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Title: do you smoke
Post by: aggie49 on April 20, 2017, 04:25:45 pm
i do but i am tring to quit it is hard after 40 years of smoking but i am determined to do it my husband is quiting also so wish us luck i went and got the vuse electronic cig
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Post by: renee10 on April 20, 2017, 05:34:48 pm
I do not but my mother does. She's cutting back though because cigarettes have increased in price here in Southern California. Good luck stopping smoking.
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Post by: Pysmith78 on April 20, 2017, 06:25:28 pm
I also have the bad habbit of smoking. And im not going to lie,  as of right now, im not trying to quit. Hopefully soon I will get that nerve to stop. Today is just not that day, sadly
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on April 20, 2017, 07:39:26 pm
No I do not smoke
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Post by: cfsdaniels on April 20, 2017, 08:07:56 pm
good luck to you. i quit one month before I FOUND OUT i had breast cancer, and I've never gone back.  It's too expensive, and it's such a health risk.
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Post by: ancmetro on April 20, 2017, 08:13:26 pm

     Smoking: Never did...never will!
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Post by: computermanjd3 on April 20, 2017, 08:16:11 pm
No I don't smoke, thank goodness the curiosity never hit me.
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Post by: Yukichan77 on April 20, 2017, 08:17:15 pm
Nope. I can't afford to do that, as I am a singer.
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Post by: bremer51 on April 20, 2017, 08:21:33 pm
I used to.  When my sister-in-law got lung cancer, I decided too quit.  I just couldn't continue smoking when she was fighting for her life. It seemed disrespectful.
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Post by: nmbrown863 on April 20, 2017, 09:09:43 pm
I do unfortunately! I really need to quit though!
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Post by: mcornwell on April 20, 2017, 11:20:12 pm
I used to smoke but not anymore.I quit in 1993.
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Post by: Bonami on April 21, 2017, 01:03:44 am
No smoking because it is not fun to do. It costs too much money. And that is painful.
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Post by: nannycoe1 on April 21, 2017, 06:06:30 am
yes I do and I know I need to quit
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Post by: teresa3200 on April 21, 2017, 06:39:10 am
I quit Oct 24 2009. It was very difficult since I smoked almost 3 packs a day, but I did it and will never pick up a cigarette again.
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Post by: mgint on April 21, 2017, 06:42:22 am
no watched too many die from cancer
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Post by: bshee58 on April 21, 2017, 07:21:33 am
40 years of smoking is a long time, that can lead to a lot of health problems, I see commercials on TV and what smoking can do to your body, please don't do that to yourself and your body. My dad used to smoke for years and he stopped over 20 years ago, now he can't stand to smell the smoke or be around anyone who smokes.
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Post by: debidoo on April 21, 2017, 09:51:27 am
I smoked on and off for many years had quit for two years straight when my husband passed away in 2013 I smoked a couple of packs but I was already having breathing problems and when my sons found out lol they had a spaz. So I quit and have never picked them back up. I understand the struggle I used to love to smoke. I will pray for God to help you.
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Post by: MichelleHW101 on April 21, 2017, 10:15:54 am
I don't smoke, but I wish anyone trying to quit luck.  I do want to make a point in saying if you want to quit for yourself (think of all the money you will save by quitting) then I think you will succeed.  I think if you are trying to quit because your doctor has scared you into doing it for health reasons, you will fail.  Most of the diseases out there attributed to smoking aren't caused by smoking.  Case in point, my grandfather of 96years used spit tobacco most of his life.  He was fit as fiddle with nothing wrong, not even mouth or throat cancer which is blamed on this type of tobacco.  He actually died from complications from a fall.  My mom was diagnosed with bladder cancer and my sister-in-law with breast cancer.  Both of which never smoked a day in their life.  So, if you want to quit do it because you want to, not because you were scared or bullied into it out of fear of developing some disease.  I think if you were going to get a disease you'd get it regardless of whether you smoked or not.   
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Post by: AdedotunOlufunke on April 21, 2017, 10:34:46 am
Right from time, I just did not like it, the smoke and the smell it leaves on you,...Just did not like it!!
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Post by: yaayme on April 21, 2017, 11:56:22 am
No, never was even interested.
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Post by: potluck6 on April 21, 2017, 01:02:23 pm
Yes i do but have cut down. I think my nasal problems have been because of smoking. After 40 years its hard. Like the ecig use that sometimes. Now i look at my aunt who smoked til she was 73-74  and lived another 10 years so thats my excuse.
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Post by: sbenkoski on April 21, 2017, 05:45:35 pm
I smoked 2 packs a day for 40 years and did the cold turkey 3 years ago, my first try , all my friends still smoke and i let them smoke at my house and in my truck. I told them all I'd never be one of them people who ran people down for doing something that was ok for years and years.  Also told them i'd tell them how i did it if they wanted to listen.
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Post by: sbenkoski on April 21, 2017, 05:49:20 pm
I don't smoke, but I wish anyone trying to quit luck.  I do want to make a point in saying if you want to quit for yourself (think of all the money you will save by quitting) then I think you will succeed.  I think if you are trying to quit because your doctor has scared you into doing it for health reasons, you will fail.  Most of the diseases out there attributed to smoking aren't caused by smoking.  Case in point, my grandfather of 96years used spit tobacco most of his life.  He was fit as fiddle with nothing wrong, not even mouth or throat cancer which is blamed on this type of tobacco.  He actually died from complications from a fall.  My mom was diagnosed with bladder cancer and my sister-in-law with breast cancer.  Both of which never smoked a day in their life.  So, if you want to quit do it because you want to, not because you were scared or bullied into it out of fear of developing some disease.  I think if you were going to get a disease you'd get it regardless of whether you smoked or not.

