Quitting smoking, any advice?

Kochari · Post by **Kochari** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:03 pm

You should make Work Magma and Magma Magma the same person

gwa · Post by **gwa** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:10 pm

magma wrote:It's the post work ritual for me... marks a nice line in the sand between the work me and me me. Gym is the lunchtime ritual...

you are so cosmopolitan.

nitz · Post by **nitz** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:28 pm

I smoked for about 6/7 years in a row.. from a very very young age. I use to smoke about 3/4 a day, and easily get thru a 10 pack on a Saturday. But then i stopped all in one day. I call it will power. I don't believe this word 'addiction'

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will - Mahatma Gandhi

magma · Post by **magma** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:54 pm

Kochari wrote:You should make Work Magma and Magma Magma the same person

Fuck that noise. Magma Magma likes stunting on Work Magma's skrilla.

Ba-zinga · Post by **Ba-zinga** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:02 pm

i have a weird addiction to cigs myself...i can smoke a pack a day for a few days, then just simply not feel like smoking for a week or so, then go back to smoking 3-4 cigarettes a day...it's creepy, and i don't get any bad consequences from stopping for a while

not aware if this has been mentioned before, but advice for if you want to stop smoking is act like you're not a smoker. it sounds extremely weird but just act like you don't smoke, and in a way engineer your brain to think so...for example, if someone asks if you want a cig, or if you ever get the urge to smoke, just try and get your first thought to be, "wow, why would i want a cigarette, i don't smoke" don't necessarily say that out loud, but get that reaction in your head to trigger whenever a situation arises.

TooMuch · Post by **TooMuch** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:57 pm

Thought it would be good to pop in here.

Got one of the biggest opportunities of my life on the close horizon in going to LA for a year on work placement. Thing is i've been told and had a research about a medical when i get over there. So that means weed needs to go out the window (quite soon).

I dont smoke cigs. Never had and never had the urge to. (i see no benefit) Now its approx 45 - 90 days for daily smokers for it to get out of the system. I think for me it will be less because my metabolism is silly-ily high and i've also gone out and bought some detox kits and that for when i choose a date to stop (im thinking after the next leeds dmz/exodus which is the end of this month)

Is it true if you stop for 2 weeks your dont mentally crave it anymore. Im not sure if i heard that right off someone or something..

Any tips?!

joeki · Post by **joeki** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:27 am

Unless you are a lawyer, high ranking civil servant, a judge, a driver/chauffeur, a policeman, in the army, and perhaps a few other odd jobs (doctor?), a medical doesn't test you for drugs.
At least not in Belgium, except for the ones mentioned above.

A good friend of mine works in a chemical Lab, pretty high end function and he's on heavy duty drugs every weekend. Never failed a medical. My brother is a civil cervant, he smokes weed a lot, never failed a medical. Personally haven't been forced to take one yet.
There are certain companies that enforce a more thorough urine investigation. I remember when I applied for a high end job at Toyota, it had in the contract that they were allowed to analyse your urine every month, but I don't think they're even allowed to test you for drugs.
Only police/anti-doping agency and a few others are.

TooMuch · Post by **TooMuch** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:51 pm

joeki wrote:Unless you are a lawyer, high ranking civil servant, a judge, a driver/chauffeur, a policeman, in the army, and perhaps a few other odd jobs (doctor?), a medical doesn't test you for drugs.
At least not in Belgium, except for the ones mentioned above.

A good friend of mine works in a chemical Lab, pretty high end function and he's on heavy duty drugs every weekend. Never failed a medical. My brother is a civil cervant, he smokes weed a lot, never failed a medical. Personally haven't been forced to take one yet.
There are certain companies that enforce a more thorough urine investigation. I remember when I applied for a high end job at Toyota, it had in the contract that they were allowed to analyse your urine every month, but I don't think they're even allowed to test you for drugs.
Only police/anti-doping agency and a few others are.

I dunno man this is the USA we are talking about. They are nearly as bad as the Australians when it comes to people moving to there country for a length of time. Apparently its not to test for drugs but to test for disease (they take a blood sample) but I guess if they see high levels of THC in your blood they would be like fuck this guy.. Hes coming over here and a lot of the money he will earn will go into the 'black market'. In other words, not benefiting their economy..

