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Post by: aggie49 on June 20, 2013, 02:28:06 pm: i smoke but i am atempting to quit i was smoking 2 pcks a day not i smoke like 8 a day
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Post by: lhz123 on June 20, 2013, 02:39:40 pm: I don't smoke ever, I can't take the smoke it makes me cough.
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Post by: mcornwell on June 20, 2013, 03:49:03 pm: I'm a former smoker.I quit in 1993.
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Post by: oldbuddy on June 20, 2013, 04:15:01 pm: I quit cold turkey on July 4, 1964 and certainly don't regret it. I was two packs a day and threw them away. The problem with cutting back is it makes you crave it even more. I had two younger siblings die from the results of smoking, so it makes me feel even more blessed that I was able to quit.
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Post by: Nancy5 on June 20, 2013, 04:49:38 pm: I quit in March 1999. I quit with help from the patch, but unfortunately it was too late for me. I was diagnosed with COPD, from smoking :'(
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Post by: hotcocoa on June 20, 2013, 04:55:24 pm: I never smoked, but my dad and uncles all did. My dad stopped cold turkey when the hospital told him he should quit, or die. He told my sister and I to go in his coat pocket and destroy the cigarettes. He never smoked after that day. What will power!
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Post by: articx on June 20, 2013, 05:04:52 pm: No, I do not smoke. I was never a smoker.
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Post by: autumnsparklemom on June 20, 2013, 05:08:17 pm: I am a smoker. I quit years ago before my children were born. We had 3 passings in the family and I started back. I am trying to quit again.
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Post by: jcalexis on June 20, 2013, 06:06:15 pm: I am a non-smoker. According to scientists, smoking is not good for your health.
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Post by: oldbuddy on June 20, 2013, 06:20:11 pm: Quote from: jcalexis on June 20, 2013, 06:06:15 pm
I am a non-smoker. According to scientists, smoking is not good for your health.

You don't need scientists to figure that out.
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Post by: luvh8tragedy87 on June 20, 2013, 06:30:27 pm: I've tried one cigarette when I was 19. Most of my family were smokers and being around it got me curious so I tried it. Well, I can honestly say I'll never go back. That first inhale was awful. Felt like my lungs were on fire.
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Post by: springsgardner on June 20, 2013, 06:37:18 pm: I am a nonsmoker. I'd like to ask everyone who smokes to please not throw your cigs out the window as you drive through Colorado and other states with lots of fires. Get rid of them some other way. Colorado and the west has waaaay too many fires and is at risk for more. Thanks! I have 7 friends who lost houses in the last week due to fires and I was personally evacuated, too.
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Post by: luvh8tragedy87 on June 20, 2013, 06:39:04 pm: Yeah all the fires going on in Colorado right now are crazy. The wind is blowing the smoke our way and the house stinks. We had to close all the windows.
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Post by: twol on June 21, 2013, 12:26:37 am: I am a non smoker. I tried it once when I was younger. It didn't appeal to me at all.
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Post by: de3ik on June 21, 2013, 12:32:15 am: I don't smoke at all and have no desire to. The smell of smoke and the fact that it can cause diseases makes me not want to pick up the habit. I am very happy for those who were able to quit though. I'm glad that they were able to beat that habit and I'm also happy for those who are trying to quit and hope they are successful. I hope you who has COPD is able to get better and I'm sorry to hear about your suffering. I believe God can heal any illness and hope you are able to recover soon. :)
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Post by: annettefayeroach on June 21, 2013, 02:46:12 am: non smoker all of my life. My father smoked and all three brothers smoked. Now just two brothers smoke. My father has stopped smoking as well. My mother dipped snuff up until two weeks til she passed away. RIP MAMA.
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Post by: tigerscene on June 21, 2013, 04:09:57 am: i smoke off and on my self and i tryed to stop smoke alot of times but one day i will stop all toguther but as of right now i can say i smoke a half a pack a day so for side two packs a day ,and that good till i stop all toguther
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on June 21, 2013, 04:15:20 am: I am proud to say I have never smoked. My husband quit over 2 years ago. My late brother in-law smoked up until the day he died. He planned to have the last cigarette, but had a massive heart attack. The coroner found a dent in his head from when he hit his head on the ashtray. :o ??? :o :wave:
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on June 21, 2013, 05:05:50 am: Non smoker :D :D :D