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Post by: Ladylove2210 on April 21, 2017, 05:53:03 pm
Nah I don't smoke is bad to smoke
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Post by: tuffys_daughtr on April 21, 2017, 09:08:18 pm
 :-X  8) Yes I do and have for a good 40 years also. I live in a house with 2 others that smoke too (my sis and bro-in-law).But my bro-in-law is seriously wanting to quit and I am so close to that point also. I wanna be around to spend time with my granddaughter. But yes, it is hard, well more so for some than others, to quit! I had surgery last summer and was in the hospital for a week, perfect time to quit right? I didn't even want one by the time I came home, but I also had no appetite so I stupidly thought that smoking would maybe bring that back. Well, it came back and I'm still a smoker. Not a proud one either. They are talking about raising the tobacco tax here (MT) by about $2.50 which is over my budget, I kind of hope they do and maybe it will be incentive enough for a bunch of us.  :glasses-nerdy:
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Post by: tuffys_daughtr on April 21, 2017, 09:15:20 pm
I don't smoke, but I wish anyone trying to quit luck.  I do want to make a point in saying if you want to quit for yourself (think of all the money you will save by quitting) then I think you will succeed.  I think if you are trying to quit because your doctor has scared you into doing it for health reasons, you will fail.  Most of the diseases out there attributed to smoking aren't caused by smoking.  Case in point, my grandfather of 96years used spit tobacco most of his life.  He was fit as fiddle with nothing wrong, not even mouth or throat cancer which is blamed on this type of tobacco.  He actually died from complications from a fall.  My mom was diagnosed with bladder cancer and my sister-in-law with breast cancer.  Both of which never smoked a day in their life.  So, if you want to quit do it because you want to, not because you were scared or bullied into it out of fear of developing some disease.  I think if you were going to get a disease you'd get it regardless of whether you smoked or not.   
Oh very well said MichelleHW101!! I mean, it is true, people die from all sorts of things, a friend's husband just passed away from cancer, I believe he was in his early 40's and had never smoked. My dad smoked and lived to 86 and my Grandma to 96. Also, my ex's brother was a smoker, he quit and about 1 year later passed away from cancer. Ya just never know. :( I'm very sorry about your sister-in-law and mother though.
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Post by: vickysue on April 22, 2017, 03:29:16 pm
Yes i do smoke,  not in the house though. Hubby  smokes a lot and not in the house. Which helps me because i have never been a heavy smoker.  I had just about licked it in 2001, then my so got cancer, nerves were shot and i went back to smoking.  Hubby has prostrate cancer, has had for a few years  now. It worries me a lot. But he has to terms with it and  has put in the Lords  Hands and  is ready  if and when  he is called home. 
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Post by: monnee on April 22, 2017, 03:48:34 pm
No.  Smoking doesn't do a body good! :bad:
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Post by: wilberk on April 22, 2017, 04:12:16 pm
I smoke like a pack a month. I get stressed and feel i need it blow through it in a couple days hate myself for awhile after that and stop.
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Post by: yikes77 on April 24, 2017, 01:56:19 pm
Never smoked.  And seeing my father die from smoking related cancer recently, never will.
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Post by: Skyisbluetoday on April 24, 2017, 03:19:29 pm
I don't and thank myself for not starting that!
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Post by: SherylsShado on April 24, 2017, 04:45:01 pm
never smoked, have asthma and smoke is a trigger.....so I stay away from smokers.  (I don't know how smokers can stand to have that smell on everything, their clothes, their cars, even their poor pets...it's so disgusting.)
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Post by: dwggs on April 25, 2017, 08:08:28 am
I used to smoke 2 packs a day for many many years ... about 5 years ago I decided that I was going to slowly ween myself off of real cigarettes and use an e cigarette .. that took about 4 1/2 months .. I have not touched a real cigarette since April 15, 2012 but used nicotine in my ecig for the next several years.

