I took a 50/50 hit with a marlboro light cigarette without knowing it. My allergies were acting up, and I just wanted a cigarette. They took it out of the pack, handed it to me, and I had the whole thing... later, I started feeling funny... and then I thought: "Man, I don't think this is a normal cigarette....and I have a drug test in two days."\n\nSo basically, any advice?
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Actually, if you are not a regular user it will only stay in your system for a day.  That is of course assuming that they are doing a standard urine analysis, a hair folicle test has greater longevity.  If you drink a few cups of water the night before and morning of your test, you'll have no problems.  If you are lying about this and you use all the time, there are a few over-the-counter products that you can pick up in any pharmacy for about $40.  Don't go overboard, if your urine comes out clear then you've obviously done some preventive maintenence and someone will ultimately have suspicions.  Good luck.\n\n\nAND DO NOT NOT NOT DRINK BLEACH...some foolish little girl advised this...for the love of god DONT!!!  One drop of bleach diluted in a bucket of water is still enough to make you violently ill.  Straight bleach will burn a whole in your throat and be potentially fatal.  Just read the label on the back of the bottle.
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do you realy wanna quit smoking or is there part of you holding you back.coz with me, i know it would be right to stop but part of me just does not want too. someone else lights up and its a chain reaction i want one too
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how bout take it slow... instead of 3 cigs a day smoke 2 then 1 then eventually one a week then one a month and then never. chew gum instead. how bout start tomorrow. theres no price on life.
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lol. ive reported my tutuor at college because i though he was smoking weed lol. it turned out he  had to go fro a drug test and he was all clear. It was just his BO. Very scary. hey weed addicts, sniff ya mates pitts instead. Much cheaper! happy getting high!
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try not to worry about anything straight away stress will only make you feel worse but you do need to go to the lung specialist and take it from there , im not going to tell you to give up the cigs because i smoke myself it would be good if we could all give up , but good luck i hope it goes well .
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Same here. I quit a month ago.  I've tried to quit like 100 times and it never worked.  Then one day I got sick from something I ate and didn't feel like smoking that day and then it was weird because that feeling just stuck with me.  I've even lost 2lbs.  Usually when I try to quit I gain 15lbs.  I guess God thought it was time for me quit.  I'm a true believer that He can do anything.  I smoked just about 2 packs a day from the time I was 13 unitl now at 36 and I questioned why I didn't have cravings or anything. My husband and kids can't get over the fact that I'm not bitchy either.  Well, I'm done questioning,,,I'm just thankful I am a non-smoker and you should be too!!
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YES! get some Zyban. Or bupropion that stuff really works, I smoked for 30 years and quit cold turkey with that stuff. No problems except a little irritability.
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It was a very relaxing experience. I went through a session of hypnotherapy in an attempt to quit smoking. The doctor had me under for about 30 minutes. I was concious during the whole session, but was aware I had been hypnotyzed; he mentioned my hands and arms were so relaxed and light that they began to float, and I could tell they were in the air. I felt rested and relaxed afterwards and had no recolection of smoking for almost a week. Unfortunately, I did not repeat the treatment, but later decided to quit cold-turkey and haven't smoked in almost a year.
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I've also used Welbutrin and it worked great on the cravings.  I only had one side effect but it was a big one.  It made me so very dehydrated.  I had to drink water constantly and go to bathroom much more often.  It caused bad dry mouth.  I would still recommend it b/c it was amazing how much it helped.  I didn't even like smoking after a while. \n\nStart Welbutrin while you begin to make changes in your smoking behaviors.  Try not smoking when you typically do, like driving, after meals, ect.  This will help you ease out of your comfort zone and prepare you when you do stop smoking.  The Welbutrin takes a week or two to take full effect so you will want to smoke less and less during this process.  You don't have to plan a date to quit just a general ball park.  Studies have shown that planing a quit date causes anxiety and reenforces the urge to smoke.  Just be true to yourself and when the moments right, soak those cigs and toss 'em in the trash.  Also make sure to clean ashtrays and get them out of site.  You will won't to use products like baking soda, fabreeze, and oust to clean your car and your home b/c when your sense of smell comes back, the stale smoke odor will really bother you.  Remember, if you slip up after you quit, don't give up.  It doesn't mean that you failed, it just means you need to focus on why you want to quit.\n\nGood Luck!
