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My mother started smoking when she was 16. I was addicted to second-hand smoke but didn't realize it until I went to basic training, where I started to have nicotine withdrawl but didn't know what I was dealing with. My choices were to stand in formation, or fall out and smoke. It was an easy transition, and before I knew it I was a regular 2 pack a day smoker. That was in 1984. I went through a bunch of different smoking cessation programs through the years, starting around 1988, after I got married and with my wife in mind. I tried nicotine patches, gum, weaning tricks, switching to chewing tobacco and snuff, and eventually, in 2007 after a really bad bronchitis attack, I tried Chantix in May. On August 2nd at 7pm I lit my first cigarette of the day, and realized that since I went this long I may as well quit for good. That was my last cigarette ever. I get cravings now and then but they are mere whispers that have no teeth to bite me. I hate cigarette smoke and have to get away from it, but I am also mindful of the fact that I too once was addicted, so I try hard to not be "one of those" ex smokers, I don't preach or passive-aggresively let people know I don't like the smoke, but I also won't sit there in the middle of it and will excuse myself and leave. You can do it, set it aside and view it for what it is- a means of Big Tobacco to get rich at the expense of your vitality and health because you got caught in their net of addiction. Don't let them win. https://i.imgur.com/QKTkerO.mp4 |
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