Maybe im just overlooking it but id rather be safe than sorry. All this money on a VISA and flights to get there and to be sent home for a bit of weed.

On the other hand does anyone know (looking at americans here, California residents) can foreign people get Medical Marijuana cards. I really want one

Plus it would let me smoke there with no problem im guessing in case my place of work ever came knocking.

TooMuch · Post by **TooMuch** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:01 pm

Double post

idontreallygiveashit · Post by **idontreallygiveashit** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:30 pm

Moultz wrote:
joeki wrote: can foreign people get Medical Marijuana cards. I really want one Plus it would let me smoke there with no problem im guessing in case my place of work ever came knocking.

Not from there but have been looking into moving. I did some research, you can't. Pretty sure you have to be a Californian resident which means living there for three years and applying for the right visas.

TooMuch · Post by **TooMuch** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:13 pm

idontreallygiveashit wrote:
Moultz wrote:
joeki wrote: can foreign people get Medical Marijuana cards. I really want one Plus it would let me smoke there with no problem im guessing in case my place of work ever came knocking.
Not from there but have been looking into moving. I did some research, you can't. Pretty sure you have to be a Californian resident which means living there for three years and applying for the right visas.

ahh what. Thats pretty grim. But i did think that might of been the case... Ahh well if Im gonna pick the smoke back up over there I cant see myself having a problem anyway..

apmje · Post by **apmje** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:34 pm

I've smoked a lot today, I think like 15...but I haven't been counting. Got a sore throat and a heavy chest, not the one.

Work is really killing me with the smoking, if I finish my work (which is a lot of the time) I just go for a smoke and then someone will ask me to gan out, so I will. It's a total social thing and it's bugging me. Too think a year or so ago, I was barely have 15 a week and now...ah man.

And 6 months before that I didn't even smoke.

How much damage you reckon a year and a half of smoking will do? Much or not? Just curious!

Me and my lass have set a date to quit like. 1st November. Winter so it's cold out and we can chill to fuck in a beer garden. I think work is really gunna fuck me though.

Kochari · Post by **Kochari** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:38 pm

I'm back at my parents for a week or so to concentrate on work. I thought I might as well also not smoke while I'm here, though I have no long term quitting plans I thought I'd give it a shot.
I'm about to go the pub where I know all my old friends will offer me cigs. If I'm not planning to quit forever should I smoke tonight? I really want a cigarette...

HamCrescendo · Post by **HamCrescendo** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:09 pm

ive been on the gum but you cant (i cant) drink beer with a piece of gum in your mouth.

they need beer gum or whiskey mints

TooMuch · Post by **TooMuch** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:30 pm

Here's a quick question for anyone who may know? I've not smoked in 3 weeks. I have high metabolism to just put that out there. I leave for the US on h 3rd of July with a drugs test / immigration medical around anytime then I'm guessing. (there will be one?)

Anyway quitting has been rather easy considering my previous everyday use. My question is of I have a few joints today (im off out) and then not smoke till I leave. Do you think I will still pass or not worth bothering. I'm not too fussed but plan on getting mashed for once and want a weed for after??

Cheers

noam · Post by **noam** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:40 pm

weed stays in your system for a while i think, not totally sure exactly how long

sniff loads of coke, you're fine in like 3 days

in other news its been almost 3 weeks since i smoked a cigarette, i almost cracked at 9am on sunday morning but i had a drag and threw it away

had a few blasts on a zoot tho

JTMMusicuk · Post by **JTMMusicuk** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:42 pm

Weed stays in your piss for two weeks, if they do a hair test your fucked

jazzamataz · Post by **jazzamataz** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:55 pm

Hair and nails is like 90 days.

JTMMusicuk · Post by **JTMMusicuk** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:56 pm

jazzamataz wrote:Hair and nails is like 90 days.

im sure its until you cut your hair

TooMuch · Post by **TooMuch** » Tue May 29, 2012 10:00 pm

I think we are talking blood and piss. I've done some research and that's what they look at. Obviously the more you do it the longer in your system. Dunno if it worth it.

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