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What are you adicted to?
October 25, 2006 - 12:28 PM
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*I was wandring about the issue of early Smoking and Drinking by young people. what is the role of the society as well as people who are not into it?
Do you do any of these things if YES why and if NO,explain.
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Re: What are you adicted to?
October 26, 2006 - 09:32 AM
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I dont do both.
I dont drink because its a sin in Islam.
I dont smoke because I dont like smoke, I try to be healthy besides its already bad enough that U've to inhale the polluted air
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Re: What are you adicted to?
October 26, 2006 - 10:29 PM
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I dont do both either but not for religious purpose .
that now how i was prought up and for meh i cnat the smelle of both
and i hate how ppl act after dey abuse both of it.
But one thing das addictin like both of them for meh is music and that addiciton i simply ahve to say is gud type of addiciton
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Re: What are you adicted to?
October 28, 2006 - 04:11 PM
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I neither drink nor smoke...
Smoke causes a lot of irritation and it is injurious to health so i strictly stay away from it and the people who smoke.
Though i dont dislike smokers ( its their bad choice) I excuse myself if they start smoking .
But people who know me dont smoke in front of me for i have the habit of getting hold of the cigarette pack and disposing it off.
As for drinking alcohol i have only tasted everything from tequila to wines to ..etc
but i dont drink 
Many people often give the excuse that alcohol keeps oneself warm. It is actually one of the biggest fallacies.
In reality it does the opposite!!!!!!!
here check this out;
Does liquor actually help to keep your body warm?
This is one theory that all college students try to talk themselves into as they are making their way downtown on a frigid January night without a coat on. You’ve probably heard it many times, "Just take a few drinks - that will keep you warm!" It sounds nice in theory, but this is one fallacy that we need to straighten out with a few facts.
Yes it’s true that when you start to drink alcohol in colder temperatures that you will feel a rush of a warmth in your body and your face will usually get flushed. It’s not because the alcohol is warming you up - it’s because the alcohol diverts all the blood that was keeping your internal organs warm to your skin. That diversion of blood to the skin from the internal organs will leave you more vulnerable than before to losing body heat through your skin and thus hypothermia.
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Re: What are you adicted to?
October 29, 2006 - 11:35 AM
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I personally don't drink or smoke, both weed nor cigarettes. Most people drink and smoke to avoid dealing with things. They choose to use intoxication, to make them feel good, rather than deal with the real issues and feelings at hand.
At some point, poeple just stop developing coping mechanisms. If you start using alchohol or weed at the age of 14, your coping development STOPs at 14. For the rest of your life you will be left with the coping skills of a 14 year old. We have an entire society, at least in America, leftover from the 60's, 70's and 80's who have the coping skills of a 15 year old.
I am addicted to music. I live off of my ipod. My question is:
Is there a healthy addiction? If so, what makes it okay?
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Re: What are you adicted to?
October 31, 2006 - 03:52 PM
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I don't drink nor smoke. This is not because of religious reason but because of health report that shows that engaging in these harbits is dangerous to one's health. I try as much as possible to live health. I beleive that those young people who engage in these harbits do so because of peer presures. secondly they do not know or had refused to accept the fact that they are distroying their health. I think this problem of abuse will continue to be with us until society (Government) takes a definate stand on it. instade of this present hypocritical stand by not banning or restricting the production of these substances because of tax benefits. Though some Governments came up with regulations on production,distribution and even consumption of these substances. there is need for other to follow suit so that we can a concerted efford in battling this problem. I believe, if the production of these substance are controled, then it's wide consumption will be curtailed. there by saving our one ones and our world.
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Re: What are you adicted to?
November 3, 2006 - 05:55 AM
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I don't drink or smoke. Why? I just don't like the taste and smell of acohol and cigarettes.
Even if I did, I guess wouldn't smoke, The obvious answer is of course it's bad for health, your own as well as the people around you.
