Why Is Smoking Back In Style?

My generation is trying to make smoking cigarettes "cool" again for some reason. I thought we learned the truth about smoking and that American's addiction to cigarettes would eventually die out, but maybe not?
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[@meleebrawler6462]

Of all the things that could have made a comeback during this generation, I did not expect it to be cigarette smoking.

[@Menace2Society9]

Cigarette smoking has never left..

[@johnmcwick1]

To be fair Brett did make a great point. It does look pretty fly as H lol.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

not in Europe or Asia, obviously they continued to smoke. But in America gen x stopped for the most part, and barely any millennials ever picked up the habit. Gen z is apparently picking up the habit though.

[@fakeaccount-bz5rl]

due to how popular vaping and weed smoking is, I was expecting it

[@miloofcroton1069]

Honestly, I thought it would be cigars not cigarettes that would be popular

[@deathskrieg5525]

I went to high school with a girl who had cancer when she was younger, when her 18th birthday was coming up she was wondering how to celebrate it and someone suggested a cigarette. Her response was something along the lines "I already had cancer, I'm not going to PAY for more!!!"

[@lawsattitude1999]

Based. Hope she's still doing well.

[@FirstNameLastName-jg1es]

This sounds so made up lmaooooo

[@loonaticsrunningtheassylum]

Bet she still eats processed crap and a shit ton of sugar

[@lawsattitude1999]

@@FirstNameLastName-jg1es Hindsight, you're probably right. Unless the other person was clearly joking.

[@babla69420]

Cringe

[@JustLikeTheSimulations]

Back when I was a teenager we didn’t smoke because it was “cool”, we smoked cigarettes because we liked it. We knew how bad it was for us. Don’t pick up smoking my friends, it’s hard to quit.

[@armouredjester1622]

I would advise against drinking as well. It's not so fun when you find yourself unable to go longer than a workday without it.

[@caroleharrison8884]

All this!

[@vaderladyl]

@@armouredjester1622 Meh..I drink socially on the weekends and no need to drink over the week. I guess not everyone goes through that dilemma.

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

@@vaderladylevery weekend?

[@vaderladyl]

@@TheKatarinaGiselle I correct myself, if I am socializing that weekend.

[@carolinemcauliffe-gg4tf]

Just found some old photos of my dad, he’s was smoking in every single one and looked so happy. He died of lung cancer - screaming in pain, probably not the aesthetic people are looking for. I now look after my mother with her lung cancer. 30 radiotherapies, 5 chemos and now a year of immunotherapy - but she gets to meet lots of new people at the hospital.

[@andrewdrewandy]

rip. i hope ur mom is ok. at least ur dad had a happy life i guess.

[@halfmoon106]

He had a happier life than he would have if he didn't smoke.

[@andrewdrewandy]

@@halfmoon106 but he did. and obviously he enjoyed it.

[@haimarrrr]

​@@halfmoon106 dopamine production is 15 to 20%, let's say, "shorter" in a smoker brain, wich probably means that if you smoke you don't live experiencing things to a 100%, you would do it to a 80%.

[@anupambarua3407]

@@haimarrrr ok nerd

[@FATIMAPECHI]

I was a heavy smoker for 15 years (1 pack a day). Quitting was very difficult, but rewarding at the same time. It's been 7 years and I don't regret quitting at all.

[@TeenageDirtbag8]

cool good for you

[@Joshuadgog]

great job

[@brianlynch994]

Congratulations, I quit 11 years ago myself and haven't looked back

[@xiabluecheng]

Yay good for you😊

[@adria8677]

Congrats! I just quit I smoked for more than half my life. (17 years) I started when I was 12 and I'm 29. And I just quit, thanks to the chantix. If it wasn't for that I wouldn't have been able to do it. I smoked a pack a day too. The patches didn't work for me. Or the gum or the lozenges.. but the chantix did cuz I was able to ween myself off

[@luaalonso02]

I live in Spain and this has been the norm since… forever. I don’t smoke but most of my friends do it. I guess in Europe it never stopped being “trendy” and it surprised me when I went to study to Canada and nearly anyone I knew smoked cigarettes.

[@imdva]

yea my dads from poland and one thing they’ll do there is smoke 😭

[@Leonardo24D]

imagine how trendy is in my country which is in very east of europe (Georgia) and I am smoking

[@kaylee.4858]

Literally

[@DynamicalisBlue]

Northern European countries have definitely tried to make smoking less trendy and make it seen as 'dirty', but sadly in the rest of Europe, it is so normalised that many individuals don't even consider whether their smoke is going to bother people around them.

[@crazysilly2914]

the vaping trend of the late 2010’s has progressed into the cigarette smoking trend on the early 2020’s

[@hannahposton79]

I’m usually a silent follower, but i just had to come here and say that the casually dropping of the fact that you carried baguettes to college parties just made my day. What a move. Wish i had thought of that

[@MrDman21]

🥖

[@elisewaters2705]

Came to the comments just for this

[@kumeoii]

🥖

[@NiaLaLa_V]

At that age I went to the parties to cook for everyone. I wasn't into drinking but all my friends were. After people got used to me, some would bring food to me with their beer it worked out really well.

[@RememberRevan]

Bread at parties save lives literally.

[@danielton9577]

I was a manager at a gas station chain for 8 years, in the midwest, and I can honestly tell you smoking never stopped here. Once I started working there, I was shocked at just how many people of all ages, of all types, smoke 1-3 packs a day. It's insane. I'm convinced most smokers lie about it.

[@gbanger6317]

Would you say male or female were majority of buyers?

[@danielton9577]

@@gbanger6317 Among older customers, slightly more men bought them, but among younger customers, it seemed like slightly more women. It wasn't an extreme difference or anything, but a shocking number of the younger women buying cigarettes were wearing their scrubs for their healthcare jobs or schooling. Anytime anyone came in wearing scrubs, 99.9% of the time, they were there for cigarettes.

[@C.C.tok3qwing]

When i worked at a gas station and people came in and bought multiple packs, i would say i used to smoke 2 packs a day i miss it, and majority would say there grabbing a pack for there laddy or there mom/dad too. As some one who grew up in a trappy area and i can say the majority of people smoke a pack or less a day. But the rural areas where i worked as a laborer-old majority white people are the ones that smoke 2+ packs a day ​i thought it was crazzy and i was smoking 30-40 newport menthol 100s a day. @gbanger6317

[@bioshock9998]

It’s because people realized that you can smoke one or two a week and be fine. Its not enough smoke to cause damage. However a half pack a day is different or even 3 a day. Ive had multiple doctors tell me the same too. Its actually pretty obvious if you think about it. Its mainly the consist smokers which get illnesses. Plenty of occasional smokers who are old that I know too and they don’t smoke a lot on purpose. The anti smoking stuff was a little too dramatic lol.

[@allenatkins2263]

When I was a kid, it was hard to find an adult that didn't smoke. It was everywhere, there were even smoking rooms in hospitals. I never took it up, but I had friends that did, and the ones that are still living look ten years older than me. I don't know anyone who doesn't wish they never started smoking.

[@fluffypoof9139]

I think smoking room in hospital is necessary. Despite it not being healthy, at least there is a designated place for it. There are o2 panels everywhere so if someone sneaks in cigarettes and being cheeky by smoking inside, it might cause fire. Plus what if the smoke was inhaled by asthmatic ppl? At least that smoking area will make those unhealthy smoke to remain in 1 area ykyk.

[@clarksavage1952]

My high school had a smoking lounge for the students. All you needed was a letter of permission signed by your parents.

[@theminiaturesmallholding9479]

I think almost every adult I knew as a kid smoked, but at some point they were also all trying to quit. I feel like my parents' generation became that generation of staunch anti smokers who were more anti-smoking than those that never smoke in the first place. 😆 Until recently I thought hardly anyone smoked any more, but now I'm coming across lots of smokers again, including our new neighbours.

[@albertagrown]

I remember walking around our mall and smoking. All the trash cans had ash trays!

[@WaveRider1989]

​@@theminiaturesmallholding9479it js hard to find too many people that smoke anymore in US. I don't go to Europe but I do go to India and it's the same way, smoking has been dismantled by significant margin.

[@SwimSweetie100]

I love that Jenna Ortega’s mom is just openly roasting her. I live for it

[@melissam597]

Nobody can roast you quite like Mum (or Dad) 🙃

[@VividGaming110]

While her mom lives off her daughter 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BuckledFrame2187]

​@melissarose597 what dad :(

[@bryanneal939]

​@@VividGaming110does she? I could be wrong but last I heard she was gonna focus on the other kids

[@MrBadjohn69]

Just wondering, does Ortega bring her own ashtrays?? Most restaurants and bars out West don't allow smoking, hence they don't have ashtrays.

