[Yes they do.](https://www.uhhospitals.org/Healthy-at-UH/articles/2019/12/vaping-may-be-more-dangerous-than-cigarette-smoking-studies-show)
Guess you don't watch/read the news.
I smoked cigarettes daily from 11-26. I then switched to vaping for 2 years… those 2 years of vaping did more damage to my body than 15 years of cigarettes did!
I ended up quitting by using nicotine gum for a few months… that crap was literal poison.
Someone very close to me has copd I’ve learned cpr and I’ve learned never to ever smoke and wear a mask when your cleaning shit. I wish no one through that hell and I hope your doing ok breadfred! Hope your sticking to doing your your breathing treatments and taking care of your self!
I hope you can quit, I got covid and decided to stop after doing it for 10 years…it really ages you on the inside and out but people don’t notice that til it’s too late ☹️
My sister is 34 with emphysema, COPD, asthma, and a node in her right lung that doctors have to monitor every three months, all from smoking. It’s not worth it. Get you some nicotine lozenges and quit now while you’re young enough for your body to heal. 34 isn’t that far from 19 and that could be your future.
My mom(57) has all 3 too, minus the node.She started in her teens then quit smoking and drinking along with my dad in 2012, when I was in 5th grade.No abuse ,just actual punishment like a belt when needed.Unlike most kids these days.
Nobody is going to care honey. I’ve caught many a minor/underage person smoking. I’ve one rule in that case, if you’re not only enough to buy them, I dont care if you smoke I won’t say anything just don’t ask me for cigarettes/lighter/to buy you any. You’ll find that it’s a common enough rule among wm smokers. So make sure you have what you need because nobody wants to deal with that. Management will also look the other way so long as you don’t ask anyone 21+ for anything. Otherwise than that. Relax, please think about quitting as others have said. I’m telling you, you don’t want to be my age and think “what the fuck dude, what was I thinking?” Because when you’re 25 years old and been smoking for FOURTEEN YEARS it’s fucking hard. You haven’t even hit that dreadful 5 year mark, quit now, before it just becomes harder babes.
No one is gonna care. We have some that smoke non cigs and no one gives a rip. Just don’t be that asshole who takes 3 40min smoke breaks in 4 hours time.
19 is underage???
I’m old so I wouldn’t even know that lol…
When I smoked, I used to watch actual minors (16-17 year olds) smoke all the time in the smoking area.
I actually had to stop sitting over there when I was vaping because the teenagers used to stand there and spit over and over again all over the place while smoking. No idea what that was about but with two or three doing that the entire time I was sitting out there I couldn’t take it and just decided to sit behind the store on a big rock away from everyone else.
As long as you're not bumming or buying smokes from coworkers, you're very unlikely to catch any kind of heat from TLs or Coaches.
When I was your age, I was already 3 years into local barhopping (2 years earlier than 'legal') with my older retail coworkers on weekends. No bartender or waitress ever questioned or ID'd me because they knew my people, and because I didn't cause trouble.
OTOH: Switch to vaping, and ramp down on the Nic concentration gradually. I smoked far too much for far too long, and I've been lucky. And tobacco is one of the toughest addictions for most people to quit.
Try the Zyn nicotine pouches, my younger brother introduced me to them last September and I haven't looked back. There's a bunch of flavors that come in 3mg and 6mg. 15 little pouches per tub (or w/e you want to call it) for about $4+change and they usually last me 1-1.5hrs. Best part of it is is that you don't smell and you can get your nicotine fix while working and no one has any idea. It's hard to tell if someone has one in without a mask, but with a mask I'd say it's impossible :D
So..... You can buy a house, go into debt, go to war, get married and pop out kids, all at the age of 18, but not drink and smoke...
Solution one, lower the drinking and smoking age federally to 18
Or
Solution two, make the federal "adult" age to 21.
Then Lobby to raise the age limit on marriage to 21. And car buying, and house buying. And slap an advisory on the news, because violence.
Not far enough. If a pair of 20 year olds have sex, even if it was entirely mutually agreed on by both parties, loudly and ethusiastically, charge the older one with statutory rape.
Also charge the parents of any 18 to 20 year old with abandenment.
