Re: Re: O/T GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT...HERE THEY COME...

[Guest guest]

Shirley, I'm still pulling for you! You can do it! You'll be so happy

when you're free. When I quit, I had the feeling that a little dark

cloud was no longer floating over my head. And I smell a lot better,

too.

Sue

On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at 07:14 PM, nana2livi wrote:

>

> From my prior experience, it is a long battle. When I quit for 8mos.

> I never stopped having the cravings.

> Shirley

[Guest guest]

,

I googled smoking +aversion and got a lot of hits. Here is a sample

from one of the sites:

" Harmful side effects of smoking/chewing tobacco and nicotine

addiction include: Mouth cancer, periodontal disease, cardiovascular

disease, high blood pressure, clogged blood vessels, heart attack,

stroke, and death. Yellow, stained teeth, bad breath, smelly clothes,

social stereotyping, a decrease in exercise and activity, increased

likelihood of contracting common colds and flu, and periodontal

disease. "

And they didn't even mention lung cancer, that killed Jennings

and more recently Newman.

When I was quitting, this was a time when the tobacco companies were in

trouble for the way they misled the public and used advertising to

entice people into smoking, also added more nicotine to cigarettes, and

the like. They knew all the time what damage it did to people, but

money was more important to them.

This helped me to stay quit.

Just hang in there!

Sue

On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at 06:17 PM, CATHERINE RANIOLO wrote:

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> Is anyone familiar with an aversion site??

> I think it is time to study the negative aspects of smoking so I can

> hold onto it when tempted.