[@lucashummel5952]

Also, it’s amazing how much depression makes us want to willingly take up these bad habits knowing what it does to your body, not caring about the outcome

[@emanuelfer456]

Not only depression but the wanting validation. Media and big coorporations know about it and want to make you sick all the time, eat all the time and do all the bad habits all the time so these companies gain money and you go into debt

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Yep.

[@AntiMagik]

dry your eyes

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Hell 😯 is the outcome 😧

[@robinhoodie8999]

⁠@@Christopher-qq4dlI wouldn’t say I disagree, but I don’t think it would inherently send someone to hell for smoking. I mean if logically anything bad we have put into our bodies from some medicines to drinking cokes and eating a burger all of which are technically speaking are bad for you. But in my opinion I don’t think God would send you to hell for it, but. I could be wrong. As a example Brett brought up the study of how any alcohol consumed is bad for you. Yet Jesus did drink wine multiple times throughout the Bible and we know he was perfect. Granted the wine they drank back then could’ve been for a variety of reasons. And I do know our body is a temple to serve the Lord. My thing is I don’t think God would send us to hell over it but again I’m open to be proven wrong if you do have some verses that come to mind to counter my opinion. And don’t think I am taking a jab at you or trying to start a arguement I’m simply opening the door to a discussion I’m more than happy to be wrong in.

[@Dream-cf3go]

Back when I was in the military and living in the Barracks. The "smoke pit" was definitely the number 1 place to socialize and meet people outside of your unit

[@moose5996]

Still is

[@rileyglass9952]

uhruh

[@trevorvallance7009]

Facts

[@yagirlayasaki3720]

As a Gen Z-er, I can confirm that if you vape you get made fun of but if you smoke it’s grunge 💀 makes about as much sense as anything these days

[@reshpeck]

So being Grunge is cool today? I was grunge in middle school back in the early nineties and it was definitely cool then. What are you guys listening to now?

[@lukasthedark8478]

@@reshpeckhistory repeats, what one generation left, the next will recover, so on and so forth.

[@kingslayer2999]

Vaping is for Soyboys smoking a big thick Cigar is Alpha Chad

[@ZeroDarknezz]

Gen Z = Zoomers, get it right.

[@Docta123]

At least if we vape it's much less harmful than tobacco

[@noonevincecarterfan]

In my country of Denmark, I see the same trend and it's mostly on the rise for young women. I see 3 main reasons why: 1. Trauma - smoking being a medication for bad emotions and an escape from pain 2. Feminism - the trendy masculine mindset for women, telling them how to be cool by being strong, independant and rebellious 3. Social media and the wrong role models

[@kinesiskebarn9111]

Also danish - I love to add the fact that smoking in Denmark is so common, my university exams always had a statement at the beginning: "No smoke breaks during the exam"

[@lawsattitude1999]

Dang, really? That's super disturbing. Especially since that's a huge turnoff for a lot of people.

[@kinesiskebarn9111]

@@lawsattitude1999 Well such a turnoff does not really exist here from what I know. If its not smoking cigarettes, nicotine packets are also fairly popular. Like, Im a university student ... for biology. And I know several classmates that smoke even xD

[@lawsattitude1999]

@@kinesiskebarn9111 Yeeeesh. Smoking has thankfully gone down in my country. Although, given what happened with COVID it wouldn't surprise me if it rose again either. It wasn't super common in Uni tho.

[@noonevincecarterfan]

Well they don't care. I've been in a relationship with 3 smokers and they all kept their habit@@lawsattitude1999

[@jackkrueger4150]

The mention of "third places" really hit home and is a good way to describe that feeling I've had for awhile. You're definitely right about people using the internet/games as their "third place," I know I do.

[@TeenageDirtbag8]

cool

[@windyhawthorn7387]

No one I know who smokes has lung cancer, throat cancer. But I can tell you a lot of side effects of smoking that are really gross and will effect you the rest of your life.

[@MrLunatic]

@@windyhawthorn7387 "No one I know who smokes has lung cancer, throat cancer" yet

[@InferiorRaven77]

​​@@windyhawthorn7387all my grandparents used to be heavy smokers, they all died in their sixties from lung cancer. Where I live thats 12-16 years below life expentancy. Ignoring all the other health complications they had, lung cancer in itself is one of the worst ways to go. I only remember 2 of my grandparents, both of them I visited in hospital.

[@avemaria1774]

Bring back smoking. I love cigarettes

[@Pluto-c1k]

Facts

[@sheilaf.4872]

Ew no

[@the21stcenturymystic]

fr

[@khpunkrock]

This whole trend reminds me of that "Friends" episode where Rachel had to start smoking because her boss and coworkers were all lighting up during breaks and chatting about stuff. She did it just to fit in at work!

[@ericgittleman4324]

Which is ironic because the portrayer of said character was a notorious chain-smoker. She still might be.

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

I was in the Marines and smoking was the only way to get a break.

[@hehe1556]

Omg I was just about to comment that lol

[@AndyML3883]

The worst reason to do anything is to fit in.

[@ngndnd]

i said in another comment how i think most of the young people doing it now are only doing it because they want that "vintage" look

[@duncankennedy6488]

As a smoker of 21years, I hate that these kids are thinking it is "trendy"!! It is by far the worst thing I ever started and the HARDEST thing to quit.

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

Quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it a thousand times - Mark Twain

[@duncankennedy6488]

@@apersonontheinternet8006 If quitting was so easy, why did he have to quit 1,000 times? Doesnt sound like he really quit, to me.

[@christophertrogdon2308]

Well how many boomers and GenX started smoking because it was "the thing to do"?

[@jonlarson44]

They don’t. Brett is making up controversy to get mad at young adults. They all vape… it’s the pandemic and drinking that for the older generations to start smoking again.

[@Moon22884]

I'm an ex smoker of 15 years on and off and I found weed far more addictive and harder to stop.

[@ObliviousEyes]

Gen Z should bring back trends like early 1900s dressing, old fashion respect, finding joy in life without electronic devices etc.

[@JP-se5kf]

We should go vintage, wear suits and ties

[@balasaashti3146]

I'm the oldest Z I go vintage when I'm off of work. My daily dress is dress shirt either white or kaki, a wool vest if cold a wool jacket, tie or no tie at times, a flatcap, jodhpur pants with suspenders and good leather boots. I stand out like a sore thumb wherever I go, though it sucks when people tell me why I'm cosplaying like Pinky blinders and I have to tell them I dressed like this before hand.

[@ObliviousEyes]

@@JP-se5kf yes, I love vintage clothing!

[@ObliviousEyes]

@@balasaashti3146 love it, I wish it was more normalized and not mistaken for dress up or cos play and just accepted as clothes

[@pamtheman5748]

Like the amish?

[@foxtrotdeltausn4757]

When I was in the Navy I made some of my best connections on the SmokeDeck. It's a sad fact and the military, especially the Navy, is trying to get away from the smoking and drinking stereotypes. "Drink/cuss like a sailor" is a saying for a reason. But the fact remains that it's one of the few places on the ship where you can socialize. You see the same people and build friendships and connections outside of your department. Even within your department, the smoke deck is where sailors relax. I learned so much just by sitting and talking with sailors in different areas of my field. I just wish there was a different outlet as I finally quit smoking after 10 years and I hate that Junior Sailors are picking up the tradition.

[@samuelsmith5400]

It’s so cute to share an addiction with people…

[@Kitsuragi556]

Homeless communities are soooo cute! The way they share needles with each other is so adorable! We should all strive to be more like them. 😍

[@devinglass9967]

Have you ever smoked? As a person with social anxiety, sharing a smoke with someone actually was a great way to meet people and get along with them. Lots of things are addictions, but not every vice is equally bad.

[@renatayuuki5705]

​@michael27966millennial

[@renatayuuki5705]

​@@devinglass9967yes me too, is either smoking and feel like I'm socializing or pretend to be on my phone

[@StajoLaBell]

​@michael27966millennial

[@caden90]

Coop, you’re telling me you would bring a WHOLE baguette to college parties just so you would have a snack in your hand? Amazing. 👏👏👏

[@Skyesoceaneyes]

Well, it had to last the whole night, right? 😅

[@GingerZombie29]

It sounds like it would be awesome being friends with Brett.

[@stumble_leiner]

Let's be honest, pretty charismatic girls can get away with being quirky, unattractive female would be ignored, almost any type of male would probably get kicked out.