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I have a 2 ideas for you.  First the mainstream/medical thought I have is that it could be allergies aggravated by smoking.  I myself just suffered with such a thing - chest cold, nasal, tough to get rid of.  My whole family had it, but I was first and last and it hung on until I gave up cigarettes - though I had been wanting to give them up for some time, this gave me the extra shove i needed to stop - I've been off now for 2 months (yay!)\n\nNow my personal philosophy is one of the mental and emotional causes of disease and discomfort (as described in Louise Hay's book "You can heal your Life") and according to her list of symptoms book, I would think that you are going through a tough time in your life right now.  These symptoms seem to say that you are not getting the attention and recognition you deserve and that you may kind of be at the mercy of others in an important area of your life.  The fact that the post nasal drip/runny now has been added recently shows that the problem could be escalating or you are just very tired of dealing with it.\n\nOften times when we are ill it is our bodies way of making us slow down and take time for ourselves.  Take the time - look at your life.  Try to identify the problems that are causing your physical symptoms.  Often times we can not change our circumstances (hard to quit a job when you need the money) but we can change our mind, our thoughts.  We can set a resolved to look at these things in a more positive light (i.e. my mother in law hates me, but it sure makes it easier to move out of state for both me and my husband because of it).  \n\nThere is good and bad in every situation and when we get stuck in the negative there is no way out and we get sick. If you email me I can talk to you more specifically about your situation, but you can do yourself the most good quickly and easily by quietly sitting and visualizing yourself feeling better - really see yourself happy and laughing, no trace of illness or stress.  If there is someone or something that is bothering you, imagine them or it just as you woud like it to be.  The more vivid the image in your mind, the better it will work.  Do it for 3-5 minutes at a time, 1-5 times a day, and you will feel better in 3-5 days.\n\nI sure hope this helps - this is what always helps me most.  I wish you peace and health!
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Intresting stuff Salvia, we once experimented with with whilst there was a drought back in the old days. We found that getting really hot and a bit dizzy wasn't as fun as we thought it might have been. we did get an interesting visual 'ticking' to the right that just made you more unwillinh to try it again.
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I am bothered by smoke.  I take allergy medications and use an inhaler if my lungs start blocking up.
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More important than any of those options is really truley wanting to quit. Realizing how disgusting it is and how much better you feel in just a matter of days after you quit. And no matter what you may think at no point after you quit should you even touch one because you will start back with a vengeance. Try spending down time doing something fun like exercise, tennis, jogging, walking around and spelling nice clean air. Good Luck!!!
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I used the nicotine patch and took Welbutrin XL.  I was a smoker for 20 years.
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I smoked for 6 years. I quit because I got pregnant and I probably wouldn't have if I hadn't got pregnant. I used my smoking a crutch (a big one!) whenever I got uncomfortable in a stituation I would have a ciggarette. I have a fear of talking to people because I think that I will say something stupid or I won't say the right thing and no one will like me. I smoked because if you have a ciggarette in your mouth then you can't talk lol. Also, I did all sorts of drugs for like 6 years and smoked constantly...I quit drugs and still smoked ciggarettes I guess because I couldn't have anything else fun lol. My dad has smoked for about 28 years! Please quit you won't regret it I promise...I never realised how bad I stunk from smoking untill I quit. You'll have more energy andyou will feel healthier after you get through the coughing stage. You can do it!
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Hello -- I was affected my second hand smoke and I almost died as a result. I suffered two heart attacks and I take medication\nthe rest of my life; I just lost my best friend to cancer. She was only 66. She smoked all of her life.
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ask if you can change classes if its offered at a different time or otherwise you will have to talk to the teacher and have her move him somewhere away from you,  maybe sit by an open window.  Or you could talk to him personaly and explain your allergy to him, and maybe he will be cool about it and skip the cig. before that class.