View Poll Results: Do you know or have you ever?
Yes I smoke
27
22.31%
No I've never smoked
47
38.84%
Quit Cold Turkey
44
36.36%
I used the patch
3
2.48%
I chewed the gum
0
0%
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Do you smoke?
02-21-2010, 08:26 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: 01-29-2006
Location: Port Saint Lucie,Florida
Posts: 1,148
Do you smoke?
My fiancee and I have decided to quit smoking and I was wondering how many smokers and ex-smokers we have here.
Awesome my first poll and I look like an idiot who can't spell now. lol
Awesome my first poll and I look like an idiot who can't spell now. lol
02-21-2010, 08:47 AM
#2
Founding Member
Join Date: 03-12-2006
Location: Lake Isabella CA
Posts: 6,543
I had quite cold turkey when I became pregnant with my son in 1983. Not only quitting to have a healthy baby, the cigs just started tasting nasty to me at that time. I've taken a drag on a few since then and those puffs just reminded me that I still don't like 'em anymore. I never really went back.
Good luck to ya Skate!
Good luck to ya Skate!
02-21-2010, 01:41 PM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: 03-16-2008
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 662
After smoking 35 years and working up to 2 packs / day of Newports, I went cold turkey. I have tried patches, gum, pills, smoking nasty cigars/cigarettes, cutting down, snuff, you name it.
I finally decided to stop fooling myself and think that after 35 years, I was going to cheat the withdrawl process. I also came to grips with what I learned in 19 years of AA: I can't ingest ANY amount of the substance I'm addicted to, and expect to ever be free from it.
I took the bull by the horns, accepted that I was going to be wired, angry, restless, and miserable for 3-4 weeks, and be done with it. It was no walk in the park, but not as bad as I anticipated. Then again, what ever is? Nicotine free since 7/7/06.
I finally decided to stop fooling myself and think that after 35 years, I was going to cheat the withdrawl process. I also came to grips with what I learned in 19 years of AA: I can't ingest ANY amount of the substance I'm addicted to, and expect to ever be free from it.
I took the bull by the horns, accepted that I was going to be wired, angry, restless, and miserable for 3-4 weeks, and be done with it. It was no walk in the park, but not as bad as I anticipated. Then again, what ever is? Nicotine free since 7/7/06.
02-21-2010, 03:24 PM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-06-2008
Location: Was California, Md now Metter, Georgia
Posts: 211
Never smoked. Came back from Vietnam in late 68 and bought a new 69 Chevelle SS to reward myself. Made the then revolutionary decision to not allow smoking in my car. If it cost me friends, so be it but I know my position about smoking perhaps played a part in some close friends and at least one close family member quitting smoking. Makes me feel pretty good to think that maybe I played a role in them still be alive.
02-21-2010, 04:33 PM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: 01-13-2008
Location: Washington State, where it rains
Posts: 4,708
36 years...only quit because I refuse to pay that much, otherwise I wouldnt have. The few trips I ever made to a doc he/ they never once mentioned me trying to quit, what do they know we don't? had chest x-rays and all clean... believe it or not the ONLY change that I noticed is a 10lb wt shift that I can't seem to get rid of.
Don't really miss it as it all seems so very long ago, but yet it's only been a year.
Don't really miss it as it all seems so very long ago, but yet it's only been a year.