[@paninthedada]

GIRL DINNER IN ACTION

[@paninthedada]

@@stumble_leinerwhatcho mean, baguettes regardless it’s being held by is literally iconic

[@DC4260Productions]

I've never understood why people would ever take up smoking cigarettes. The smell is disgusting, and you run the risk of turning your lungs into something resembling overcooked lamb chops. My parents have never had a smoke even once, and I think that's had a positive influence on me. For the record, I'm 22 years old, and the sad thing is that I've seen at least one of my friends smoking despite being the same age as me.

[@Angiebobandi]

Nicotine feels good and the act of smoking is calming

[@spikey288]

Not to mention it isn't even pleasant. It smells horrible and burns your throat, all for a buzz that you can get the same effect by simply having a coffee, which actually tastes nice and isn't a health risk. Boggles my mind.

[@Cannibalizee]

Smoking cigs is the best and lung cancer from cigs isnt as common as you may think. Cigs smell amazing, they calm you down and help you focus, and you get more breaks at work. Cigs are your only friend in those lonely nights

[@autisticDementia]

@Cannibalizee “Smoking cigs is the best and lung cancer from cigs isnt as common as you may think. Cigs smell amazing, they calm you down and help you focus, and you get more breaks at work. Cigs are your only friend in those lonely nights” -Something a smoker said with lung cancer

[@bradleyfirby648]

​@Angiebobandi so does meditation and that has a 0% chance of literally fucking killing you and the people around you

[@mrawesome2704]

Trust me guys, don’t start smoking just to fit in. I was in a similar situation and quitted my friend group because of it. I eventually found a new one, but the time I was alone actually made me to a better person. I finally had time to think about myself and the person I want to become. Another important point is, that when I thought about my future, I realized what my future kids would think about me doing smoking etc. The probability of them then doing the same things would be much higher. Anyways, I wish you the best luck!

[@daniellebibona1503]

I actively teach my son not to smoke. I wasn't taught The same. My mom had me rolling and lighting her cigarettes at 5. It truly is an utterly useless addiction except downfall. The addiction is difficult to quit. The patches help. Don't start something you need to quit that also encures major health issues.

[@mnomadvfx]

I don't have kids but I would absolutely do the same. My mum was also the one that put me off it for life when I was still a kid, and I can be thankful that I never developed the inclination to start myself. Stay strong 👍

[@iknowallthesadsongs2115]

Gay

[@livliv2384]

​@@iknowallthesadsongs2115 so you are

[@derekwoodford9955]

how do you "teach" him not to smoke? Sounds like you are just teaching him how smoking works, if he takes it up, that's on him. My dad tried that, tried to scare me, all to no avail.... I was going to become a smoker no matter what he said or didn't say....

[@nillypel]

​@@derekwoodford9955get help. You will die

[@BerserkPublishing]

I'm a Gen X and a non-smoker. Even our generation knew it was bad. That said, I remember in my career how many jobs, career decisions, etc. were made by the smokers at the smoking area on a daily basis. I literally started going for my "Second hand smoke break" so I could rub shoulders with our executives and network. Yes, it helped my career. To be fair, I grew up in So Cal in the 60s and 70s, so breathing carcinogens was like my entire childhood. Second hand smoke on a clear blue day in a southern town was probably healthier than the stuff I grew up on.

[@Papadoc1000]

Yeah, not so much recently I'm afraid. First, employers know that hiring a smoker means there's an additional 30-60 minutes/day they won't be performing, and probably an equal amount of time they will be niccing and less focused. Second, no smoker was ever turned off by the lack of smoke on the breath of a business contact, but vice versa, not so much. It's no fun sitting in a meeting next to a guy who had to go out and relieve himself with a hot-burner right before the meeting. And I'm a former smoker of about 25 years.

[@R.J0701]

I’m on the tail end of Gen Z (only 14), and I completely agree. I feel like our generation was (and still kind of is) in the height of vaping and smoking being trendy, just because of how geared towards children they have made it. Now I do think it is more Senior to College age kids, but still all these companies are profiting off of selling fun flavors of vapes, and easy ways to consume nicotine by making it look like gum. Nobody is making it difficult to smoke or vape, so why would these kids not? Like previously mentioned, the older side of Gen Z I feel is more geared towards drugs and smoking, just because they were raised in the height of the vapes and edibles and everything. My end of the generation has been raised in the height of being against those things. Like istg every month we have an anti-smoke, drugs, and vape assembly, just because they REALLY don’t want us to turn out like our fellow Gen Z-ers have. Anyways, thanks for reading my rant ✌️

[@paradisecityX0]

You missed out on the 90s. I'm so sorry

[@That_One_Guy434]

They need less stress as they use it as a anti-stressor. They should probably give help to teenagers and people like that instead of berating and not helping. They are not really geared towards children but teenagers over 18.

[@harleyspecimen3848]

I feel the opposite tbh. Im 17 and idk many people my age that vape but as soon as I enter the school bathroom theres always a freshman or sophomre in their vaping and showing it off thinking that its cool. Never once seen anyone older than a sophomore vape at my school atleast and its prolly bcz most people my age didnt have access to vapes pre-covid so they never started it at that age. But with the transition from middle to high school and those kids thinking they are "growing up" they start vaping bcz its a lot more accessible to them then it was to us.

[@SteamvilleQuintet]

It must be tough to say that Nature's nicotine is SO bad for Gen Z, while California is pushing Chynah made vape juice with nicotine + chemicals for flavours + metals as GOOD for us. Add that many of Gen Z's parents are addicted to and saying weed RESIN is healthy to inhale! It's all a load of manure. The Greatest Generation won a world war on cigarettes, coffee, tinned and powdered food, and Scotch.

[@beccareisinger6369]

I mean I’m 21 and I think smoking is literally gross. Im still act disgusted and hold my breath if I ever walk through someone’s cigarette or vape smoke 😵‍💫🤢

[@tac_s_fugitive]

Honestly as someone who recently started, i started knowing full well what it can do, i grew up in the DARE culture i knew full well what i was doing and honestly it’s freeing it was a relief no one pressured me no one forced me, no celebrity made me think it was cool, i did it because it was one thing i was actually able to control during a shit time, as unhealthy as that can sound it was a truthfully freeing decision. edit i’m also not a social smoker i do it alone literally every time just looking at the sunrise or sunset enjoying one

[@AliceinJapanaland]

I grew up around smokers - almost my entire family smoked. I always thought it was the corniest thing ever when someone who doesn't really smoke becomes a social smoker. Basically screams, "please think I'm cool!!" But kinda makes sense that the hyper-image aware Gen Z would fall for it, then. Plus, they are the most anxious generation, and most smokers say smoking calms them down.

[@formerlypsychotic]

It only calms you down until you're out of cigarettes and suddenly realize you're addicted because if you don't get some nicotine RIGHT FUCKING NOW you will have a panic attack. Oh and coughing black shit out of your lungs in your early twenties isn't exactly calming either. Quitting was hell and I still want one every time I smell someone else with a cigarette 😕

[@herbythechef7624]

I used to smoke. People have it all backwards. People get anxiety because theyre craving a smoke. Once they smoke one they go back to normal

[@icantwiththis]

It only calms you down for about 2 hours then the anxiety spikes high. "I'm gonna die if I don't get a cigarette" - Brad from Sublime song called Jailhouse.

[@Jordansklar0698]

Im 25 never smooed never will my brother does though 😂

[@duncandoeslife]

You never fail to seamlessly switch the conversation over to your video sponsor. It's always so clever, and doesn't feel as forced or annoying as other creators.

[@riyaswami8932]

@@jonesjermaine4387 💀

[@duncandoeslife]

@@jonesjermaine4387 no thanks 🤢

[@WaveRider1989]

​@@jonesjermaine4387lol

[@benspragge33]

Brett is GOAT at her video sponsoring transitions 🤟😂

[@aliahduiker7998]

I’m only ever okay with Brett’s ads because it’s so smooth and clever I must respect it

[@deltax-ray6290]

Ugh, smoked for 20 years and tried to quit every year for 15 of those years. Only recently ditched the addiction for good when the smell of smoke makes me feel ill instead of wanting one. It's a terrible addiction that makes you stink and really does nothing for you

[@joshm1242]

I started smoking at the age of 15 because at that age it was considered “cool” or “edgy” but after a while it turned into a so called stress relief. By the age of 24 I was smoking two and a half packs of Newport cigarettes which are known to be one of the most harmful cigarettes out there. Then I finally realized that I was wasting so much money and my health on a horrible habit and quit with the help of nicotine gum. 3 years later and I feel amazing and grateful for quitting. With that being said I will never talk down on anyone who smokes or try forcing them to quit because I know how it feels.

[@lordprettyfakko]

Same. I found myself at 23 smoking like 20 cigs a day, so I had to do something for my health. I am right now 8 days free from nicotine and I hope I can stay free forever. Honestly if I could smoke only 4-5 cigs a day I wouldn't even quit at this age, but I just can't "smoke a little" so my options are either smoke (a lot) or just quit and never smoke again.

