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   ShePrecedes (anonymous) says…

   In my humble opinon, as a nameless, faceless stranger who is unafraid to tell her nameless truth, rather than the "official spin".

   Talking points, FYI- I no longer smoke:
   - Quitting smoking hurts. There is pain involved. You body aches from the withdraw. Do what you can with as minor a pain reliever as little of it as is possible. I used ibuprofen because you never know what is in J&J Tylenol these days (mult. recalls, recalls frequent for years now).
   - There is no networking as profound and as long lasting as standing outside with another smoker and relating your thoughts with them. Those fellow smokers will go out of their way to help you at work and you will do the same for them. So far, I have found nothing (!) that replaces the total and absolute humanity in networking as people who smoke together.
   - I quit cold turkey. Had some nicotine gum with the nerves as they were doing their nicotine withdraw (FYI: every nerve in the body has a nicotine receptor). Only chewed little corners off the pieces one at a time, not taking the entire piece of gum ever.
   - There will be brain fogs. For that I took corners of a piece of nicotine gum, chewed it then put it under my tongue until the fog lifted a short while later. I spit the gum out after that.
   -I now own a small pipe and some roll-your-own tobacco, organic. Every plant on this earth has a use. When I really feel the need to spark thinking and for ad hoc ritual purposes, I put a little in the pipe and smoke it (four corners stuff). I control how much I use at any one time. If the tobacco gets dry, I put a slice of apple or carrot in it for a little while. This is not about addiction. This is about the use (!) of tobacco.
   - I advise against Chantix. Massively dangerous and not worth the price. Seems it may well kill you faster than cigarettes. Before you take it, look up the side effects and review the writings of people who have used it on objective (!) sites. I am not an Rx Drug fan, for they presently kill more than traffic accidents per year. That bias clearly shows here.
   -As always, think for yourself. Do the intellectual work yourself on all issues. And don't take someone else's word for anything, including those from the media, as they do not know you and your specifics, they do not care for you and your specifics.
   

   January 2, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.

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   KS (anonymous) says…

   I quit cold turkey almost 17 years ago. No pain, just a nagging desire to do something. That started to go away about two days later. Just find something to occupy your time and each day was easier. I will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER regret the decision to quit. I had my mind made up that I was no longer going to let something control me. I know it can be tough, but I did not find it as hard as what I thought it might be. I smoked for many years prior. It is a pretty pricey habit today.

   January 2, 2012 at 4:47 p.m.

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