[Catte]

Yes, it is an addiction. Back when I started it was generally suggested that it was ‘not particularly good for you’ or ‘not attractive’ – of course since then we have more information on the health implications and growing evidence that as a chemical it is perhaps more powerfully addictive than heroin, alcohol, or others. Maybe if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn’t have started. When I haven’t had one for awhile there is a growing sense of urgency that is greater than the need for a drink of water when you are really thirsty, and only a little less than the need to go to the bathroom when you really, really have to go – like when you would abruptly cut off a conversation with someone because you can’t postpone a trip to the restroom any longer. So you’re paying less and less attention to the conversation (or the movie,or the meeting, etc.) You are thinking, how can I speed this up, when will it end so I can go, and after awhile you get increasingly tense and testy. To alleviate that, half a cigarette is better than none if that’s all the time available will allow. I haven’t made a truly serious effort to quit, let alone having a chance to quit and restart, so I can’t address your final questions properly.

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Name : Catte, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 50, City : Dallas, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Social Worker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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