]

vitamin C every day never got a cold or had an illness people just don't take it like a medication if you do take it every day you'll never need a flu jab again

[@thickac7579]

Another symptom of quitting smoking and nicotine in general is insomnia. People usually fail the first couple of weeks cause it depends on the person how long it will last. It can be 2 days of insomnia, and I'm talking like waking up every hour or so, or it can be two weeks lol. So from my experience, there are three things. 1 is the cravings, 2 is insomnia, 3 is actually the habit (which in most cases is the most difficult thing. A good way to counter it is to restrict your smoking to a single location and never allow yourself to smoke while you are driving, drinking coffee, walking or watching tv or sitting on your computer, none. Restrict your smoking to the balcony or a window or something and only do it there. This will remove all your other triggers. I used to smoke like 2 packs a day because I pretty much smoked no matter what I was doing. )

[@JarrodMiller-z7j]

Funny Joe mentioning Russel smoking while making Cinderella Man. Most athletes back in those days smoked and drank....lol.

[@SomeHomesickAlien]

I've smoked for 5 years and started with 16 till 21. Only reason I quit is when I went to the gym and realized how out of breath I felt when lifting the weights and just how much I've looked like a zombie when looking at the mirror. My dad has been smoking for almost 40 years however. Idk how he's still alive and healthy 🤣. I admit that I sometimes have my months where I smoke cigarettes again, due to creative bankrupcy, anxiety or just worries about other's having it better then me. It is hard to truly quit

[@BeeSmokeYT]

Crazy to think I was smoking cigarettes from 16 to 18 years old one day I woke up and just hated the way I felt in the morning I stopped and haven’t smoked cigarettes since I’m 27

[@adebruynkops]

Nice topic!

[@mikehancho1613]

I smoked for probably almost 18 years, fell sick with covid in 2019 and could barely walk across the room i was so short of breath. I couldn't smoke for 2 weeks and after that I just quit. Covid also has changed my sense of taste and smell it's been 5 years and a lot thing still smell strange I couldn't eat meat for 2 years! Wtf?? Anyone else have these effects?

[@crimsonplauge9035]

Same my tastes and smells are completely different after covid

[@ALLforROME]

Covid 😂 😂 😂

[@matheusgoro]

My friend who's is a doctor and got covid from the first waves, can feel some tastes for more than a year and bitter tastes is still fuck up. For him, instant coffee and good coffee taste the same

[@Keelan350]

I was a smoker for years. I quit because my mom bought them & it was a major guilt trip. 4 years strong.

[@briandavenport8971]

There was a PlayBoy article in the December 1952 edition that talked about the possible dangers of smoking cigarettes. The info has been out there.

[@2dub2steady]

Playboy didn't exist until 1953

[@briandavenport8971]

@@2dub2steady well then it was the December 1953 edition. Look it up.

[@allenmorgan4309]

I used to smoke cigarettes and I decided to quit cigarettes and smoke cigars and even though I was inhaling the cigar smoke I still start feeling withdrawals from cigarettes and that's when I realized I was addicted to the chemicals in cigarettes as much as to the nicotine. Since then I have successfully quit all forms of tobacco.

[@gauravprabhakar100]

woah, this is crazyyyyy, never thought about this in this way, great intel, kudos for quiting man, big ups!

[@camillecarroll106]

I quit smoking cold turkey the day I had a stroke in 2019. 'Nuff said.

[@carebear2272]

Smoking turkey is hard on the body

[@damienowens5010]

​@@carebear2272😂

[@oom5768]

​​@@carebear2272 and it was a cold turkey at that

[@emanruoy]

I smoked 1 to 1-1/2 packs a day in the end and smoked for 42 years, quit 3-1/2 years ago. At roughly $10 per pack it saves me a substantial amount of money to not smoke.

[@edsalinas9996]

Let's face the Truth: Alcohol has had a more negative effect on the American Family than Tobacco. I recommend quitting both!

[@patrickkirwan3353]

I recommend small doses of both.

[@johnnstamoezze4047]

Wrong, google it.

[@AdLuX222]

Psilocybin mushrooms beat everything

[@shaneyoung3407]

and the sky is blue!