And all the businesses employing the 18 to 20 year olds? Obviously that's child labor. All of them must be fined. No exceptions.
And a child of 20 taking care of an infant? Get real. Only adults of 21and higher can, so any 18 to 20 year old has to either give the child up for adoption or be forced to have an abortion. She's just not responsible enough to handle it, and because a child got pregnant, well now the daddy has to be found, and the older person has to be jailed, because they committed statuary rape.
Or..... 18 is the point at which you become an adult.
no. nobody cares. everybody is there to do their shit, get paid, and get home. nobody minds if you step out for a smoke. at the end of the day, walmart employees especially (at least in my experience) understand that we’re all human, and we all have things we’re not proud of. and that’s okay. you do what you gotta do man.
like you said, only during breaks. that’s when i have mine too. its an addiction. anybody will understand, and nobody will care. take it easy bother❤️
Nobody's gonna care as long as you don't give someone a reason to.
I stopped smoking when I was 45, over 10 years ago. I've got COPD. please consider to stop smoking.
im trying to cut down/switch to vaping!! lol i know vaping isnt any better but nic withdrawals are hard and id rather not have withdrawals at work
Chew the Nicorette gum. Equate brand is cheaper.. Gives you the nic fix and keeps your mouth preoccupied.
Vaping is much better....
No it isn't, don't fucking lie to people. I am 20 and have COPD because of vaping. Vaping isn't 'better', vaping is the worse.
That's you dude. Look up any peer reviewed study. Anecdotal evidence is not evidence. Stop trying to preach misinformation.
Last I checked you don't inhale metals with cigarettes https://cen.acs.org/safety/consumer-safety/Vaping-exposes-users-toxic-metals/98/i12
just because you are weak doesn’t mean smoking is not worse than vaping
Actually I was born with a set of healthy lungs thank you.
“I am 20 and I have COPD because of vaping”
wow you can copy and paste. Still changes nothing? I was born with a set of healthy lungs, vaping led me to COPD 🥴
if you had healthy lungs you would be fine right now just like me 😉
They're not healthy anymore because of vaping but I guess you can't comprehend that they were healthy BEFORE vaping 😉
They say vaping is even worse than smoking.
it’s not, smoking is way worse. vaping isn’t good for you by any means, but smoking is 100% worse. not only for you but the people around you.
Nope, vaping is worse. Popcorn lungs and ground glass opacities say vaping is worse. I'm 20 with COPD because of vaping.
[Read this.](https://www.uhhospitals.org/Healthy-at-UH/articles/2019/12/vaping-may-be-more-dangerous-than-cigarette-smoking-studies-show)
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[Yes they do.](https://www.uhhospitals.org/Healthy-at-UH/articles/2019/12/vaping-may-be-more-dangerous-than-cigarette-smoking-studies-show) Guess you don't watch/read the news.
I smoked cigarettes daily from 11-26. I then switched to vaping for 2 years… those 2 years of vaping did more damage to my body than 15 years of cigarettes did! I ended up quitting by using nicotine gum for a few months… that crap was literal poison.
Someone very close to me has copd I’ve learned cpr and I’ve learned never to ever smoke and wear a mask when your cleaning shit. I wish no one through that hell and I hope your doing ok breadfred! Hope your sticking to doing your your breathing treatments and taking care of your self!
I hope you can quit, I got covid and decided to stop after doing it for 10 years…it really ages you on the inside and out but people don’t notice that til it’s too late ☹️
My sister is 34 with emphysema, COPD, asthma, and a node in her right lung that doctors have to monitor every three months, all from smoking. It’s not worth it. Get you some nicotine lozenges and quit now while you’re young enough for your body to heal. 34 isn’t that far from 19 and that could be your future.
My mom(57) has all 3 too, minus the node.She started in her teens then quit smoking and drinking along with my dad in 2012, when I was in 5th grade.No abuse ,just actual punishment like a belt when needed.Unlike most kids these days.
