12 Reasons to Really Quit Smoking

To Dano of CA

Aside from the fact that you certainly have the right to your opinion, let me say that your logic ( or actually, lack of) is just plain stupid. You employ all of the same mindless excuses as any other kind of addict. Also, sis you forget about the part about all of that second hand smoke harming other innocent bystanders, or don't you really care about others? Oh, and regarding your other dumb comoment that 20 less years on earth is a small proce to pay for a more pleasurable life for you, how about the effects of your habit on all of the people who will have to take care of you for all of the years you suffer through COPD, and/or lung cancer?

Judy in PA of PA 12:46AM May 19, 2009

I have been a regular smoker for almost 15 years and i quit recently , i am quite proud of my accomplishment, my main motivating factor had been the recent increase in prices with taxes going up, and it was then i decided not to end up feeding expensive poison to kill myself, i enjoy food better; i have begun to jog (although not much lungs need to recover) overall feels good ..pls quit this habit for your OWNSAKE !!

Ash of CA 8:58PM April 20, 2009

I started smoking when I was 16, I thought it looked cool like so many other kids. I also thought I could stop whenever I wanted. Similar story for everyone no doubt. After 10 years of heavy smoking (20 to 30 home rolled cigarettes with no filter) I used to wake up with that horrible cough that wouldn't settle until I had my first cigarrette, and how great that first one of the day was.

I tried giving up but the cravings always got to me. I would go for a week but would be very edgey, quite angry and stressed until some trigger would make me smoke again. I tried patches and gum (yuk!), cold turkey and then came across hypnosis. This has truly changed my life.

I did a program which I downloaded off the internet http://www.stopsmoking7day.com/ and within a week I had quit, but the most amazing thing was I had no cravings what so ever. It is about retraining your subconsious mind (I think!)

And the best thing about giving up is how I have managed to change other areas of my life, my diet is better, I drink less and I enjoy going for a run! I no longer have my son saying I smell bad and hopefully I will live to see some grandchildren.

To the person who is trying to give up or gone a short while, take a look at hypnosis it really helps out, I couldn't recommend it more.

anna 1:09PM March 09, 2009

As a physician, I remained amazed at the lack of REAL reasons cigarettes cause so many diseases. I'm also compelled to introduce some statistical terms that are commonly misused and incorrectly describe such things as "linked," "association,' and many other terms that really derive from a branch of math called "Statistics." The real culprit of diseases CAUSED by cigarettes is not nicotine. While nicotine MAY be addicting, it's only a partial cause of addition to smoking, dipping and chewing tobacco products. The habit is complicated by the social society that develops amongst smokers. It's the carbon monoxide that really causes the diseases associated with smoking, aside from cancers of the lung, esophagus and mouth - maybe other cancers as well, such as bladder cancer. These are "co-caused" by carbon monoxide and some other products in tobacco products. Carbon monoxide kills the tiny little arteries that feed the muscles of the bigger arteries! So-called, arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis; the former greater than the latter. These little arteries that provide oxygen to the muscles of larger arteries "kill" off the larger artery's muscular layer - causing inelastic tubes rather than living, contractible bloodstream conduits. Tantamount to going from living "rubber-like" causeways to "PVC" hard pipes that shrink and eventually lead to high blood pressure and decreased viable-oxygenated blood to the organ's larger arteries. In essence, chronic carbon monoxide poisoning, destroyed arteries, lack of good oxygenation and diseases. Statistically, when someone notices a higher incidence of, e.g., "Diabetes linked to smoking," is very misleading. This is a non-analytical observation and doesn't tell you a thing about CAUSATION. In fact, what you may be observing is, e.g., that maybe smokers are also the type of people who ignore good dietary/exercise behavior. In this case, the correct term is "Correlative." In this, what you're observing is a compound set of variables that look like cause and effect, e.g., coronary artery disease (and heart attacks)is "Caused by smoking," when in fact, the real cause may be obesity, poor diet, lack of exercise, and perhaps other co-variables. So, be critical whenever you see the word "linked to" because in so many instances the disease in question is merely "associated with" smoking, as an example, and not the (sole) cause of that disease, as in the example given above. But, again, carbon monoxide, from smoking cigarettes vs breathing "good" air, is a physiologically feasible and highly probable cause of "bad" diseases. Reason enough to abstain. Smoking does cause emphysema; which is too often called "asthma," too avoid the embarrassing, uncomfortable and physician's easy way out of avoiding the real facts of the matter - and to obtain insurance reimbursement for an unpreventable disease, ie, asthma vs a preventable lifestyle (smoking) and a real diagnosis of emphysema, aka, "Obstructive Airways Disease."

Carl Simpson of TX 1:55PM February 14, 2009