Nicotine

[Big Maduro]

Sorry about the rant. I do want to share this concerning nicotine. I chained smoked cigs for 30 years. ( up to 3 packs a day) Nicotine is what makes cigs addictive. I quit 3 years ago. I have been smoking cigars for almost a year now. I can smoke (and do) sometimes 2 cigars a week with no cravings.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Big Maduro

Nicotine is what makes cigs addictive.

Or perhaps the manipulation of nicotine by big tobacco increasing the natural nicotine content 400-500% from it's natural level.

Even then, I don't think it's so much the nicotine than it is hand-to-mouth addiction and latent oral fixations. But that's for another thread.

[44stampede]

Originally Posted by Big Maduro

Sorry about the rant. I do want to share this concerning nicotine. I chained smoked cigs for 30 years. ( up to 3 packs a day) Nicotine is what makes cigs addictive. I quit 3 years ago. I have been smoking cigars for almost a year now. I can smoke (and do) sometimes 2 cigars a week with no cravings.

This is nice to know. I was a bit concerned (which is why I put up this thread) about the addictive nature of smoking cigars now that I am getting addicted to buying them!

I do feel the urge to smoke more but I am unsure at this point how much the "being excited" of experimenting plays a role.

[Mattso3000]

Originally Posted by 44stampede

This is nice to know. I was a bit concerned (which is why I put up this thread) about the addictive nature of smoking cigars now that I am getting addicted to buying them!

I do feel the urge to smoke more but I am unsure at this point how much the "being excited" of experimenting plays a role.

I know I've went weeks or months without smoking a cigar without hardly thinking about it. I think the urge to go hang out at the B&M is more addictive than the actual cigar itself. Good times.

[44stampede]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

I know I've went weeks or months without smoking a cigar without hardly thinking about it. I think the urge to go hang out at the B&M is more addictive than the actual cigar itself. Good times.

More good news. Thanks guys.