[@edsalinas9996]

@@shaneyoung3407 You'd be surprised how many people would argue with me.

[@Tovvvija]

Started smoking in 2000 when I was 12. Stopped smoking in 2020 when I was 32. In 2019 I was mentally preparing myself that for my health I will stop after 20 years. Fortunatelly I have managed to.

[@JayMilstead]

joe should cover that its amazing

[@bigal3780]

It costs $100 Australian for a pack of 50 cigarettes and around $40 for a pack of 20. varies depending on the brand.

[@Dr_Shit]

At that point, you can just grow your own, yeah? I'm not Australian, so I don't know what the laws regarding tobacco over there, but it's usually easy as hell to grow tobacco. Admittedly, the process of properly harvesting, curing, drying, and cutting it to shag can be a little involved, but even that isn't a huge burden. You'd save a shit-ton of money.

[@AkiraHDR50]

Christ that's expensive, What's your minimum wage there?

[@renslo689]

@@AkiraHDR50 Roughly $24 AUD, 4 hours work for that 100 pack lol, Australia has huge taxes on tobacco and alcohol, a Pint of beer is like 8 bucks or more. Something like a case of Corona will be like 60-70, a bottle of scotch or bourbon is like $40 for cheaper stuff.

[@theyoeman]

You can buy a 200 cigarette carton for 10$ CAD here in eastern ontario, black market native smokes. Better brands of native tobacco go for 30-40 for a carton (200 cigs, 8 packs). Legal tobacco is about 20$ a pack.

[@RogueReplicant]

theyoeman - Does that native tobacco have the criminal levels of nicotine that mainstream brands do? Or is it similar to the tobacco that pre-Columbian Native Americans (in modern-day Mexico, US and Canada) used to smoke? I read somewhere that some Mexican strains of tobacco were actually medicinal and were in the kit of every Aztec doctor.

[@NerdFoxx]

started when i was 12 and quit at 34. im 38 now and it was the best decision i ever made in my life to quit smoking. I also quit drugs and alcohol, but smoking is the only thing i miss. if they made a cig that wasnt bad for you id picck it up again in an instant but sadly they will kill you

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

Smoking has health issues, but smoking also prevents diseases like Parkinson's, adhd, bipolar depression, anxiey, dopamine is very important for life.. you can become sick from not having it and adhd people know this

[@steveabrams4314]

Nah, you're just justifying it and you know it. I have adhd and I don't smoke. It's not good for your health. It doesn't prevent diseases. You sound foolish.

[@funkychickenthesecond2102]

Bs

[@AH-lw2bj]

The F you talking about man

[@mangomayhem609]

Doesnt do shit for adhd :D Adhd people are more likely to smoke, chasing that extra stimuli but nothing else. I smoke alot when axious & depressed for obvious comforting reasons, but it doesnt help with shit fr

[@nicholasrosebush6182]

This is not the best advice, but switching to vaping helped me. Yes, vaping is bad. However, it does not have even a fraction of the carcinogens that cigarettes have. Nicotine by itself is not a carcinogen and is honestly not that bad for you, it’s all the other stuff that they spray the tobacco with and the smoke itself that really kills you.

[@petercsigo3314]

Let's get one thing straight.There's a big difference between organically growing tobacco or that chemical infested pesticide infested poison stick.

[@cookiesfilmnetwork9937]

Sounds like bill gates vaccines lol

[@frank.medgyesi]

I quit in february this year. I was coughing after every puff and realised I don't need this anymore. Also looked into the mirror and was in terrible condition. Pear shaped body, belly, thin arms, very unattractive. Ever since that I work out daily and lost 9 kilos. Had to buy new pair of pants because the ones I had became too loose. You can do it too! 🤘

[@ScottMartain]

Yep smokers don't care about death and they love pressure

[@emilysalter]

I quit smoking cold turkey as soon as I found out I was pregnant.

[@TheLoneDrow22]

It's easy when you have another life growing inside you lol

[@Vaquero_69]

Appreciate ya

[@rockyevans1584]

​@@TheLoneDrow22if it was easy, everyone would. I still see mothers smoke while preggo

[@patrickkirwan3353]

I have smoked for over forty years, still not pregnant.

[@sigmaramen]

@@patrickkirwan3353 I can change that.