But also because, when you think about it, what is the use of smoking? Well, it has no use. It's true. It's not so much the act of smoking (if you smoke once in your whole life, it's not that big a deal), it's the fact that there are actually people who are ADICTED to it. Can you imagine? People adicted to uselessness! * LOL
Yeah, I understand that at the time you try a cigarette there may be things that make you want to smoke (pressure or dispair, or whatever), but you can always stop smoking. If any smoker is reading this, think about it: it's foolish to do something just because you're adicted, I know it's hard to stop, but it's not impossible. I'm not saying you should never smoke again in your life, but if you do, it shouldn't be because your body needs it (it doesn't really). If it happens, it should be just something that happened, like chewing a gum, it also has no reason to be, it's just something that happens for no reason... it's sounds silly, I know, but that's how i feel.
Now, about drinking, you can drink, it's not gonna hurt you, unless you drink stupidly, which happens a lot these days (go figure...). Basicaly, I feel the same way about alcohol and smoking.
I just think people use alcohol and drinks in a wrong way. These things exist, so people use them. They're not useful at all, but I understand that people might want to drink or smoke once in a while. The problem is, that people just loose control, like they need to drink and smoke and not putting and end to it, that's just being stupid (no offense).
All I'm really saying is: drinking and smoking shoulnd't have a reason, because the truth is, they ARE useless, it's as simple as that.
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Re: What are you adicted to?
November 5, 2006 - 12:30 AM
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Who needs drugs or alcohol when you have the internet? Internet addiction is a real disease.
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Re: What are you adicted to?
November 6, 2006 - 11:46 AM
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I drink in social settings.. but I did quit smoking because it was starting to cause me to be coughing all the time :[
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Re: What are you adicted to?
November 18, 2006 - 06:22 PM
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I dont smoke because my family smokes and truly, it bothers me seeing how addicted they are to cigarettes. I do drink because of celebration of life and weddings, or depending on what is occurring. I am not a frequent drinker just occasional and honestly i don't see a problem with occasional drinking! 
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Re: What are you adicted to?
November 24, 2006 - 07:15 PM
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When I started smoking, I didn't care about what my parents thought about it or the society...it was just cool and nothing could tell differently.
Luckily I managed to quit 8 years later.
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Osamuyi Okpame
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Re: What are you adicted to?
November 28, 2006 - 09:11 AM
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smoking is dangerous to the health.especially the lungs and the organs of respiration. so says medical report.
drinking especially alcohol is also dangerous to the health.though it makes one look stupid under its influence and ones action cannot be predicted.
have you not heard of music stars who died of drugs overdose? some even died of drunken driving.
as for me i have tried smoking and drinking under peer pressure .but i had to stop when i came to my senses that it was my life that is involved and not theirs.i had to take that great decision to stop.and thank God i have not gone too far in it. i occupy myself with serious studies and work because an idle mind is the devils workshop.
but right now i have a serious passion for the computer.if i can not find the computer to use i feel sick.
my computer is bad.so i had to make use of the public caffee for now.that keeps me going.i love reading with the computer.maybe i am addicted to it .i don't know.
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Re: What are you adicted to?
December 23, 2006 - 01:35 PM
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I think what ever will take you out of the sphere of reality does not worth it! Every one smokes for different reasons...hey i dont do both!
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Re: What are you adicted to?
December 29, 2006 - 07:43 PM
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wvanbokk wrote:
Who needs drugs or alcohol when you have the internet? Internet addiction is a real disease.
Haha... I have to agree there 
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Re: What are you adicted to?
December 31, 2006 - 11:48 AM
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1.I dont smoke.
2.I drink here and then a glass or two. Not addicted to alcohol.
3. I dont go nar casinos and i am not addicted to gambling. (I just dun like to loose so i dunn even start there,lol)
4. I used to watch lot of TV when i was younger now i kinda got bored to it.. But i still watch main news and documentaries .. and a good never - before - seen movie as well
5. Internet? Yeah i like it.. I spend around 4-5 h total online daily.. mainly to play internet games. I also browse a lot through WIKIPEDIA for various interesting things.. Last but not least i also browse for adult content  I am a bit addicted to internet, i would have discomfort being witohut it for a while, really. But i like being online as it is.. i dont feel forced at it
6... Other addictions? Practically i get bored pretty easily and i am not much persistant so i get bored with various stuff pretty easily.. (a nice way to prevent addciton hehe)
7.. Other addictions that a human kind often falls prey to are:
- Addiction to religion
- to sexuality
- drugs & similar substances
- sports
- ahh i dunno.. ,lol
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