I don't and will never smoke.And i will never do drugs eiither.

I dont find it hard to believe actually - I have many friends who abstain from the demon weed and that devil called alcohol. I rarely drink - maybe a couple of glasses of red wine a month.

Everything in moderation or not at all isnt a bad thing!

Personal choice is our prerogative! :)

I have a few friends that don't do anything. They make great sobercabs. :)

Cool.
And come here when you're weak...we'll kick your ass back on track:)

I smoked for 10 years - 1 1/2 packs a day.

Quit cold turkey. It sucks ass, but I tried weening myself off of them and it never worked. Cold turkey - one week and the cravings are gone.

And when I got the cravings I just did push-ups. I gained weight, but it was mostly muscle.

so true about wanting to quit, it can't happen otherwise. I quit using a whole program that used hypnotherapy and a systematic daily reduction in nicotine. The whole plan cost $350 and I was determined not to waste that much money. I sold one of my Marshall amplifiers to get the money-that's how much I wanted to quit at the time. I've not smoked cigs for 8 years now.
BTW I smoked for 16 years before quitting-yes I'm old ;)

The same with me. I smoked for 10 years almost (started when I was only 12), and just stopped buying them...period. I still get cravings seldomly, and I admit I have had a few since I quit when I am out drinking, but for the most part the cravings are gone, and I couldn't feel better. Just don't let yourself buy them!!!!! If they're not around, you won't smoke them;)

I smoked up until about 3 years ago, it was tough to quit for me. I'm one of the rare people who liked everything about it (except the health issues). I loved the smell, the taste, the feeling... I still like the smell of second hand smoke. I only quit to be healthier and I GUESS that's good enough of a reason. I tried xanax but that didn't really help, ended up going cold turkey but the fact that my wife bought me a gift every month I didn't smoke helped a lot heh.

I smoked when I was a teenager up until I was about 21 I think. It was pretty easy for me to quit regularly smoking actually, but every once in awhile I would have a slip. But haven't had one now in well over a year, and haven't had the desire either, even when I am in a group where others are smoking (that was always my problem, I was fine until someone else lit up).

hope this makes scence....
Respiratory Tract and Lung cancer

Cancerous growths in the mouth make up one in twenty of all cases of human cancers. Oral cancer is uncommon, except among tobacco users and heavy drinkers of alcohol. Three out of five cases of oral cancers are due to alcohol or tobacco (cigarettes, pipes, cigars and smokeless tobacco, especially snuff. The risk soars for people who smoke and drink. Two packs a day and four drinks a day, for example, means 35 times greater risk. The human papilloma virus is also suspect. See cancer and parasites for more information. Malignant growths on the lips are a frequent finding in areas of the world where strong sunlight is usual. The tongue is another site of cancer, often starting as an innocuous-looking area of whitening of the noramlly pink surface. A frequent cause of tongue and mouth cancer is tobacco smoking, especially in pipes and cigars, .

Lung Cancer has been on the increase since the turn of the century. Recently, however, there has been a decline in the number of men with lung cancer but a large increase in the number of women with lung cancer.


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