In March 2016 I switched to a vaporizer using E juice and began cutting down the nicotine level.  By August 2016 I was at 0 Nicotine ...

I still use my vaporizer here and there because I actually enjoyed smoking but am not addicted to the nicotine anymore. At some point in time I will ditch the vaporizer completely.



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Post by: danmo783 on April 25, 2017, 09:16:18 am
Nah, I quit years ago. The only time I ever smoke a cigarette is if I don't have my SNUS, which is a tobacco pouch you suck on and doesn't make a mess. No spit or anything. It's like sucking on a nicotine mint.
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Post by: themrs13 on April 25, 2017, 10:07:11 am
I have stop smoking now for 8 days .... go me ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: kingozzy on April 25, 2017, 01:52:12 pm
I do been smoking since I was 15, its a stupid habit but it is very hard to quit, gotta keep ttrying!
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Post by: timvolley on April 25, 2017, 09:17:37 pm
i was the only one in my family who didnt smoke. You couldnt pay me enough to ever smoke.
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Post by: pureasarose on April 25, 2017, 11:52:07 pm
I don't smoke and I've never smoked, but that's my own choice. I do have some friends that smoke. And for those of you who have chosen to quit smoking, I must say I admire you a lot. I know that it can be such a challenge. You show some remarkable willpower in the choice, so I want to give you appreciation and applause!
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Post by: schoolvan on April 25, 2017, 11:53:02 pm
No I do not smoke I quit about 15 years ago I think.
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Post by: pectacon on April 26, 2017, 10:17:37 am
I've never smoked. I have to admit there is something appealing about it, but the actual smell of it second hand makes me choke so much that I've never felt the need to light one of my own. Plus yknow, cancer
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Post by: pstovall on April 26, 2017, 10:53:19 am
I smoked a few cigarettes in college, but as soon as they put a warning on the label, I couldn't do it any longer. My uncle was a tobacco farmer.  I still remember how it looked and smelled in the barn where he hung up his tobacco to dry.  Back then, you never knew that smoking could be bad for your body.  When I learned the facts, for me, it didn't make sense to continue.