Underage smoking. Advice, please?!


Question: Underage smoking!. Advice, please!?
I'm fifteen and I used to be able to buy cigs in stores when the age was 16+, but now it's 18 I can' get away with it anymore!.
I have half a cig left and I'm freaking out a bit, are there any ways I can get more without anyone finding out!?

Please don't lecture me on the evils of smoking; I respect your opinion and it'd be great if you could respect the choices I make, too!.

If I can't get more, how can I stop cravings!? Are there any other ways to get the same calm feeling and to curb hunger!?

Thanks!. xWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Similar situation to me!. I'm 23 now, was 15 when I had first cig!. I remember it fondly, sneaking out of school to have the odd one, smoking with my friends and then covering it up at home!. I'd say its common enough and a lot of teenagers would have similar experiences!. I will now present you with two bits of advice:

1)
But (and am not meaning to lecture, just my two cents!) you will find as you have the odd few each day or when your drinking, this will creep up!. Ask yourself, will you still be smoking at 23!? Caus my answer to that was no, and guess what, I still am!. Your clothes will stink (you don't notice but others do) and your teeth go a subtle shade of yellow!. Do yourself a favour and be thankful you can't buy them with ease!. They are a curse to kick and if you want to stop cravings perhaps buy some nicotine gum, meditation and/or avoid pubs/clubs/houseparties till you feel you have it under control!. I have read a glass of water helps relieve craving but never found that myself!.

2) If you are determined to ignore all of the above, a few things you can do!. Look for unscrupulous liqour stores!. Try and buy them in vending machines!. Ask an older friend to buy them, or if they are going abroad to a european country, to bring you back a carton!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You can always ask older relatives/friends/friends of friends who don't mind you smoking if they'll buy some for you!. Honestly, though, it's going to be difficult for you to keep smoking regularly if you keep having to get someone else to buy them for you!. My best advice would be go to the doctor and ask for Nicotine gum/patches!. If they don't give them to you in the shop then your doctor should have to help you quit and will provide you with help!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Just try!. Someone is bound to sell you cigs if you ask around!. Gas stations are a good bet!.

also, if you buy the nicotine lozenges (better than gum and patch) at the drugstore they'll probably give them to you!. It's not like they card that stuff!.

You can also buy the lozenges and other nicotine repalcement products over the internet!. If you don't want your parents to know, just buy from drugstore com or another online pharmacy!.

You can also order an e cigarette off Ebay!. It's almost like smoking but without the cancer risk!. No age requirements and it's cheaper than smoking cigs!.

You could also try ordering cigs online from an Indian reservation or something!. Or you could ask someone outside the store to buy cigarettes for you!. Or pay a bum to get them for you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

im not here to lecture you, but it is illegal to advise a minor on ways to get around the law to obtain items that would be otherwise illegal for the minor to purchase!. if we give u advise on this topic we could be facing charges!. in order to minimize your craving u need to get cinnimon sticks and put them to ur lips and act like ur smoking!. 90% of people dont have the need 2 actually smoke its the feeling of having something in their mouth that resembles a cigarrette!. DONT SMOKE THE CINNAMON STICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

i was smoking at 15, but trust me, you really want to stop darling, i did, im now 18 & happier and healthier than i ever was!.
You can always call the NHS stop smoking help line, and im sure there is somewhere where you could get patches to stop the cravings, good luck
xxxWww@FoodAQ@Com

eat, drink water, or go for a run Keep yourself entertained, started smoking young and gave up at uni when i had loads of friends that kept pestering me stop smoking, i realised that being with and going to the gym and just generally keep busy helped my cravings and i quit smokingWww@FoodAQ@Com

Go to a small corner store or liquor store during the early afternoon (around 11 to 1) and act really mature!. They usually won't check ID if a foreigner or immigrant!.
I could give you more advice if you message me, but that's how I get them!. Go to any small corner store owned by an immigrant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

ok i dont smoke but my friends do!. and there struck by the same new law!.!.!. i sometimes gt them for them as i look older than i am (16) but i very rarley gt asked for id and wen i do i say ohh urm i left my driverslicance (allways say driverslicance) in my other bag!.!.!.!. they susally fall 4 tht!.!.!.

you could ask a older friend to get you them!.!.!. or go somewhere tht dont care about id 2 much!.!.!.there will b somewhere!.

maybee you could try get some from the machines!?

good luck n hope i helped!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Don't do it, please!.

I lost a good friend to lung cancer last Friday!. Please it is not worth it!.

I know you all think your invincible, but in the end it will be cancer who wins, and you have a short life!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Bit like asking someone not to mention food if they are trying to lose weight!.

Don't like the cravings!? Then get used to it girl!. It's become your life!. And you chose it!? Live with it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i started smoking when i was 15, and then coming up my 17th they changed the age to buy cigarettes to 18

my way around it was going to fag houses

ask around people you know who smoke Www@FoodAQ@Com

get a nicotine patch!.
smoking turns your teeth yellow and makes you smell bad!.
don't do that to yourself!.

get your grandmother to buy them for you!Www@FoodAQ@Com

you could do what i did when i was like 14 an wanted a bottle of cider lol!.!.!.stand near a shop and when you see someone 18-25 ask them if they will get them for ya!.!.!.bit embarrasing when they say no tho lol!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nicotine patches, gum or those fake plastic cigarettes that give you nicotine could all work I guess!. also there is no age restriction on those (I dont think)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Go into some pubs
they have vending machines for fags

if you live in an underground some of them do aswell!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nicotine gumWww@FoodAQ@Com

Try a nicotine patch!. It'll reduce your craving and help you kick a bad habit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You want advice!? Don't smoke!. Saves your health and your money!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

please stop somhow or it will waste your lifeWww@FoodAQ@Com

well i am happy u wanna stop it !.
I`m not a smoker but i think ppl start smoking to have a feel that calms them, they say that they enjoy it , but u , as an adult and wise girl , tell urself "I wanna be different from them",beileve in this sentence ,u may enjoy smoking , and it may calm u , but consider you are destroying ur health , and about how u can enjoy and be calmed by other ways , i think u should discover those things that can help u calm and enjoy , it varries about different ppl , for example , if i were a smoker and wanted to stop it i would use computers , hang out with my GOOD frieds who r not smokers themselves , or go dancing with someone i love ( of course i dont have a partner lol ) , i think the last option is good for u , try going out with your boy friend , go dancing , go partying , but avoid those persons and places who are smokers !. u can stop smoking if u really want , n know this , u should stop it suddenly and dont postpone to other days , life is beautiful , there are lots of things we can enjoy watching them , touching them , talking to them , listening to them , hope i was helpful , have a good life full of love n sweet moments , indeed ! believe in this too " Impossible is impossible , because Impossilble itself says , I`m possible" , take great care friendWww@FoodAQ@Com





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