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One of my best friends smokes, so yes. I also have friends who smoke weed occasionally and socially drink alcohol. I do none of those things, but it doesn't bother me. Idt I could marry a smoker, that would be different.
I don't have any friends who do hard drugs like meth, cocaine, etc.
I don't really like to be around people when they're high or drunk so I don't generally spend time with people who use drugs or get really drunk. I can't stand to be around cigarette smoke, but I'd be happy to be friends with a smoker if I never had to breathe any second-hand smoke.
However, if I were single, I would never date a smoker. I did that once and his lungs were compromised such that he couldn't do the outdoor activities I like to do. So, no.
I can be friends with them, but I don't want to breathe the smoke.
Funny how some addictive substances (tea, cola, coffee, alcohol) are acceptable, others (tobacco) are frowned upon, and some are horrifying (I can see avoiding heroin addicts, but pot smokers? Ya gotta chillax, dude.)
I can be friends with them, but I don't want to breathe the smoke.
Funny how some addictive substances (tea, cola, coffee, alcohol) are acceptable, others (tobacco) are frowned upon, and some are horrifying (I can see avoiding heroin addicts, but pot smokers? Ya gotta chillax, dude.)
Tea, soda, coffee, and other addictions don't impact anyone other than yourself in the immediate. Of course any addiction can lead to bad behavior, but only smoking harms others even in moderation.
If you are a non-smoker/user, could you intentionally associate, even be friends with a smoker, vaper, dipper, et cetera? Drug user? Weed user? Edibles eaters? The list goes on.
Yes, have been sitting right next to a smoker....Many times. I quit in 2013 though.....
So, your mother's overeating created a scenario where she developed stage IV cancer. While it emotionally hurt you, it was damage to her body that killed her.
My parents' and other relatives' secondhand smoke, of which I had no choice in the matter, created a scenario where I developed stage IV cancer. It may have emotionally hurt them, it damaged MY body and almost killed me before I turned 25 years old.
I'm totally cool being holier-than-thou about not physically hurting other people.
I guess it all comes down to personal choice of friends, but let me tell you, if one of my smoking friends quit smoking and gave me up as a friend BECAUSE I still smoke, then shame on me! I was duped into believing all along that they were true friends.
I honestly don't think ANY of my friends would abandon me JUST because I smoke.
why do I have that ole Commander Cody tune in my head, "sorry but, I only get off on 100 millimeter, cigarettes"... Hate cigarette smoke but, no hate for the smoker. No issue with folks who drink or partake of the evil weed (unless it's habitual/compulsive). We all have vices and those who don't, I don't trust.
So, your mother's overeating created a scenario where she developed stage IV cancer. While it emotionally hurt you, it was damage to her body that killed her.
My parents' and other relatives' secondhand smoke, of which I had no choice in the matter, created a scenario where I developed stage IV cancer. It may have emotionally hurt them, it damaged MY body and almost killed me before I turned 25 years old.
I'm totally cool being holier-than-thou about not physically hurting other people.
You don't know that. How can you be sure that your parents caused you cancer? You can't. Many people claim that they got cancer from someone else's secondhand smoke, and although it is a noxious substance and people love to blame smokers and smoking for absolutely everything, it is impossible to determine whether the smoke caused you cancer or whether you would have gotten cancer anyway. The evidence that secondhand smoke causes disease is much weaker than firsthand smoke, and cancer has a large genetic component.
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