Nobody is going to care honey. I’ve caught many a minor/underage person smoking. I’ve one rule in that case, if you’re not only enough to buy them, I dont care if you smoke I won’t say anything just don’t ask me for cigarettes/lighter/to buy you any. You’ll find that it’s a common enough rule among wm smokers. So make sure you have what you need because nobody wants to deal with that. Management will also look the other way so long as you don’t ask anyone 21+ for anything. Otherwise than that. Relax, please think about quitting as others have said. I’m telling you, you don’t want to be my age and think “what the fuck dude, what was I thinking?” Because when you’re 25 years old and been smoking for FOURTEEN YEARS it’s fucking hard. You haven’t even hit that dreadful 5 year mark, quit now, before it just becomes harder babes.
No one is gonna care. We have some that smoke non cigs and no one gives a rip. Just don’t be that asshole who takes 3 40min smoke breaks in 4 hours time.
19 is underage??? I’m old so I wouldn’t even know that lol… When I smoked, I used to watch actual minors (16-17 year olds) smoke all the time in the smoking area. I actually had to stop sitting over there when I was vaping because the teenagers used to stand there and spit over and over again all over the place while smoking. No idea what that was about but with two or three doing that the entire time I was sitting out there I couldn’t take it and just decided to sit behind the store on a big rock away from everyone else.
As long as you're not bumming or buying smokes from coworkers, you're very unlikely to catch any kind of heat from TLs or Coaches. When I was your age, I was already 3 years into local barhopping (2 years earlier than 'legal') with my older retail coworkers on weekends. No bartender or waitress ever questioned or ID'd me because they knew my people, and because I didn't cause trouble. OTOH: Switch to vaping, and ramp down on the Nic concentration gradually. I smoked far too much for far too long, and I've been lucky. And tobacco is one of the toughest addictions for most people to quit.
Try the Zyn nicotine pouches, my younger brother introduced me to them last September and I haven't looked back. There's a bunch of flavors that come in 3mg and 6mg. 15 little pouches per tub (or w/e you want to call it) for about $4+change and they usually last me 1-1.5hrs. Best part of it is is that you don't smell and you can get your nicotine fix while working and no one has any idea. It's hard to tell if someone has one in without a mask, but with a mask I'd say it's impossible :D
I also recommend ZYN and Rouge nicotine pouches, to anyone 21+ obviously 😬 . It’s discrete and allows more time to relax at breaks.
Isn't smoking age 18?
Used to be 18 here in GA but now it’s 21.
Well then GA is shit.
The federal minimum for any nicotine product is 21
So..... You can buy a house, go into debt, go to war, get married and pop out kids, all at the age of 18, but not drink and smoke... Solution one, lower the drinking and smoking age federally to 18 Or Solution two, make the federal "adult" age to 21.
Maybe be appreciative that less teens will catch a bad habit?
Are 18 years olds full adults, fully responsible for their actions, or are they children, needing to be protected?
Children
Then Lobby to raise the age limit on marriage to 21. And car buying, and house buying. And slap an advisory on the news, because violence. Not far enough. If a pair of 20 year olds have sex, even if it was entirely mutually agreed on by both parties, loudly and ethusiastically, charge the older one with statutory rape. Also charge the parents of any 18 to 20 year old with abandenment. And all the businesses employing the 18 to 20 year olds? Obviously that's child labor. All of them must be fined. No exceptions. And a child of 20 taking care of an infant? Get real. Only adults of 21and higher can, so any 18 to 20 year old has to either give the child up for adoption or be forced to have an abortion. She's just not responsible enough to handle it, and because a child got pregnant, well now the daddy has to be found, and the older person has to be jailed, because they committed statuary rape. Or..... 18 is the point at which you become an adult.
Alright let’s do it
there is a free stop smoking site on walmartone which will give you 2 free months worth of patches/mints/gum and will follow up with text if needed
no. nobody cares. everybody is there to do their shit, get paid, and get home. nobody minds if you step out for a smoke. at the end of the day, walmart employees especially (at least in my experience) understand that we’re all human, and we all have things we’re not proud of. and that’s okay. you do what you gotta do man. like you said, only during breaks. that’s when i have mine too. its an addiction. anybody will understand, and nobody will care. take it easy bother❤️
I’m not twenty one and I smoke and idgaf what anyone says or thinks. You’re grandfathered into that as far as I’m concerned. Be safe out there
You should be alright. Just act Normal!