[@veiserexab1428]

You probably should try Winston reds before quiting, they don't taste chemically

[@acenull0]

Going outside to smoke a cigarette for "fresh air" is insanity 😂 you can do that for free you don't need the cigarette 😂

[@libbybloom3215]

Makes me think of people that are obviously out running but took a break to have a smoke 😂

[@SD-mi2vc]

Never smoked soo you wouldnt know

[@mathildaelrod7655]

I'm not a smoker but I've heard of several cases of jobs allowing smokers to go take extra breaks to smoke, but those of us who don't only get designated work breaks if any breaks at all.

[@shaunsteele6926]

I used to work with a bunch of smokers... at break time they'd all go out to smoke and I'd tag along, just hanging out with my healthy lungs and talking lol. You don't have to be a smoker to be social either

[@leviturner3265]

@@mathildaelrod7655 Well, where I work smokers can take smoke breaks whenever they want. Although, everyone can do that. It is just that if you smoking it is perceived that you are doing something. Also, if you are not smoking the mood if something needs to be done is that you need to do it now, however if you are smoking it would be more like once you are done smoking then this needs done. There are certain positions where I work that the only acceptable reason to be away from your desk is to go to the bathroom, to be on lunch, or to be smoking. People working that position do not get a break unless it is really slow, or if they go out for a cigarette.

[@Trenton-om9qs]

I thought my generation vaped not smoked lol. As an 18 year old i can say im proud to have never touched any of that stuff. When i was in school it was hilarious but sad watching people freak out because they hadnt hit their vape in 5 minutes

[@Okunigger_Volker]

Never fucking do it! Been smoking 14yrs, I can make myself fast for two weeks straight, run till my feet bleed, I can be extremely disciplined, but smoking is easily the hardest shit to quit. My brother could quit every hard drug including heroine, couldn't quit smoking. It's no joke and it's a slow and miserable death that you can feel.

[@magnificenthonky]

I never took to vaping. Smoking is much more pleasurable. I'd be delighted if vaping disappeared and everyone just started smoking again, like normal people.

[@existence.5806]

How do you fucking live

[@tigeruntamed6036]

@@magnificenthonky😂 like normal people

[@erikhansen7766]

And if you really wanted to vape moreso as muscle memory and that muscle memory helps you calm down, their are nicotine/harmful chemical free vapes that are water or other helpful things.

[@ForeverZer0]

I quit smoking about 5 years ago. The cost of cigarettes in my area is outrageous, saved me thousands.

[@andrewdinns1746]

same boat here i'm 2 weeks away from the 5 year mark. 10k+ saved, taxes have gone up some too.

[@HomeandHearthHomestead]

Quit three years ago this October. 30 year habit.

[@lobster6944]

Congrats on quitting! I wish my dad would be able to quit but I'm very worried he'll die if he tried again

[@Level_Eleven]

A week and a half away from my 5 year mark. Felt so much better after the initial wave of hating quitting I’ll never go back.

[@jaobidan2358]

You guys use the patches?

[@ZekkeAsakura]

Celebrities are also humans and can do whatever they want with their health. People should stop blindly following their "idols".

[@KodFN]

im gen z and it doesnt make any sense why someone would smoke its nasty and unhealthy

[@vizuz]

I smoked for years, to cope with stress at work. It’s a really bad reason though, thankfully I beat that nasty addiction

[@Rov-Nihil]

I'm a millennial and I survived the era when smoking was allowed indoors. Vaping is snobby but id take that above cigarettes any day

[@johnny_hammer]

One of the reasons America even exist is because of tobacco. Without it, we would still be ruled by Britain. Thank you french people for buying all that tobacco to fund our revolution 🎉

[@benwilson7869]

I think you can make the same argument about alcohol, most people don't think it tastes very good, and its not good for you. But people still do it. Cigarettes and nicotine in general is just a different version of the same phenomenon. Some people like the taste, but the buzz and head high you get from it is something you can't get anywhere else.

[@johnny_hammer]

@@benwilson7869 not to mention how good nicotine is for the brain.

[@crownember560]

So much for the new generation being the most sober generation 🙄 😂

[@tropicalpalmtree]

Most of them are sober because they don't leave their houses. None of them built relationships to use drink, drugs, and smoking because they're holed up at home on their phones or xbox/playstation. It's depressing as hell. I was out every night when i was a teenager.

[@Tauntaun707]

😂😂

[@colegifford7123]

​@tropicalpalmtree as someone who just graduated hs... this is completely false. Our generation is so beyond damaged from vapes... I couldnt name 10 or 15 kids in my 130+ graduating class that did not do drugs & drink. I personally have never and will never, but when we hear stories of 5th and 6th graders vaping... it tells a much larger story. Gen Z is far worse than people outside of it realize. Its a serious problem that I wish got more light. And as for being sober, this generation definitely parties a lot 😂

[@crownember560]

@colegifford7123 i know its not real. Im just referencing a video that brett put out earlier. Idk if it included gen z or what the exact details it was it has been a while but the topic was that our generation is " the most sober generation" and i was pretty much waiting for a video like this

[@colegifford7123]

@@crownember560 👍

[@johnathancasanova6956]

The real horror of smoking groups is always having your lighter pocketed and never knowing who took it.

[@magnificenthonky]

That's why you don't let go of your lighter. Hold the flame to the party in need of a light. It makes you look like a gentleman, gives the appearance of friendliness, service and humility, and always ensures that you keep your lighter. Also, I have a ton of cheap lighters. Occasionally, I'll give one to someone who has no lighter. Back when a pack of cigarettes reliably came with matchbooks, I'd pass those along to my lightless brethren, as well.

[@GarrettDees]

My bad dawg I'll have to get you another one

[@AlejoVitale-y8g]

@@magnificenthonky that's brilliant, totally gonna do it now

[@elchinoguerito8915]

real

[@Livetoeat171]

35 years ago, when I used to smoke, I never gave anybody my lighter I would light up, and if somebody wanted a light, I would give them my cigarette, and they would light it off of my cigarette.

[@IOFIsickness]

Im not a heavy smoker, usually smoke like 2 packs a week but it feels so good, just the idea of smoking a cigarette after a meal or with a beer or coffee makes me happy, also making cigarette breaks on motorcycle trips while enjoying a view is something else, i know its sad but its difficult to me to imagine a peacefull and complete life without cigarettes, i've been smoking less but cant completely leave it.

[@dd-bf3ch]

I'm certain there are better ways to meet people than smoking cigarettes lol. Weird that everyone is connected more than ever yet so disconnected at the same time

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

😂

[@leviturner3265]

Where I work you can take breaks whenever you want to and light up a cigarette. However, if you are taking a break and not smoking it is like viewed as you are not doing anything, however if you are smoking it is viewed as oh he is just smoking. Plus my boss smokes a lot and she always says let's go have a cigarette. Whereas if I wasn't smoking it would be weird because then I would just not be doing anything. I also only get to see my friend when he comes out of the office to smoke. So when I see him come out to smoke, I smoke with him. This goes the same with the other person at my work we only ever get to talk when he comes out for a cigarette. None of the people that smoke would be outside during work hanging out except for if they were smoking... It is a sad reality. Personally I will mostly just smoke if someone else is out there, or if I need to get something done I might just finish it on the forklift, or finish the cigarette while working on something in the bays or something.

[@lisapop5219]

You don't want that addiction. The younger you start, the harder it is to quit. My mom lost her leg due to effects of smoking. It killed her 18 months later because of the meds she was given because her stump got mrsa in the hospital. She was a nurse too. She started at 18

[@mnomadvfx]

Oooof yeah, MRSA still being a killer is a nasty jolt of reality - I even saw a poster about it when I was staying a few nights in hospital back in May. People make a huge fuss about doctors, nurses and equipment technicians in hospitals - but without the janitors keeping it all clean you are just as likely to end up coming out with something you didn't have going in.

[@Ntmoffi]

Sorry about your mom. I started when I was 14 and quit when I turned 21. As soon as I hit 18 I was smoking 2 packs a day. Cigarettes are awful and it's one of those things that you're better off never trying it.

[@lix3io351]

My mom was addicting to smoking to, it ruined her. She wanted to become a full nurse but smoking ruined that to. She got into rehab though in another part of the world and is currently working to get money to come back to where I am.

[@lisapop5219]

@Ntmoffi I hear you. I started at 10 1/2. I quit at 18 & took it back up several times. Her addiction was so strong that even when her liver was failing, she insisted on smoking. She accidentally set her shirt on fire because part of liver failure is cognitive problems. We refused her cigarettes anymore. She was in rehabilitation to strengthen her to come home. Unfortunately, it was a place that she worked. They bought her cigarettes & ignored that she needed to go to the hospital.

