Hope you are doing okay, dear. You haven't posted in a while.
Jinx, did you smoke more heavily when you were younger?
You said you have two confirmed and 2 suspected smoking related diseases, what are they?
i think i have a little blood in my nicotine stream. :)
my parents encouraged us to smoke. they thought it was cute. then they figured out that it was a way to get us to do things for them. they were full aware of the addiction, but i was not. the old 'i will give you a cigarette if you vacuum the house'. we also had to go to the store and buy them for them. with a note the first few times, then no longer needed a note. then we were free to buy them ourselves. would forego lunch at school to buy them. my brother changed to chewing at about 16 and still does to this day. my sister smoked, but quit in their 20's.
i smoke a pack or a little less than that a day. desperately want to quit. i have tried the patch, chantix, etc with no success and i think with me, cold turkey is the only way
Good luck jinx, it's an addictive habit, we know. It's either give up, or give in. And it's so easy to give in to nicotine, I certainly know I like the addiction to it. Silly ain't it.
Hi Stephanie,
I know how u feel. I tried amphetamine and for some reason it makes u smoke non stop. I got addicted to smoking badly and was nearly going mad not being able to smoke at work and places people frowned upon u. I couldn't stop smoking no matter what.
I tried Nicorette ice mint gum and it helped me manage my smoking, but I continued to smoke and still smoke when using my nicorettes. I prefer ice mint lozenges now and I never thought I'd get addicted but I am addicted to Nicorette and whilst I still smoke, I did cut back thanks to Nicorette. It's a double whammy addiction, but its better than that uncontrollable urge to chain smoke cigarettes. Good luck!