As a smoker living in a democratic society you have every right to fill your lungs with smoke. Notice that I said YOUR lungs. Your lungs, throat and mouth are your own personal property and only you have the last word as to how that living tissue will be budgeted and spent. But in fairness, [...]
Most people fail at giving up smoking many times before they eventually stop. Fact is that nicotine addiction is harder to beat than cocaine or heroin addictions. Frightening isn’t it that tobacco companies can legally manufacture and sell harmful addictive products whilst less addictive substances are illegal. Stopping smoking is a challenge and as with [...]
Lately there’s been an increased focus on teen smoking, especially as legislation going through Congress focuses on making sure that tobacco companies can’t market products that appeal to teenagers. Why does it matter when people start smoking? Isn’t nicotine just as addicting at any age? Maybe. But what’s the appeal of smoking after you get [...]
Being on my umpteenth attempt at giving up smoking I decided to look back at the excuses I and those around me gave for not stopping smoking, or starting again after quitting. When I say excuses they are usually given as reasons when really they are excuses. Stopping smoking makes me put on weight Absolute [...]
Here are some simple and effective relaxation techniques to gradually quit smoking, without spending time or money. See this e-mail from Michael, well on his way – “I was smoking a pack and half a day. I had been looking for a way to quit that would not require more money and the same old [...]
Smoking is a habit that became highly popular in the 1920’s and most people had no idea how bad it was for their health. Through modern technology and researching various “modern” illnesses and diseases, it has now been established that smoking is very bad for your health and that it is also addictive. The nicotine [...]