Neither my wife or I smoke and no one has ever smoked in our car. On separate occasions, both of us have smelled cigarette smoke in the car.
We have a 2006 Ford Taurus with 78k miles. We purchased the car as a program car from the original dealership with 22k miles.
Do you smell it when you turn your heater on? If yes, you might be mistaking the smell of hot antifreeze from the heater core for cigarette smell. It could also be mold buildup in the ductwork for the heater and A/C.
I live in a room with a smoke allarm, and i wanted to know if by smoking a cigarette there i will trigger the smoke alarm. Thank you
I live in a room with a smoke allarm, and i wanted to know if by smoking a cigarette there i will trigger the smoke alarm. Thank you
edit: can i do something apart from taking away the battery to avoid it goes off?
Yes, true in rooms & commercial aircraft. (including toilet)
If you smoke a pack a day, the new tax will increase the amount you spend per year on cigarettes by $936. And the state might not even make money on it because how do they know that people won’t buy their cigarettes in Nevada?
I wasn’t thinking I’d go to Nevada every time I need a pack of smokes, I was thinking I’d go there every once in a while and stock up
sin crimes and blue laws are a b*tch ain’t they?
our rights are eroding because we don’t notice how the laws have sneaked around them… you are right to wonder.
http://www.duiblog.com/2005/05/09
Besides being addicted, I mean.
How can quitting smoking cigarettes help someone mentally, given they do not drink or do any other type of drug?
Aside from addiction, nicotine has similar effects to caffeine, so it doesn’t really affect a healthy person mentally any more than a cup of coffee would.
Nicotine and other chemicals like harman and norharman (which act as potent monoaminooxidase inhibitors) in cigarette smoke can normalise brain activity and relieve depression, so you find the vast majority schizophrenics smoke and some people suffering from depression may subconsciously self-medicate with tobacco. Of course, there are less harmful ways of treating schizophrenia and depression, but generally quitting smoking has no positive mental effects.
I don’t smoke, but in the office we started talking about the different between light and regular cigarettes. From what I can find online, the only difference is small holes in the filter of light cigs that "trick" a machine into thinking it’s inhaling less bad stuff because the machine only smokes from the very end of the cigarette, and some smoke escapes from these holes. Since humans put their whole mouths on the filter, they cover these holes, meaning there’s basically no difference with regular cigarettes after all. So why then do they feel different when you smoke them? Thanks to anyone who can settle this office debate!
No, there’s more tobacco in regular cigs and different ingredients which give them a hotter and thicker taste.
I was just wondering if it was the additives that cigarette companies put in the tobacco that made it addictive and bad for your health or if the tobacco plant naturally made these chemicals.
Its the chemicals that they add that really makes them bad. As with premium cigars and pipe tobacco that’s natural tobacco and its better for you.
Earlier today, a friend of mine was up and he went outside to smoke. I don’t know how many he smoked. When he came back in, he immediately spent a few minutes in my restroom. Maybe a half hour later I went in there and was overpowered by the smell of smoke. So is the smell from smoking strong enough to permeate a small room like that under these conditions?
I am concerned about this since my apartment is non-smoking. Thanks in advance.
Even one cigarette can leave a bad lingering odour. Cigarette smoke permeates walls and carpets and STAYS there.
My smoking relatives repaint and wallpaper their apartments twice a year. Carpets are frequently cleaned or replaced twice yearly too. Even with all that, their apartments always have an odour.
FYI – in my former non-smoking apartment, I could always smell it when the occupant of the upstairs apartment had a smoking guest who broke the rules.
I have given up smoking recently and am doing well apart from the odd Friday night when I might get through a pack (20) over the course of a night out. People tell me this is worse than smoking consistently throughout the week – 5 a day, plus I would have 20 on a night out too so maybe 50-55 in total? Is this right?
Of course it is not good to smoke at all, I think that’s nothing new to anyone here. By quitting already a little bit you are on a good way.
If you are smoking consistently your lungs and organs can accustom themselves to the daily dose of poison. On the other hand it supports your addictive behavior. When you refrain from smoking on every other day but Fridays you are proving already that you are able to stop smoking.
Try to cut down on Fridays, maybe you get through the odd Friday night with only 15? Don’t take the whole pack, leave five out, throw them away that is. Step by step you might cut it down to zero.
And tell your friends that you are quitting. That will add some social pressure to your good will.
You can do it! I could, too. Good luck!
Cigarette smoking is a highly addictive and dangerous habit that sees millions of North Americans trying to quit everyday. Thanks to the efforts of science, a great deal more is known today about the dangers of smoking than ever before. Increased publicity has led to better education of the general public on the hazards of cigarette smoke. Unfortunately, although many smokers know that smoking can lead to lung disease and cancer, few are aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is present in every cigarette causing a legitimate threat to a person’s health. Anyone who smokes, regardless of how often, should know about carbon monoxide and how it affects the body when it is inhaled.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the silent killer because it is colorless and odorless and thus virtually impossible for a human to detect. The symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure are typically seemingly harmless, which is why detection of CO poisoning often comes too late. In the body of a smoker, CO blocks the absorption of oxygen into the bloodstream from the lungs. This process has the effect of poisoning the red blood cells in a way that prevents them from carrying oxygen. When body tissues do not receive a constant and adequate supply of oxygen, they cease to function.
In the same way that a car’s tail pipe releases CO, so does a lit cigarette when someone smokes it. Studies have indicated that a CO molecule more closely resembles hemoglobin than an oxygen molecule. This means that the CO found in cigarettes replaces oxygen in the blood. When this happens it becomes difficult for the red blood cells to do their job and carry oxygen throughout the body. Research has shown that a person who smokes a pack of cigarettes in an 8-hour time period will see their CO blood saturation rise to between 7 and 15 percent, thus reducing the availability of oxygen to the body. This seems especially dangerous when you consider that the normal rate of CO in the blood is between 0 and 8 parts per million.
Compared to most cases of carbon monoxide exposure, cigarette smoking appears to be the lesser threat. Smoking cigarettes typically does not create carbon monoxide levels that pose an imminent threat; however, this is not to say that the body does not suffer from exposure to the CO found in cigarettes. As an immediate effect, the CO in cigarettes can cause shortness of breath and an increased heart rate. Over time, a smoker’s risk escalates and prolonged CO exposure, even at low levels, can lead to heart disease. In addition, CO in cigarettes also contributes to a buildup of fat on the artery walls. This buildup is potentially dangerous and often the cause of heart failure.
There are many dangers associated with smoking and unfortunately, many people do not realize that carbon monoxide exposure is one of them. Although carbon monoxide levels caused by cigarettes are relatively low, there are still some long and short-term risks that should be recognized. Carbon monoxide in cigarettes is just one more reason why smoking is a habit to kick!
Alexandria Haber
http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/carbon-monoxide-exposure-from-cigarettes-just-one-more-reason-to-quit-101395.html
i don’t usually smoke, but i have random binges every once in a while. i noticed my tonsils are yet again swollen today, and my sister said hers were like that when she was exposed to cigarette smoke. i then thought back to the last little "binge" i went on of smoking, and that was when my tonsils last swelled. does this make sense or is it an odd coincidence?
it is common for swelling of the tonsils when smoking.
doesnt mean its not bad and gross tho