cant quit

[tomanypills]

I"ve quit opiates both tapering and ct and a few other things over the years. I"m tapering,ct,tapering ,ct right now but I WILL end this so why cant I quit smoking (cigs) has anyone been successful quiting ? how ? I was going to apologize cause cigs didnt seem as important as drugs but then I thought that they can/will KILL me ,ty

[cinnamonstix]

Now YOUR post might have touched me a bit...you know how my son has leukemia....and yeah, maybe I should start thinking about quitting.
SIGH!!!!!!!!!!!
I KNEW I shouldn't have read this! lol
Ok, Ok.......I'll start cutting back....then I'll just have to quit, I suppose.
You're right...with our kids being sick, we should not be smoking.
RATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

::::scowling at avis:::::: lol

Love ya,

jennifer

[avisg]

cinnamonstix, LOL sorry , I had to quit no one ever said your smoking gave your son cancer but on the other hand they never siad it didnt . so quiting was what i needed to do i guess not to have guilt. I didnt want to end up getting sick either and not being here for him . However everyone is diffrent my hubby still smokes just no where near him. I STILL after 7 months want to smoke every once and i while but so far soooo good . have a great day
Avis

[oxysbliss]

I havent tried to quit smoking................
but I sure as heck smoke a lot less than I ever have...
I seriously dont really know though
for me some days are better than others, some days I dont even smoke lol....other days I smoke almost a half a pack, alright maybe not that bad but ya know what I mean...or close enough to

C

[Equus]

Used to be a two pack a day girl.  Will give you my story if it will help, tho it is an odd one.

But before that, in answer to your question "if I can do this why can't I quit smoking?", I think, perhaps, it might be HARDER for a drug user, especially if he has quit using drugs, to stop smoking than someone who has always been clean (I was clean when I quit).  The reason for that is twofold (1) smoking isn't seen as "serious" as drug addition.  Among other things, it is legal.  The drive to get off the things just isn't there in the same way.  The threat of lung cancer etc is too vague.  My father died from smoking but it didn't stop me. (2) In giving up drugs you have given up a lot of mental and oral craving. Smoking is filling, to admittedly a minor degree, some of that same craving so by giving up the drugs you are actually increasing the need for cigarettes.  Until you can mentally link the two, I think you will continue to struggle.  Just my opinion..  Hang in there, we're with you!! I'll help any way I can.

[Equus]

oops...misread and misused the "comment to" space.  Was supposed to be directed to "toomanypills"

[rooftrash]

Friends who smoke together choke together.420?