[@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl]

Smoking vs h3ntai/p*rn. Which is worse?

[@roymctarsney5655]

Quitting smoking was the single hardest thing that I have ever done. When I quit, cigarettes were $2.50 a pack. It will be nineteen years this November since I quit and the years that I smoked are still higher than the years since I quit. Forget about all the negative health issues that smoking causes, just look at the sheer cost of it. $10-$15 per pack! I used to spend less than that on a carton of cigarettes! It’s never too late to quit. Better yet, don’t start!

[@fantase.a114]

in australia it's like $75 for just a 40 pack

[@tittou34]

proud of you man, being sober can be hard but you’re taking it day by day amazingly!!!!

[@salvambala7779]

​@@fantase.a114it cost 36.90 in New Zealand and you now are not allowed to buy them if you were born from 2009 and on😂.

[@fantase.a114]

@@salvambala7779 yeah that's crazy! they were talking about doing the same thing here in aus lol

[@parttimeemo8363]

just roll them yourself y'all (if you do smoke and can't/don't want to quit), it's so much cheaper

[@SampsaNissinen]

I hate people talking about how they hate smoking who arent even smoked before. Damn just leave it alone

[@the21stcenturymystic]

yeah like its not affecting u

[@qtipanonymous]

The social smoking thing is so real, especially at work. I worked at a McDonald's and I remember one night where every single person was getting together after work except for me, because they knew I didn't smoke weed. Had I been invited, I would've gone and drank a Sprite, honestly. It's hard to fit in with groups that smoke.

[@kpag3030]

Weed is different than cigarettes. Also, sorry you weren’t invited. Maybe they didn’t think you would want to. Be around all that smoke

[@AntiMagik]

good, you don't want to hang around losers that smoke weed

[@rebjr6615]

fortunately weed is an entirely different thing from cugarettes

[@bohotumbleweed8319]

​​@@AntiMagikthey don't miss

[@bohotumbleweed8319]

you either.

[@gabinoa.serrano4770]

Honestly I saw this coming. Especially with the gen z and younger obsession and addiction with vapes. Since vapes are electric and no one knows what's in them, people would feel "safer" smoking a cigarette.

[@idioticbagel2833]

i know an old army vet that smokes so many people have tried to get him to vape because it’s “healthier” he says “no that stuff has glass in it it’s not healthier” i have no idea if that’s true or not but he’s a very honest to God man so i always take his word for it

[@BRZno86]

Alot of medical people I know tell thier patients to smoke cigarettes if they are known to vape.

[@13wayz70]

​@idioticbagel2833 that man is no liar, that info is a few years old but yes at one point there was glass in one of the brands and it got taken off the shelves

[@Psalm23_4]

Propylene Glycol, vegetable glycerin, nicotine, and the same artificial flavors they use to make candy. It's listed on the bottle. No glass, not nearly as many toxins as are in cigs. Switched from Marlboros to vaping years ago and I feel much better.

[@TotlKaos]

@@Psalm23_4 Thank you for this. Most people read or hear stories from the same outlets lying to you about everything else.

[@kornishoni5266]

Here in Italy, but Europe in general, it never stopped. The absolute vast majority of people my age started smoking at something like 11-13. They always tried hard to act "cool" while having a cigarette in their hand it's hilarious. They tried to lure me so many times without any result. Now i'm 25, i see them stuck in a cycle, they don't have money for basic things but must buy at least one or two packs of cigarettes a day. Every excuse they make about smoking (which are the same you mentioned) are honestly just cope..

[@julsssvt_17]

I’m from Italy too and where I live is the same

[@wreckitben1278]

Belgium here, same thing

[@dawifhd2820]

I am from germany and a lot of people smoke here too, it´s not so extreme like in italy but a lot of young people start smoking at the age of 15/16 when they start partying and do "party-rauchen" and then they get addicted and vapes are sadly very common.

[@BlackEydPanda]

Yall should come to Sweden

[@sieyes9356]

Nobody smokes 1 pack or more a day when they’re 25 lmao

[@codyott1982]

I've been a smoker most of my life. I agree with many points in this video. It's a nasty unhealthy thing to do.....but I love it. While it can be debated on whether or not the aesthetic is pleasing, it is undeniably bad for your health. However, people should be allowed to smoke if they want. My life has been EXTREMELY difficult, and I wouldn't mind if it doesn't last super long. I guess what I'm getting at is the health harm isn't an issue for me. The pricing sucks. I know they cost so much to deter people from smoking, but we should be allowed to make our own health choices. I love smoking. At times I even enjoy the smell of a lit cigarette. I love the taste, the feel, and just about everything else that comes with it (yes, even the aesthetic). The only part I don't love is the price. I'm even ok with it "taking 7 minutes off your life" because I spent that 5 enjoying my smoke. However, I understand the health effects, and have seen it kill more than a few loved ones. I knew what I was getting myself into and made an educated decision on what I was gonna do, I was gonna do the dumb thing because I enjoy it. I also think smokers should be courteous where they smoke

[@justjoe5373]

The prices aren't high to deter you from smoking, the prices are high for the government to yoink more money from you. A politician doesn't do stuff because it benefits the people but because it benefits themselves, benefiting the people is just a happy little accudent

[@ragephilosophy]

As a 42 year old smoker, I genuinely wish I could go back in time and slap my younger self when I tried my first cigarette.

[@Zip369]

I smoked heavily from the age of 16 to 31 and I finally quit just a few months ago. I was scared to quit for a long time because how of how hard everyone said it was. I was recommended the book "Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking" and I have to say that changed my life. It's not full of scare tactics or saying how bad we all know smoking is, but instead unveils how the smoker's mindset is just brainwashing. In it he even tell the reader to keep smoking while they read. I've completely flipped my view on smoking and I don't even have the urge to smoke anymore. If you want to quit, I HIGHLY recommend that book.

[@Jordansklar0698]

Ill never smoke my mom and dad did finally quit 5 months ago my brither smokes and still does

[@SamLoki]

So I can light up that sweet Marlboro red for the first time again

[@Nightbird6]

I know it's weird, but when people would ask me how long I had been smoking; I'd reply: Since October 20th of 1980, at 4:20 PM (this was BEFORE 4:20 was a "thing") I was sitting at the airport waiting for my flight to Navy Bootcamp!

[@sorabisslade]

25 years of a pack a day, few years older than yourself, but now 4 months smoke free thanks to vapeing. And now feeling 100 times better, it's not easy but give a vape an attempt, it's never too late.

[@FishHatFish]

I’ve lost so many members of my family to lung cancer whether it’s from being a chain smoker, a casual smoker, a cigar smoker, or only smoking at work to get a smoke break in the 80’s and quitting later. Lung cancer, like all cancer, is terrifying. I watched the woman I was named after slowly break down, seeing the tumors on her back as the cancer metastasized, hearing as her voice diminished because she couldn’t breathe on her own anymore. Kids today who are smoking are ensuring that their children and family will have to watch them wither and die. It’s selfish.

[@user-te3qq1rb7u]

People don’t die from lung cancer from smoking cigars, unless they are confused and inhale them for some reason

[@DexterGrifFTW]

@@user-te3qq1rb7uyou can still got several types of cancer with cigars

[@Jim90117]

For every story like this there's an opposite one, my Grandmother smoked from when she was 12 years old every single day, she died at 98 years old, 86 years of smoking, my mother is in her early 70s now and has smoked for just as long.

[@Whitney_Not_Houston]

Ugh this is concerning but I also get it. I started smoking when I was 15-16 years old because all the “cool kids” did it, but then before I knew it I was hooked and I smoked until I was 28. Then I switched to vaping (which that’s probably why cigarette sales went down, everyone started vaping instead) but I found out that’s even worse- because now I can vape inside outside wherever whenever and I hate it. I’m trying to quit now but it’s SO HARD! Please, if you haven’t started- DONT EVER. 🙏🏼❤️ Edit: I now have been trying the nicotine gum 4mg which has helped ALOT but it’s the hand to mouth movement “what do I do with my hands?!?” LOL any recommendations/tips are appreciated 🙏🏼

[@eddielvis98]

Right? I quit the vapes exactly for that reason. Instead of finishing a cigarette and waiting like 15 30 minutes for another one the vape I would smoke constantly! Finishing a 600 drags vape in about 3 to 4 hours. Now I'm back on cigs but instead of 1 to 2 packs a day it's been cut down to max 2 packs a week.

