"Currently in the United States, 2.4 million people ages 12 and up use cocaine and 1.1 million use other stimulants including 512,000 who use methamphetamine (1, 2). Compared to the general population, cocaine users report extremely high rates of cigarette smoking (~70–80% versus 22%) (3–8) and nicotine dependence (~50% versus 13%) (9). Methamphetamine users report even higher rates of smoking [87–92% (10–14)]. Little is known about the nature of this high co-morbidity or its implications for treatment outcomes." I had no idea it's this bad. I went with a friend to a counseling session for encouragement and support...and that's the first thing I noticed...all the attendees are chain smokers..massive health disaster in the making..The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Stimulant Addiction
Stimulant users smoke cigarettes at high rates however, little is known about the relationship between tobacco and stimulants.Our goal in this paper is to synthesize a growing literature on the role of cigarette smoking in stimulant addiction.Early nicotine ...www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I guess the collective of researchers may look into it at some point.
Because cigarettes bang many of the same receptors as meth. Smoking while you're tweaked out is particularly satisfying. People who may self-medicate with speed may self-medicate with cigarettes. Also they're both indicators of inability to anticipate consequences.There seems to be a strong association between meth use and cigarette smoking which also adds significantly to cardio vascular risk i.e. heart attack / stroke and similar. Any thoughts on this??
It's the only thing I've really been addicted to (well, besides sugar), and it's definitely a tough one.I knew a heroin junkie, once upon a time. Told me once that the only thing he'd tried to quit, that came close to giving up heroin, was cigarettes.
Yeah, I don't think that's why they said that about marijuana.That being said, addictions come in many flavors. So it's not unusual, for a person who's addicted to one substance, to become addicted to another. Thus, why they always said that MJ was a "gateway drug".
a "cause and effect" study is underway...tobacco companies in a cold sweat yet again.Correlation does not equal causation?
Only if one is suggesting that cigarette smoking leads to meth use. Which is preposterous on its face....tobacco companies in a cold sweat yet again.
Heroin or cigarettes?It's the only thing I've really been addicted to (well, besides sugar), and it's definitely a tough one.
Lets see where the research goes. Cause and effect analysis will be the determining factor.Only if one is suggesting that cigarette smoking leads to meth use. Which is preposterous on its face.
Lets see where the research goes. Cause and effect analysis will be the determining factor.
Yeah. Let's. Ive known many, many cigarette smokers. And just a few meth users. I've done the research for myself, clandestinely. Lol.Lets see where the research goes. Cause and effect analysis will be the determining factor.
My honest little-known opinion - Mt Dew contains actual methamphetamines. Hence the "boost" it seemingly gives you, as well as the fact that drinking it can cause "meth mouth". (It's a gov't conspiracy between them and PepsiCo, to enhance US blue-collar worker productivity!)What about energy drinks and meth use? I bet they do those as well.
wow. I weigh nearly 500lbs, something around 480lbs last time I checked.The worst of it? The pulmonologist put me on a scale Tuesday. I've worn a size 36-waist jeans since I was 30. The scale showed 199.7 lbs! A couple months ago, it was 185. There's only one reason for this, and there's only one thing I can do about it.
Where's my pedometer? . . . . .
I don't know what to say about that. You might not be kidding. Whatever happened to Gilbert Grape? I know there are people who weigh that much. If true, how are your ankles holding up?wow. I weigh nearly 500lbs, something around 480lbs last time I checked.
I can't go for more than 3-5 minutes without having to sit down.I know there are people who weigh that much. If true, how are your ankles holding up?
Actually, if I sit at the computer for an hour, I've got to recline on the couch for another hour.I can't go for more than 3-5 minutes without having to sit down.
Something as simple as just switching to fruits and salads exclusively, for about a month, may help you get used to letting your body burn off fat. People are afraid of coping with the loss of sensory pleasures in their taste buds and worry that they might die early if they reduce food intake. The opposite is true. It can feel pretty good taking a break from eating. Only the first two days may feel really bad. You can just sleep them off.wow. I weigh nearly 500lbs, something around 480lbs last time I checked.
Something as simple as just switching to fruits and salads exclusively, for about a month, may help you get used to letting your body burn off fat. People are afraid of coping with the loss of sensory pleasures in their taste buds and worry that they might die early if they reduce food intake. The opposite is true. It can feel pretty good taking a break from eating. Only the first two days may feel really bad. You can just sleep them off.
I'm not saying give up everything forever. Just abstinence for a few weeks. Let the body clean some of the built up crud. Then enjoy few weeks of indulgence. Rinse. Repeat.I mean . . . . without food, there's no life. Especially with a limp willie . . . .