@Novelty
I suspect the truth was harsh?

I am not one who would adore that is not adorable. If you want to hear... Adorable, great, yes it is tobacco's fault... scroll down. A lot of mushy mushy feel good stuff there.

@Novelty
Well done. You just complimented your makers. Must be a fine job.

@Novelty We will talk tomorrow. It is past your bedtime. Get some sleep. But don't ever smoke again in frustration.

Learn something about the subject! (oh, I AM expecting a lot here, I know!) Not only is tobacco More addictive than heroin, (according to the CDC and others), manufacturers spent billions to lure/ indoctrinate young people, and added ingredients to make it even more addictive. But, hey, You never ever made any mistakes, right......?

@AnneWimsey
No, you are right because you are talking like an average person would do. But we need to think better.

Addiction is a personal responsibility. Some vulnerable people need help but most don't. We have been brainwashed to think that you need online article for advice, you need counseling, you need a nicotine patch and you cannot do it on own. Most people who call themselves able, intelligent, collected should stop blaming everything else, wake up, take charge and help themselves. Millions of people pull themselves with bootstraps every day. We don't need government subsidies, handouts, crutches, outside help all the time.

I smoked for 17 years and quit in one night cold turkey when my daughter was born. Never even thought about it and it has been 22 years since. Never said it was tobacco's fault. It was my doing and the only person who could undo was I - not the society, not tobacco, not the government and certainly not the experts.

@St-Sinner so, did you lack any empathy at all from that moment on, or were you always this self-righteous?

@AnneWimsey
Just a man who took responsibility for his mistakes and did something about it. I do not think of fancy words when I at doing what is right.

@Novelty Haha they were awful cigarettes. You didn’t miss anything

@Novelty Camel are an honest brand. They have a picture of the factory on the front of every packet.

@Shawappa44820 I must say, in my defence this was about 40 years ago when I last smoked one. I concede, I could very well be mistaken at this juncture!

@Shawappa44820 And menthol. They really were from the devil!

I prefer to ingest weed.

@Novelty Where I grew up we used to wander out into the bush and pick it. It isn't called "weed" for no reason.

@Novelty I remember, in Kenya, reading a newspaper report about a man who was returning to the town where he worked, after having enjoyed a holiday in his home town.
With him, on the bus, he took a gunny sack packed with dried Marijuana leaves. (about thirty lbs in weight)
He pleaded that it was for his personal consumption, but the magistrate was not inclined to believe and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment!
That gives you an idea of the Kenyan attitude towards weed, in 1965

(not to mention... but to mention: food will continue to taste better... and... your kisses will be sweeter to anyone that you decide to share them with...)