Periodontol 91:127483 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 90.Atuegwu NC, Perez MF, Oncken C, Thacker S, Mead EL, Mortensen EM
MADSEN: See, I dont really know
"[Aftercare] is what we should be doing anytime there's an especially heightened emotional state, whether it's because of sex, whether it's because of moving, whether it's because of like, going to a haunted house, like taking the dog to the vet, like anything that is stressful or causes a spike in adrenaline or cortisol or even a lot of good hormones
I loved the ritual of smoking more than the cigarette itself which made quitting both harder and more possible
Ostensibly, their purpose was to cool the smoke and make the experience more pleasurable, however, for most smokers, it was a tool used to attract attention to oneself