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Smoked socially from age 15 - 23. Wouldn't touch 'em now.

My "peak" was first year University when I probably got through a pack of 20 in a week, but that would be over the course of 3 nights out. Other than that I doubt I ever smoked more than 10 a week.

We used to frequent a proper "old man pub" as 16 year olds and we'd sit at a regular corner table absolutely hammering back pints and chain smoking (this was pre-ban). In hindsight we must have looked ****ing ridiculous? A bunch of wee boys at the pub! Honestly it's not even THAT long ago (20 years) and I can't fathom how we got away with it. The staff knew fine well what age we were. Two of the barmaids were about 19 and remembered us from school!