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Originally Posted by OilKiller
Oh boy... 
Only a non-smoker would say that.
I'm sorry, but I smoked for 26 years...up to 2 packs a day toward the end. It is an awful, awful addiction that many people struggle with on a daily basis. It just kills me when someone says "Oh...just quit. It's not that hard."
I've been quit now for almost 15 months. It was the HARDEST thing I've ever done in my life and is the world's MOST ADDICTIVE drug. I'll always have to watch myself to never even have a single puff of a cigarette again because once that nicotine gets back in my system (like an ex-drinker who has a single shot), I'm right back at it again.
Please don't take smoking or the use of nicotine in general lightly. |
No kidding ... non-smokers just don't get that. There's a reason nicotine is said to be as addictive as heroine, and it's not just for hyperbole. I quit once for over a year. One slip and I was back at it. I've now settled for the next best thing. I've gone from a pack a day of cigarettes to one cigar a day (unless I'm camping or playing poker). I figure if I'm going to smoke, I should at least try to keep it down to a dull roar.