quitting addictions

**Matt86** · 10-22-2009, 09:00 PM

Bladen i think you have made a realy good point here...i do sometimes enjoy a beer or two...or three...but a few months ago i quit smoking and i have to admit i do feel alot better and my wallet seems to be fatter..

**Nath1985** · 12-06-2009, 03:33 PM

in a real disaster situation. id stockpile ciggretts. Not only for myself, But ciggys will be worth there weight in gold once the tobacco factorys stop producing them

**Batch** · 12-06-2009, 05:26 PM

I smoked three packs of reds a day when i quit back in 2001. I had been smoking since I was 12 and finally just had it.

Now, I drink more than most do and any should. So, in a pinch I am going with my gewd Scottish blood and making my own. LOL

Actually, though, I think I have more mental addictions than physical addictions. I definitely did not have the problem quitting that so many others do.

Though in a pinch, what would be natural tobacco alternatives?

I know there are coffee replacements and obviously we can ferment, jack and distill our booze. But, what about smokes where there is no tobacco seed?

**walkabout king** · 12-06-2009, 11:25 PM

To be honest... If you're a true addict you just start preparing by growing your own tobacco, learning to make your own beer or wine, grow your own caffeine containing plants... and so on. Quit? What addict would EVER consider that option?!

**oldsoldier** · 12-07-2009, 03:04 AM

If nothing else quitting some addictions will improve your health,which IMHO might make it easier to survive in a shtf situation. I quit smoking several months ago. It feels better. I'm not much of a coffee drinker except when camping. As a matter of fact i haven't had over 3-4 cups of coffee since jamboree last fall. My biggest vice is soft drinks then only a couple a day.

**Laoch** · 12-07-2009, 06:46 AM

i dont drink, smoke, take drugs or drink caffinated stuff.
usually i dont eat crap too.
i feel great

**mcgyver** · 12-08-2009, 04:34 PM

Of course quitting your addictions can help you prepare for a SHTF scenario by increasing your health and endurance. A healthy person will survive better than an unhealthy one (all other aspects being equal).
Here is something that clinched it for me.
One morning my wife and I were reading the paper during breakfast. She pointed out how damned expensive a carton of cigarettes had become even on sale (we quit over a decade ago). We joked about how much it must cost to be a smoker today. I grabbed a calculator, and used the sale price from the paper to run the figures. At today's prices, taking into account how much we used to smoke I totaled up how much money we didn't smoke (conservatively).

Ready for this?

$34,000

Now how much kit / preparedness supplies would that help you out with?

Now, If I quit drinking beer...... Na, Forget that!

**crashdive123** · 12-08-2009, 04:43 PM

Excellent point.

**owl_girl** · 12-08-2009, 04:46 PM

thats a good idea bladen. i think its always good to have health on your side in a survival situation even if its just being lost in the woods for a day or 2. im trying to chang some things too. some of which are things i always battle with like eating healthy, the fact that MSG can be labeled "natural flavors" dosnt help.

**pocomoonskyeyes** · 12-09-2009, 12:20 AM

When I went to Airborne school at Benning one of the first things they told us (and one of the things I remember most) was: "Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win!!". That is something that just makes it really really hard to try and quit smoking(The only vice I have left,and I'm keeping it for a bit longer). I could probably do without coffee and sugar after a short while... I have before.
For those that think it is as simple as "Growing your own", boy are you in for a rude awakening!! Having worked in Tobacco I can promise you this, There is a HUGE difference between the "Cured" product that is sent to the Tobacco Factories, and the stuff they actually sell. If you smoke 2 packs a day you will drop to 2 cigarettes a day, And then only when you absolutely have screwed your courage back up for another try!! I have tried it straight out of the barn,rolled and in a pipe. It is so much stronger, you wouldn't believe it!! All I can say is - Be prepared to cough!!

**Old GI** · 12-09-2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by pocomoonskyeyes

When I went to Airborne school at Benning one of the first things they told us (and one of the things I remember most) was: "Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win!!". That is something that just makes it really really hard to try and quit smoking(The only vice I have left,and I'm keeping it for a bit longer). I could probably do without coffee and sugar after a short while... I have before.
For those that think it is as simple as "Growing your own", boy are you in for a rude awakening!! Having worked in Tobacco I can promise you this, There is a HUGE difference between the "Cured" product that is sent to the Tobacco Factories, and the stuff they actually sell. If you smoke 2 packs a day you will drop to 2 cigarettes a day, And then only when you absolutely have screwed your courage back up for another try!! I have tried it straight out of the barn,rolled and in a pipe. It is so much stronger, you wouldn't believe it!! All I can say is - Be prepared to cough!!

"Winners never quit ....." I'll bet there's another phrase you heard to - "DROP! and give me 10"

**pocomoonskyeyes** · 12-09-2009, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Old GI

"Winners never quit ....." I'll bet there's another phrase you heard to - "DROP! and give me 10"

10? try 25!!

**BENESSE** · 12-09-2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by pocomoonskyeyes

The only vice I have left,and I'm keeping it for a bit longer)!

Don't wait too long my friend.
Quit before you have to.

**COWBOYSURVIVAL** · 12-13-2009, 06:00 PM

I am getting on the wagon....There is something in my cigarettes that just doesn't agree with me anymore...The no fire chemicals and well who knows what they are feeding us, the 30% tax to support our failing economy. I'll be rolling my own as needed...no patch or support group. I am just plum fed up with the tax....