When I was a young
smoker in my teens
& twenties, I would
smoke so much in the
course of a late night,
the next day would
feel as though the air
had been sucked out
of my lungs & replaced
with weird junk. I'd be
coughing most of the
day. That condition was
known as Smoker's Hack.
It was the first time I
heard the word applied.
Doctors used this term
to discuss the respiratory
issues with their patients.
Now the term hack
means something
completely different.
Romancing The Smoke is John Aaron's blog about his lifelong battle to quit smoking (which he did more than nine years ago) and the stories, history and news in the absurd world of Tobacco and Nicotine. Author of Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict, John illustrated writer Sean Daly's memoir and completed his second book, Aaron's Book of Contemporary Demons. Romancing The Smoke can be found on Amazon. Twitter: @romancethesmoke
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