[@Coyote_Bongwater69]

I quit drinking alcohol and my method was to smoke tobacco out of a bong. I'm still using the bong and the buzz is pretty strong lol

[@Plut0-YT]

This clip will affect a lot of people in a very negative way. I used Snus (under lip tobacco in Sweden) from age 13 and also smoked for many years. I'm so glad not to be addicted and my brain function is totally unchanged and I'm studying my 3rd of 5 years program at our royal institute of technology toward a master of science degree. Quit. Don't be near smokers in your life. Make it for 1 week, yes you are strong enough. Then you are free. Party smoking is also horribly easy to start again so if you lose control under the influense you have to choose parties without smokers. They smoking harms you health and shortens your life. If you don't want to lose them, tell them to join you in stopping smoking or they will lose you. Two people win ;)

[@joewas2225]

Shortens your life? In Asia damn near everyone smokes yet they live longer than us Americans. Don't feed people bullshit.

[@danielstewart2602]

I do this thing where I cough from the bottom of my lungs after a week or so not smoking, maybe two weeks and it takes most of that time - but there's always a 'finale' where I finally get feeling like my lungs are clean around a week or two and it's so satisfying that for me - someone not actually addicted to smoking but 'addicted' to that repose that Russel Crowe associates with mathematicians and scientists - that it briefly exceeds the literal pleasure of smoking for me and that 'figurative' memory is what is enough to motivate me to not smoke cigarettes again - until (to date) I find whatever 'excuse' I allow to convince me to start smoking again. I have no longterm interest in it but that coughing from the bottom of my lungs is the dragon I get chasing roflcopter

[@jkn2k]

Cigars and tobacco the same damage?

[@keithvansanti2779]

You inhale one and you don’t inhale the other but both are tobacco

[@Glizzy_Water]

​@@keithvansanti2779I never understood what does not inhaling cigar smoke but give u second hand smoke idk never understood it

[@keithvansanti2779]

@Glizzy_Water you definitely don't want to inhale cigar smoke lol but yes second hand smoke for both aren't healthy for you but life is short smoke drink do it smart and don't get addicted

[@Yammmz372]

@@Glizzy_Waternicotine is absorbed in the gums also.l

[@optimusprimer4392]

​@@keithvansanti2779you inhale cigar smoke where did you hear that nonsense you don't inhale cigars they're the same as a cigarette butt bigger you don't inhale all the time because you puff on it to keep it lit but you definitely inhales cigar smoke otherwise there would be no point I've heard that before and it's ridiculous I've been smoking Swisher sweet Giants for a long time and you definitely inhale

[@gt3911]

"...making changes would be admitting it's an unsafe product" It has warnings all over it.... Nobody is trying to deny its unsafe.

[@Whatsyourchannel420]

I just quit 3 months ago

[@stark1987]

i was able to quit smoking coming up on 10 years ago, you knoow what the trick for me was? i tried going for a run, thats it, i made it 100 meters down the road before i was bent over sucking wind, when i got back in i threw out the last pack in the garbage, my brain rewired in that 100 meters, yes ive had urges in the first year or two after but all i had to do when my brain thought "oh, one wont hurt" that 100 meters hits me like a delivery truck and i remember no, one WILL hurt, and ivve been smoke free since

[@corey6393]

Nicotine is the drug, but it really isn't the "bad" part. The delivery system is what ruins your health. The nicotine just gets and keeps you addicted.

[@tclucke]

Absolutely wrong. Nicotine screws with your dopeminergic reward system. It may not be physically bad for you but it is mentally.

[@MarquisDeSang]

Nicotine is not addictive. A combination of chemicals with nicotine is.

[@eirikrdberg1161]

Joni Mitchell was our last great genius smoker. She smoked herself to a stroke, but she smoked all the time and enjoyed every single one. Joni without cigarettes in the 70s. What would the albums sound like?

