chewing will hit you with cancer about 10 times faster than smoking. look it up.
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yeah i know, i dont do either personally, but it is just a personal oppinion from being arround people who chew and people who smoke

 

I'm 23 now, I'll be 24 in April, I've been smoking since I turned about 12.

 

sh*T man, thats alot of butt's under your belt. i think my mom started smoking when she was 12 too

 

^ yeah it is... one of the main reasons I want to quit, if I do it now I'm more likely to keep quit throughout my life and I can rebuild my cardio system.

 

I want in too. I have been smoking for 10 going on eleven years. I turn 30 on the 28th of this month and I would like to spend the rest of my life smoke-free. I've been "gonna do it" for about three years...time to man up. I've got about 1/2 a pack left, and then its off to the races.

They are too expensive here to throw away!

 

ahhhh...since i'm an aspiring pharmacist, i'm dying to give my two cents. whoever mentioned earlier that nicotine stays in your system for only a few days, that is true, but that doesn't mean the addiction is broken. anytime you introduce a foreign substance to your body, it provides a quick source of certain chemicals that make you feel better. after the body realizes there's an external source of the feel-good chemicals, it stops producing its own, and that is where the physical addiction sets in. and it takes a bit longer than a few days for your body to reset itself into producing its own chemicals again. the emotional addiction is probably even worse. someone else mentioned that they do it for social reasons, probably when drinking or taking a break from work, etc...my dad quit smoking cold turkey after 35 years when he found out he had emphyzema. he said the hardest part was breaking his routines of taking smoke breaks. my boyfriend told me he wants to try to quit and is thinking of the hypnosis, which worked really well for a couple people in his family. hopefully he'll stick with that plan and give the cigs the boot. i'm trying to convince him that if he quits he'll have more money to spend on his project car and whatnot. good luck with quitting, you guys!

 

You know what is horrible? My dad was diagnosed with empyzema about 12 years ago. The doctor told him then that if he quit, he would be able to live with the emphyzema he had. 12 years later, he still smokes probably a pack a day. My dad is 46 and looks much older. That was mainly due to smoking. Its sad, and I wish I could have the will power for him, but I cant.

Good luck with quitting all of you. I hope you are successful or atleast able to significantly cut down. We want you guys to live LONG healthy lives, so you can keep contributing to HCF.

 

My grandfather has been smoking for god knows how long. Ever since i was little, i remember him smoking. He doesn't smoke a pack a day, maybe a couple of cigs a day. I dunno if he wants to quit or anything but i think he should, but we don't talk about it. I dunno why every1 in my family buys him cigs. My great uncle had a bypass, thats when he stopped smoking.

 

theres a saying that one stick cost you 1 year of your life span
and also being a casual smoker your health insurance premiums would also increase in years to come..
try checking www.insurance-quote-free.com
they find provide an insurance company that will best fit your insurance needs.

 

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