[@thebloodyenglish6620]

Something that might be worth trying is the nicotine pouches you put under your lip. I was on at 20-27 Marlboro Reds a day every day for 5yr. I quit back in January but switching over specially to "Nordic Spirit Spearmint" and haven't touched a cig since and now I'm not even tempted being about to walk past smokers or offered a smoke and not want it (rather then forcing myself to not have it now it smells disgusting to me). I recommend the Spearmint as it gives you a slight burning sensation/head rush unlike the other flavours (including normal mint) which I think helps as it gives you a physical reaction to help your brain (kinda recreates the slight burn in your lungs/throat when you smoke). And while they say they release nicotine for an HR I often leave it in my mouth for 5 or so hr as having it in my mouth and it still having slight flavour tricks my brain into thinking I'm having nicotine when I'm not. So it's also weaning me off nicotine itself. When I first started I was having 5 pouches a day and would have to have my first pouch immediately after waking up. Now I'm on 2-3 a day and as I type this I've been awake for about 5hr and haven't had one yet, though not having one first thing in the morning is uncomfortable I'm now pushing myself to go longer before taking it so I can wean myself off. Obviously I'm sure there are some heath issues with the nicotine pouches and it's not getting rid of the addiction just the source of it BUT I'm sure it's better for your health then cigs and vapes and they come in different strengths. So the idea is you take them till you aren't tempted to smoke. Then you decrease how many you take, the strength you take and eventually you just stop. But again only recommend the Spearmint as it seems to have other benefits that the other flavours I've tried don't have.

[@eddielvis98]

@@thebloodyenglish6620 I remember during highschool, about 12 years ago, they were a thing, even had them too and found them more enjoyable than cigarette's. Didn't take long for the government to make them prohibited. Maybe I could ask my German uncle from across the border because I think Germany still has them. Anyway, thanks for the info, I appreciate it!

[@Bohemond_Rises]

Same, now I'm 36 and have been quit for 4 years. It's really all mental. I know I heard that and never believed it but it's true. It's only so difficult because you see it as such a huge, unachievable task in your mind. And as soon as you quit and get a craving it makes you freak out and spiral. The huge deception is that it's soooooo addictive and soooo hard to quit. That's worse and more evil than the actual nicotine. It's really not that big of a deal. Just quit, you'll feel some withdrawals for a bit but it's no big deal. You've done much harder things in your life. This is no big deal and you can do it easily. That's the mental shift that needs to happen, then you will quit.

[@Chandler.C_1993]

Yup, same thing for me with the vapes, I do it all the time and can't help but feel I would've been better off going outside and smoking occasionally again like I used to

[@kaivrock]

I’ve been smoking since 1969 (not as much now as then) No, my teeth are not brown (coffee will do that much worse than cigarettes). I pound stairs all day at work and play tennis every summer. When I was a hairdresser back in the 80 s, I had a female doctor as a client. She said cigarettes in moderation aren’t as dangerous as they’re make out to be and that her father, also a doctor, still smoked. Do with that information what you will.

[@JaneSaidWhy]

My Dad told me once that cigarettes were a passive aggressive cowards way to harm themselves. I had smoked for years and after reflecting on his words I could see the truth in it. I quit that same month.

[@mnomadvfx]

Worse, they are a passive aggressive way to harm everyone else around you too that isn't directly smoking. I actually started drinking in pubs more after the smoking ban in closed public spaces came into effect in my country - before that I just couldn't stand going into those places with all the smoke at busy times.

[@lavielemond]

Did he ever tell you what the 'courageous' way to harm oneself might be as well, perchance?

[@roadtripsongssavannah3948]

By saving a life or two maybe

[@RTU130]

Hmm

[@jolins.9523]

That seems like a pretty melodramatic way to think of smoking cigarettes. Smoking a few cigarettes or inhaling some second hand smoke is not going to kill anyone, but tobacco does have some benefits, as well as simply being very enjoyable. I don't see how it's any more cowardly than enjoying a piece of cake. How does your dad view cigars or pipes?

[@patrickhill3260]

They usually tell you in school about the damage it does to your lungs, heart, & skin. What they don’t mention is the total re-wiring of your brain that comes with nicotine & the other thousand chemicals. Smoked almost a pack day for 13 years. Happy to say my last cig was almost a year ago. That being said, after all this time has passed, I still have difficult moments of my mind still adjusting to life without the dirty smokes. Quitting is an absolute marathon. Don’t buy into to the whole vaping façade either. Just a method to get a young brain nice & primed with nicotine already. Then when you’re at party/bar & your vape dies you’ll try the real stuff (actual tobacco) & you’ll never look back.

[@charlessittman9511]

I don’t know man I’ve been vaping for 6 years and i still prefer the vape over the cigs, i think it depends on what you started with for what you get hooked on.

[@mrsirkosky7618]

Same here. Stopped smoking because i wanted to be free again. I felt chained. Cigarettes dictated my life, so i had to stop this.

[@GH0ST_76]

Great job brother, off for a year! 👍

[@wifsk484]

I quit smoking like 4 months ago because i couldnt be fucked with being emotionally dependend on wether i could smoke or not anymore best decision of my life everytime i have cravings i either take a 3km walk or go to the gym i gained 10kg of weight in 2 months of muscle

[@Talon18136]

I successfully used vaping to quit so have quit a few of my friends it a healthier option as far as your lungs go but if you vape correctly you can use it to quit the problem is that as with anything it become “cool” and so instead of smoking stolen cigarettes like I used to in junior high kids were bumming vapes off family who had them to quit and started doing that it’s a common thing to happen just like kids getting into their family members liquor cabinets

[@xAnAsianx]

I remember a number of years ago, people talking about picking up smoking primarily because of the "smoke breaks" you can get at work, but it was never about the community. There are so many better communities you could be a part of.

[@ct2586]

Your employer isn't going to give you a vape break lolol. I used to smoke at an old job because it was the only way we got breaks. No smoking= no rest so of course we all smoked lolol.

[@joelcoll4034]

Can you take a smoke break, light the cigar but not actually smoke?

[@leviturner3265]

@@user-kr2gq9gv9i Where I work you can take a smoke break whenever you want. There is one girl who vapes she comes out for like 30 seconds. The smokers take more like 5-25 minute breaks though. My friend smokes one cigarette then goes in, my boss smokes 1-3 cigarettes then goes in. It is viewed that if you are outside smoking you are doing something however if you were to go out and not smoke then you aren't doing anything.

[@candacelinville5749]

I'm rewatching this video, 6 months later… My husband just turned 40 and is going through recovery from a laryngectomy. (had his voice box removed) He had a stage 4 throat cancer return (for the 2nd time) squamous cell carcinoma. The doctors tested the cancer and was 100% positive it was caused by his smoking addiction. He had been smoking since he was 16. They said they hadn't seen someone as young as him with such a circumstance as his. I Thank God he is getting through it, but its not ok to make cigarettes or smoking acceptable or without repercussions.

[@Heartclose24]

My grandfather started smoking at 12 years of age My father started smoking at 18 years of age. I am the first generation non smoker and I sincerely enjoy life. I am high on life, not on drugs, alcohol or even nicotine based products. This is honestly sad to see people becoming addicted to smoking.

[@Makyura43]

I met my fair share of high on life people , they were all borderline insane by the time they hit 35. In contrast smokers were much more mentally balanced albeit with no cardio whatsoever.

[@Heartclose24]

@@Makyura43 That could be the rarest of the rare cases of meeting so called High on Life people. Because the kind of people I meet or I have in my Circle, we all enjoy life. We maintain a healthy diet, excercise daily, enjoy our jobs and lead a quiet and peaceful life.

[@fortpark-wd9sx]

Agree. Not sure about women but when looking at photos of adult men from around 1870 to 2010 across the world, quite safe to say smoking is linked to accelerated physical aging, especially hair loss. Up till 1970, a sizable portion of men really looked old by 40 and were losing a large portion of their hair. Not a coincidence men in less developed nations with higher incidence of smoking appeared to age faster than their white western counterparts. Another aging aspect was the loss of voice clarity. When listening to some WW2 generation persons who were in their 60s as of around 1985, a considerable number had weaker voices. As of 2015, the voices of a considerable number of white western men in their 60s sounded as if they had not aged much since they were 35.

[@tudevoid]

Cigars are not addicting

[@ivanmatveyev13]

your grandpa was way cooler, haha, cringeboy

[@daisygrace8174]

I’ve only ever had one cigarette. It just felt so unnatural, I hated the feeling in my throat. Thank god I didn’t get addicted and I’ll forever regret it!

[@tbeth]

Same, but mine was a flavored "cigar" (still felt like a cigarette lol). It definitely did not calm me down, just made me cough a lot.

