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![]() About one quarter of young people experience the FIRE (First-Inhalation-Relaxation- Experience), a sensation of relaxation the first time they inhale from a cigarette, and this sensation predicts continued smoking. FIRE is the strongest predictor of the progression to the loss of autonomy and a diagnosis of tobacco dependence. One study demonstrated that 91% of those with the FIRE subsequently lost autonomy. FIRE appears to be a symptom of the neurological events that trigger addiction with the first cigarette. How about your first time smoking. Did you experience the FIRE? |
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![]() Yes - I definitely experienced this - I searched and found a paper on FIRE and realized I was hooked much sooner than I thought I was, but as the article stated, the time between lighting up was cut in 1/2 over time to where I needed several cigarettes a day to maintain my sanity - Initially a person could actually be completely hooked from the first puff but not have a craving for days, over time, those cravings come closer and closer together, hence, the cutting in 1/2 discussed in the article the time that a smoker is able to feel normal between cigarettes - so, it's definitely an interesting idea and I believe it to be real - the article also stated that once a smoker, your brain is never the same, pretty much once addicted, always addicted. |
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![]() I didn’t experience any coughing or nausea with my first few cigarettes. As a matter of fact, my first drag went down easily. My cravings started after one week of smoking every day. Overall, I took to smoking quickly and easily. I’m still smoking daily after six years. I regret not having started sooner. The fire theory can explain why I got hooked as quickly as I did. |
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![]() If all that means did I enjoy my first cigarette then yes. It was an ultra light menthol 100, and I smoked the whole thing. Second cigarette happened the same day, and opened up my first pack that week (Marlboro Lights, what I always wanted to smoke). But that ultra light made it easy, like cold water but breathing it. |
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