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willdesign

Any advice about how to enjoy without a severe and sometimes painful cough?

I'm not sure if filtering through water will help, or possibly vaporizing, or moving to edibles.

If it helps, I've smoked cigs, cigars, etc. for over a decade and maybe my lungs are getting fed up with me. I currently smoke black and milds on a regular basis. Trees are new territory for me in the last two years but the harsh reaction is becoming a major deterrent.

Any and all advice welcome. Thanks fellow ents/saplings.

Posted Oct 31, 2011, 5:54 AM UTC

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pinkflowers•

Vaporizing is your best bet...edibles are good to, but vaporizers are awesome.

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willdesignOP•

Vape = happy seems to be the order of things.

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mrfloopa•

Water filtration is probably the next an easiest step to make. Just get a bubbler or inexpensive bong and see if it helps. Or, just go right to the end and get a vape and use the after-goodies for edibles. Basically, anything other than j's and bowls will be less harsh.

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willdesignOP•

Hmm. So a vape has added benefits... interesting. Good to hear I'm on the right track.

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Daheadlesshero•

If your lungs are used to cigar and cigarette smoke, I'd say dont worry too much about it. Just have a bottle of water nearby. But if you want to smoke and not have it as harsh, I'd say get an ice bong (just a bong with a pinch in the glass so you can put ice in it without it falling into the water)

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willdesignOP•

I've heard some that say cold/ice is easier on the lungs and some say room temp water is easier... is it just personal preference?

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pinkflowers•

Cold water cools the smoke down wayy more than room temperature/hot water. Like say If you get a bubbler and put in in the freezer, then fill it with cold water on top of that it should be very easy on your lungs. Or even a bong with an ice chamber would be great.

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hookertime•

I've noticed when I cough hard it's because of taking way too big of a hit. I think it's because it doesn't feel as harsh as compared to cigarettes. Once I started taking smaller hits I noticed my coughing went way down.

Also if you like to bake, edibles are great. Also, vaporizers and tinctures are good alternatives to smoke. Everyone else said them, I just wanted to agree with more advice.

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willdesignOP•

I need to try baking. It's new to me, but there seems to be plenty of info out there. Sounds like a good deal although the prep time is considerably more.

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hookertime•

Yeah, and if you live with people that don't like the smell or are in an apartment complex, making the oil could be the biggest obstacle. My old roommate and I would make edibles and it just permeates the whole apartment with the smell (for smokers it smells great!). Just go through the proper precautions when making it and you should be fine.

A word of caution: edibles are entirely different from smoking. I've seen a lot of people eat edibles for the first time and not believe the pros in the room who tell them to let it sit for at least 30 minutes after eating to see if it affects them. Those guys ate way too much and then said they would never try them again. Just saying to be responsible and go into it acting like you've never smoked before. Happy baking while you bake!

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willdesignOP•

I've heard enough horror stories about the guy eating 2 or 3 brownies in the first hour and then seeing through time shortly thereafter to want to take it slow. Thanks for the advice though, it probably can't be shared enough with new people to cooking.

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hookertime•

and then seeing through time

Haha, like he thought he was time travelling? That would be horrifying for him and unfortunately hilarious for everyone else (especially if they ate the right amount!)

On another note, my old roommate was crazy. He intentionally ate too many. He would eat two large brownies and wasn't even a big dude (5'10" maybe 175 lbs.). He would be out of it for 24 hours. It was his "weekend trip" that he told some of his non-smoker friends he was going on. That was the best description for it.

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trih3lix•

I would avoid smoke and vapor completely. When I have a cough/cold/sore throat I stick to Tincture or edibles.

I find my MFLB agitates my lungs when I'm sick.

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Vexrog•

keep moving forward, the coughing will pass

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willdesignOP•

I'd have thought so, but I've been smoking for a long time. If anything, the cough is worsening. I'm getting older I guess.

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