[@StajoLaBell]

​@@tbethwuss lol

[@soffren]

​@@StajoLaBellbetter to be a wuss than have black lungs.

[@julesa1754]

​@@StajoLaBellif your lungs hate smoke = healthy, if they love it = unhealthy(probably radioactive too)

[@StajoLaBell]

@@soffren so no smoking weed either? WUSS

[@sillyswan3677]

At my first job, ALL of management smoked cigarettes, except for me and one other manager. The two of us were still really close with the rest of the team and would even hang out with them on smoke breaks. No one ever tried to get us to smoke. Most of them really respected our choice to NOT smoke. I think many times the "peer pressure" to smoke, drink, or do drugs is self inflicted. And if you do have people pressuring you to do those things, hang out with different people, because those people are not your friends.

[@schalkvandermerwe4160]

You are 100% correct

[@joehanson2250]

I had a similar experience, I havent smoked a cigarette all my life but all my friends smoked. I as never pressured to do anything and a lot of them quit actually.

[@PatrickWilliams-ts4le]

I think peer pressure does happen for teenagers. Which is why there is such an emphasis on it since that is when you learn about how bad smoking is.

[@marcorex1344]

All the advertising in one video, perfect time for a smoke break

[@brando3342]

Holy crap, Brett. Sometimes I don’t know how you survive, not taking one second to breathe during your videos. Dear Lord, that’s talent.

[@xcxangel9948]

Many many very short inhales 😂

[@kennethholder8412]

​@@xcxangel9948She couldn't do that if she smoked.

[@Doozy_Titter]

Editing

[@brando3342]

@@Doozy_Titter I notice that, yes lol

[@TheDonkDonk420]

@@Doozy_Titter NOOO REALLY?????

[@kristinskorild6774]

I actually did a project about smoking among the youth in my school, and it showed that most of the students in my school smokes. Although my school is small (138 students from the ages 16-19) still this disturbing trend is getting overboard.

[@CamiWuzHere]

NOOO, THIS HURTS MY ONCOLOGIST HEART😭😭

[@thexulgrunt6174]

You are not an oncologist. Look at your other comments on other KZbin videos

[@OmniscientlyMe]

Your cardiologist friends probably aren't too thrilled either.

[@summer_lover_13]

you look like you’re a child, you even have braces, you’re definitely not an oncologist 😭😭😭

[@CamiWuzHere]

⁠@@summer_lover_13While I am not technically old enough, I have had a hyper fixation on the study since middle school. I found joy in learning the biology behind the disease, I read studies on new chemotherapeutic agents for fun, I watch collage lectures, I am in a magnet program for goodness sake. Yes, you are right, I am not an oncologist, but I sure as hell am on track to be one.

[@CamiWuzHere]

@@thexulgrunt6174​⁠​⁠ While I am not technically old enough, I have had a hyper fixation on the study since middle school. I found joy in learning the biology behind the disease, I read studies on new chemotherapeutic agents for fun, I watch collage lectures, I am in a magnet program for goodness sake. Yes, you are right, I am not an oncologist, but I sure as hell am on track to be one.

[@robertc8110]

Nothing is more humorous than to listen to a guy or women struggling to defend smoking.

[@melsop54]

Mind blowing. You SEE the effects. You KNOW the effects. And yet you do it anyway to fit in. Insane. I watched my grandmother die a slow agonizing death from COPD and emphysema. All the money in the world couldn't convince me to smoke.

[@MattUpton13579]

Smoking cigarettes stops being cool when you get to the point where you can't think, or regulate emotions, until you have another one. That's when it goes from a habit to an addiction, and it's really hard to quit.

[@fugawiaus]

As a tradesman and smoker, I was working in the city in Sydney, Australia where they had the coffee/lunch room with a big fan to outside. This was the office smoke room so you didn’t have to go downstairs and outside to smoke. The non smokers complained that the smokers were getting ahead more in the office. All the big bosses smoked and you tend to chat while having a smoke with the bosses and basically have a quick meeting. The non smokers didn’t get this advantage. Hehe If you’re young quit smoking, you’ll feel so much better and healthier.

[@gwssturmi3835]

when i was 18 (just started smoking in the obligatory military service) I had an apprenticeship with a very large company, and some guy would ask me for a cig every single day. one day he asks me what im doing at the company, told him and asked him the same - he was the CEO, stuff propelled my career. still wish i never started tough lol

[@StajoLaBell]

​@@holographicwingyup. Deal with it

[@BlackRabbitt92]

I agree. Cigarette smokers are a breed of their own and being one makes you part of a clique so to say. I used to live for the moments outside with other smokers. It makes you feel like you’re in your own little world with that person(s). I ended up quitting once I stopped hanging out with people who smoke

[@burtleturtle0012]

People were quitting cigarettes through vape so they demonized it and made it look douchey, now they just need celebs to do it and they can get their numbers back up. It's infuriating.

[@randymarsh8411]

They pulled the old "only sissys vape, don't you want to be cool kid" and these tard celebs are the evil minions. I quit with vape, and they HATE losing my constant money. I can actually breathe again.

[@justbecause9645]

BS

[@borntobetogether]

this is exactly what happened to my best friend, she started vaping when she was around 16 and now shes 18 and smokes cigs almost every day. when i asked why did she do the switch she said it was because she wanted "the real, serious thing"

[@burtleturtle0012]

@@borntobetogether it sucks, vape is a perfect alternative with none of the health risks. Big tobacco did a great job with propaganda, most of what people think about vape is totally wrong.

[@frostydrifter]

​@@burtleturtle0012it still has quite a bit of health risks but its still much better than cigs

[@tkgriffeth3819]

"Smoking is a tumor causing, teeth staining, smelly, puking habit" Clearly there are some things from the 90s that still need to make a comeback.

[@emilyjones7744]

This trend rising again honestly makes me sad, I’ve been highly addicted to nicotine since I was 15 (a habit picked up from my family) and it’s honest debilitating financially and physically. Smoking is not sexy, it’s not cool, it’s an addiction a lot of us working class people get pulled into as teenagers from seeing our parents trying to manage there stress with something harmful. The fact that celebrities are trying to make it a fad again makes me angry, sad and everything in between.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

I have since I was 12. Smoke more cigarettes. We have to fight back against the vape smokers.

[@peobleracing518]

I completely agree. It's sad that smoking is coming back. I've been smoking since 12, and now that I'm 27, I've tried to quit many times but have failed over and over. It's terrible for you, and the amount of money you spend smoking for what feels like stress relief in the moment is so dumb. Don't smoke kids.

[@slyan1]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 ah yes big brain time. vaping is gay, smoking is less gay but is stupid nonetheless

[@thetwistedone05]

I was at a school, where almost nobody smoked but as soon as I started learning my first job I am one of the only people that doesn't smoke. Everytime I have a break I am one of the only people that doesn't go to the smoking area.

[@ayla8345]

Quitting nicotine really isn’t that hard. You’re not doing heroin. Pull yourself together and stop if it’s bothering you.

[@ded-rocinteractive8536]

I started smoking late 20s at work, on and off, always come back to it when I’m depressed in the workplace and need 2 minutes of me time. There’s a girl who works where I do and she has just took up smoking here too. Something about seeing her take up smoking the same place I did makes me want to quit for good

[@ckinsin]

as a guy who started smoking for a girl this is the worst choice you can make. if she smokes you should find new friends.

[@LiamColeman-Halla-yq2jl]

I don't give a frig if my girlfriend smokes. I'm single and loving it.

[@the21stcenturymystic]

well i think you should blame yourself not girls who smoke unless she literally forced u

[@srji489]

My dad once threatened that he would make me eat the cigarette if he ever caught me smoking😅 It kept me off smoking for good.

[@Whereyoubelongg]

I think its "cool" when you start out but then it becomes a need for instant dopamine. An addiction. I think these celebrities are just addicted but saw it as a cool pastime when they were younger.

[@just_a_guy_on_yt3853]

Eventually it’s not even anout the dopamine, but just a combination of addiction and also the habbit of fiddling around with the ciggarette becomes very hard to break

[@mica4977]

I more so imagine celebrities have easy access to them (co-stars/crewman smoking) that they end up falling to it at some point. Stardom is likely stressful on its own & even more so while being scrutinized at all times online so younger starts could fall for the "it'll remove the stress" intrusive thoughts they may be told.

[@Junkdrunk247]

As soon as i quit it becomes fashionable again...im doomed to be un-cool

[@tellatubbies5918]

I remember I went to New York for the first time in 2019. I was a young teen and coming from California, smoking wasn't a taboo subject - in fact I was traveling with my Grandma who is a chronic smoker. Anyway, I remember being absolutely SHOCKED at how many young, cosmopolitan looking people, especially girls, I saw smoking. They were holding them as if it was an accessory!