[@ExpEcer]

The only reason I smoke tobacco is because I also smoke pot if I don't mix it with tobacco the smoke is way to harsh for my lungs it's a sad story cigarettes are so damn smooth it'll kill you

[@alluring65]

Have a look into dry herb vaporizers... Dynavap is a wicked TED - Thermal extraction device that can be used to vaporise flower. The benefit of these devices is you do not combust the material, you also do not need to consume flower with tobacco anymore. I urge to to check into this 😊

[@lebomakhubedu6376]

Hi pretty stoner mami

[@whitetroutchannel]

use a filter tip instead of roach next pure one you have, you still get baked but its smoother smoke

[@Little_Man152]

I quit cold turkey after 30 years of smoking. 6 years smoke free. Never looked back. I don't crave them anymore.

[@alcorraalb6029]

I had my first cigarette at the age of 12. I’m 52 now. I have regular checkups with my Drs,no heart or lung issues…yet

[@OffGridInvestor]

Yet. But it causes high blood pressure and cholesterol problems eventually.

[@hotrox2112]

Father Times waiting in the wings....

[@myself3209]

"Yea i quit but then we started talking about it" is such a Norm Mcdonald thing to say xD

[@juandabbler4707]

a cig is the greatest drug delivery system ever invented until the vape came along.

[@danthornton5036]

*Was, then ?

[@William89809]

After spending thousands upon thousands of dollars over the years for vapes...some of us just cant find a good enough vape to replace cigs....sadly....AND I own/have owned nearly every single type of vape device you can get, from disposables to building my own coils for drippers.....and everything in between, and freebase 3,6,12, 18 mg all the way to nic salt 25-50 mg....

[@SqueezeLift]

@@William89809Try Geek Bar Pulse the light blue colored one, good hit and great taste

[@christopherhind8680]

You gotta love Russell crow tell it how it is 💪🏾💪🏾cigs are tuff to quit ,

[@Amir_Nassir]

i chainsmoke daily and i knew all along i was smarder the u and gladiator just confirmed it.

[@dwirtz0116]

LMAO 😂😂😂❤

[@rccookie20]

If you had been able to at least construct that sentence in a grammatically correct manor or at least even used the correct punctuation (a capital I when addressing one’s self) I may have agreed. But nah

[@plasmodesma7569]

@@rccookie20”manner” not “manor”… LMAO. You can’t even critique!

[@Amir_Nassir]

@@rccookie20 *Manor = The main house on an estate; a mansion *Manner = A way of acting; behavior And my superior intelligence shines again. Nice try, r***rd

[@Purrrjury]

I am smoke free for almost a year now. Thank you Zyns.

[@Wonkzzilla]

Look at a cig under a blacklight and see how much the harmful chemicals glow!

[@rockyevans1584]

Someone's wackin off on your smokes

[@jeremyweems4916]

​@@rockyevans1584 That must be why they're so expensive.

[@mikewood9514]

Wahahaha​@@rockyevans1584

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

We know? So?😊

[@dave23024]

He's absolutely right. It's the same thing as saying they're sorry. Sorry for what?

[@RENEGADE-gk9hv]

Smoking is the most dangerous thing to do....

[@imtryinghere1]

Took me two tries to quit. Running everyday is what i picked up. Its so hard to do cardio daily and smoke.

[@the_muddy_waters]

I love the smell of freshly lit cigarettes.

[@johnnstamoezze4047]

Well most people think it stinks.

[@sportsfamily4569]

@@johnnstamoezze4047except that everyone is different ... you sound like a progressive. So practice what you preach.

[@garycooper2222]

Theres more chemicals in McDonald's fries than any cigarettes

[@jaycastle9655]

Nope

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

​@@jaycastle9655 ur wrong 😂😂

[@vergilsonofsparda341]

Truth

[@bignuffhomestead4771]

What's the name of the movie that Joe talks about in the beginning?

[@dylanstokes913]

DONT QUIT SMOKING! I seriously recommend you start. You need to be in good health otherwise like exercising regularly and maintain a decent diet but nicotine is actually good for you in many many ways. As long as you keep it under a pack a day you’re be fine

[@StevenJeffrey-h2g]

additive free tobacco, you can get from Native American reserves grown in the traditional way

[@JamesReilly-en4di]

I develop a variant of COPD haven’t smoked for 3months, I was so sick coughing my guts up for months couldn’t breathe really scary, miss that smoke in the morning with a coffee, didn’t think I smoked much, a pack a day, then in later years rolled your own, smoked for 20 years.