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Sorry, I think starting to smoke is always a dumb idea. Addiction to nicotine is really hard to break for most people, and smoking is associated with almost every disease out there. Seriously. Like, they don't know the cause of ALS, but they know it's associated with smoking. That's how bad smoking is -- it causes EVERYTHING. Cancer (all kinds, not just lung cancer), heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, COPD, impotence...the list goes on and on...
Smoking shaves an average of 13.2 years OFF your life if you're a man and 14.5 years off your life if you're a woman. If you're okay with potentially losing over a decade of your life, then by all means start smoking.
Not smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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