[@itzyourfavDejah]

I love your videos Brett I apologize for Gen-Z and all their mistakes as a whole since I’m a part of the generation 😂😂😂

[@jazzyj7834]

Never apologize for something you did not do.

[@supercat4539]

She’s also Gen Z

[@Zero_Mortal_Planz]

I agree we are terribly sorry😢

[@johnmcwick1]

Don’t apologize, be apart of the change! Let’s rise up and make a better generation!

[@happyguy0105]

If you can apologize you probably don't belong to the Gen-Zs who need to

[@alyssavermette]

Hey Brett While I don't always agree with you on 100% everything I do agree with this I'd rather be completely friendless than have cancer and an addiction plus ever since I can remember I've been absolutely repulsed by the smell of cigarette smoke I cringe everytime I have to walk by someone smoking my throat always feels like it starts closing and I end up coughing my head off

[@uikmnhj4me]

Yeah the clouds are gross to walk through

[@jameswatts-r4c]

way to be dramatic. @@uikmnhj4me

[@rodiusmaximus]

I actively avoid smokers and smoke. I don't care if I have no friends.

[@HaymesMichaelC]

"I'm going outside to have an apple" will never be a valid excuse for escaping a room full of people you can't stand, especially at Thanksgiving.

[@richardparadox163]

“I usually brought baguettes” 😂 I’m imagining Brett standing around at a frat party with a baguette offering people a bight.

[@Ashleyissharing]

The lack of third places should be talked about more often. Im glad you mentioned it because it was something I feel the need for but its not talked about and doesnt really seem normalized

[@Roggic]

I'm 32, started smoking in college when I was 16, mostly because about 80% of other students smoked and I wanted to make new friends and not be alone again like I was in school. In my 20s I was able to quit easily a couple of times but then after some months smoking again. Some of the reasons to start again were: movies, party, stress. I watched a lot of old movies, I enjoyed looking at those cool characters, I wanted to be somewhat like them. There were times when I didn't just smoke, but actually looked at myself in mirror, picking cool poses, trying to blow smoke in cool ways. But the enjoyment didn't last very long, after a couple of years I reached a point when I was just an addict - smoking every hour, every meal, every walk to and from bus like I'm on a schedule. On my 11th year of smoking consequences started to appear: I started losing my sense of smell. By the end of that year I couldn't smell coffee, perfume, my body odor, spoiled food, gas, nothing. Last august I finally realised that I no longer need cigarettes and I quit for good, after 15 years of smoking. I didn't replace it with vape or anything like that. I did gain 10 kgs though :D Also less walking, more working when I'm on a job. But I don't mind it, it's one of the best decisions I ever made. And I also got my sense of smell back - it slowly returned in about 9 months

[@RandomGuy-pd3vi]

Honestly, i smoke once in like 2 weeks just to clear my head. It’s like i don’t have to think about all of my issues for 5 motherf’ing minutes. It really helps escaping reality once in awhile, and sure it’s bad for you. But thinking about how much shit’s unfair in society nowadays feels a lot worse for my mental health than smoking a ciggy every 2 weeks. Just let me have my pack of ciggies in peace, and doing it because it’s trendy is sad. Cigarettes are delicous if it weren’t for the terrible smell and disgusting taste.

[@whatsittooya2782]

As a share owner in a cigarette company I find this as an absolute win

[@praetorian3902]

lol

[@magnificenthonky]

It's a win for all the normal people, even those of us who don't own stock in a tobacco company.

[@BrianK-zz4fk]

im a long term investor in MO 😂

[@godsblaze]

To be honest I tried and used plenty of drugs but picking up smoking was far out the most regretful, pretty much quit all drugs but still trying to quit smoking.

[@tariizm1500]

same here im smoking since age of 13 now im 21 but still cant quit smoking no matter how hard i try... this s*it is most addictive thing ever imo.

[@MrRjizz]

Switch to a vape and lower the nicotine concentration each month, worked for me. Vaping doesn't feel as nice as smoking but it's good enough with some determination.

[@jazzyj7834]

NO! NO! NO! NO! GOD NO! NO! I've lost 4 family members to these cancer sticks!! NO! Just when I was starting to see a glimmer of hope for Gen-Z, they completely destroy it!

[@XxLostFinalGirlxX]

I'm sorry for your loss... that's sad and just ridiculous that any of this is happening:(

[@AZEOforreal]

I smoke cigarettes because when I worked in a warehouse, I only got cigarette breaks. No other breaks. I picked up the habit to get 5-10 minutes out of working. And now, I cough up a lung just from walking between floors in my house. They’re not cool. Cigarettes were all I knew.

[@rachellewis7698]

Cigarettes were a contributing factor to my grandma dying at 70 (after being chronically sick for 10 years from COPD and a stroke) and my mom unexpectedly dying at 55 two months ago. They also age you faster. So gross they are on trend again- tell that to my 4 year old who desperately misses his grandma.

[@javierclement3047]

So sorry about your losses. May they rest in peace in heaven 🙏🏻 what happened with your mom? That’s tragic, and smokers have a 7-year reduced life expectancy so it seems really tragic that happened in particular.

[@adriandapat1206]

Every bad trend has it's consequences, getting early stages of lung cancer, glad I didn't try even a single stick of cigarette in my entire life.

[@brettlamont4965]

My dad died from lung cancer in three months from a CLEAN chest X-ray. WTF!!! One of the worst period of my life. Hate cant describe how i feel about smoking…..

[@Rattleheadx86]

I'm so sorry for your loss man, cancer totally sucks. I can't imagine how hateful it might be to see people talking about such a serious issue as a "trend"

[@darkphoton-zw3tx]

i think smoking can be good in a way. it gives a moment of tranquility, which is much needed break from endless distractions. how many people just stop and think for a moment nowadays. thinking about young generations, every break is filled with phone scrolling. smoking is a stoic habit in a way. sure you can stop and think without smoking, but how many really does it ?,,,,with smoking many do. many good decicions are made during the little meditation of a smoke break.

[@appleandaria6947]

I did _not_ expecting cigarettes to become trendy again and I am _immensely_ worried about it.

[@mnomadvfx]

It will die out for the same reason it did for the previous generation. Not being legal to do it indoors in public spaces - sure they can still do it at home, but people want to do it socially with friends and often indoors, if they can't do that they will find something else to do instead.

[@appleandaria6947]

Oh, this blew up. Wasn't expecting that.

[@KIWIMADNEZ]

I remember when my oldest brother started quitting and he said that his chest felt very weird the first week. I legit had to tell him “Yeah, that’s called your lungs healing!” 😂

[@Katherine_critters]

I once saw a girl at my old highschool every day after school, and she pulled a vale out everyday and she was about my age when i was 12 in year 7 SAVE OUR NEW GENERATIONS

[@armouredjester1622]

As a father, I'm more concerned with GenA. Y'all are on your own.

[@Katherine_critters]

@@armouredjester1622im ok, ive had enough trauma from school that i left and worked on my self snd is mentally stable and healthy, im safe😂❤

[@ashesfrombones]

actually socializing during smoking is great, is simple and easy and short... NO OTHER activity allows that

[@davidbigd9047]

The main reason that keeps me away from smoking besides the addiction and lung cancer is the fact you will find yourself wanting/needing a cigarette during bad or extreme weather including below freezing temperatures. I’ve seen too many people struggle to go outside in torrential downpour or a blizzard just because they’re addicted.

[@shadowbanned15]

Definitely been there and can confirm it sucks.

[@darkcloudXIV]

I’m a millennial. I grew up in the time when D.A.R.E. was in full swing and we learned as early as 3rd grade that drugs, cigarettes, and drinking was bad for you. By the time we became seniors, I was one of the few who never wanted to try any of those things.

[@GhostBased]

Same.

[@lilmomma-c9z]

As someone who falls into gen z, I vaped, smoked cigarettes, cigars and eventually smoked a pipe in college (went to college at 16) I do think smoking, especially vapes were marketed and pushed on us, weakening our lungs and making us the new generation to want/have to smoke. I think it stuck with our parents cause our grandparents were big smokers and now they need more people to market it to. Also the surge in young people smoking immediately followed by Covid 19 and that whole thing strikes me as 👀 interesting because they sold us the lie that Covid attacked everything vapes weakened … always thought that was weird

[@StajoLaBell]

Okay robot. Your name is a dead giveaway. You're trying to influence decision and opinions

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

​@@StajoLaBellim not sure what you read lol.

[@StajoLaBell]

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines look at the name bro. It's easy

[@joelcoll4034]

@@StajoLaBell I wonder who is that dumb to not even change the bot name lol

[@Inverted_iron225]

We are so back