I smoked for many years and quit in 2007 :D
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Post by: devideddi on June 21, 2013, 05:45:04 am: non smoker for 10 years now
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Post by: lgemini on June 21, 2013, 05:46:00 am: I am a non smoker
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Post by: lkeys81 on June 21, 2013, 05:53:27 am: I'm a non smoker.
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Post by: Timberlan127 on June 21, 2013, 06:01:47 am: I have never smoked. It wasn't something that appealed to me even as a teen. It made me choke the only time i tried it. I'm thankful now that I never picked it up with all the health issues that it has today.
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Post by: kewl4reals on June 21, 2013, 08:14:26 am: Quote from: aggie49 on June 20, 2013, 02:28:06 pm
i smoke but i am atempting to quit i was smoking 2 pcks a day not i smoke like 8 a day
I was a smoker when i was young, not for many years now
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Post by: djohnson43 on June 21, 2013, 08:17:32 am: I am a non smoker, but I did try it when I was a teen. But then it was mostly because everyone around me was in the teen lounge I used to go to. So it was only on the weekends and I didn't really like it. (Half a cig. a night.)
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Post by: heypeg on June 21, 2013, 08:18:59 am: Non smoker all the way but my husband recently quit using the electronic cigarette. It works great.
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Post by: ghunter on June 21, 2013, 09:03:13 am: I do not smoke anymore I have been smoke free for 8 years and thanks be to God, I never pick it up again. I just wish I can get my husband to quit, maybe one day.
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Post by: sak4kat on June 21, 2013, 09:24:06 am: Anyway you look at it 8 cig's a day is better than 2 packs. I do agree with old buddy though about it making cravings harder. I knew a woman that would have one cig a day with her morning coffee. If anyone asked if she was a smoker though she would say she wasn't even though she'd been doing that for 30-40 years. I'm not a smoker myself. I'm disgusted by the smell. Have allergies and asthma. When I was 16 or 17 years old I'd light up with my friends when we were drinking (I know I was naughty) I thought it was cool than. I never had to have it or craved it. Boy am I glad for that. My brother-in-law is trying to quit...he's using the e-cig. I don't know much about them though. I know it's expensive and when he doesn't have cartridges because it doesn't fit in the budget he falls back on old fashioned cigarettes .
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Post by: sadafasim on June 21, 2013, 09:34:09 am: i never smoke in my life...actually i hate smoking ..... every smoker knows the bad sides of smoking but still smokes i don't know why they do not understand .....
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Post by: nmbrown863 on June 21, 2013, 04:12:34 pm: I am a smoker, unfortunately. Wish I never started smoking. I want to quit and have been looking into different options such as e cigarettes and different prescriptions. Definitely need to quit. Everytime I see one of those ads on T.V about what smoking does it scares me.
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Post by: oldbuddy on June 21, 2013, 05:10:29 pm: Quote from: nmbrown863 on June 21, 2013, 04:12:34 pm
I am a smoker, unfortunately. Wish I never started smoking. I want to quit and have been looking into different options such as e cigarettes and different prescriptions. Definitely need to quit. Everytime I see one of those ads on T.V about what smoking does it scares me.

That stuff all costs big bucks because the drug companies KNOW how bad you want to quit. You can do the same thing if you just drink a big glass of water every time you get an urge to smoke. It purges the toxins out of your system and reminds you psychologically how much you want to quit. After you use this method for a while, you spend so much time running to pee that you don't have time to light up!
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Post by: lutznellie on June 21, 2013, 05:46:34 pm: I haven't smoked since last November thanks to an ecig.
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Post by: gramev64 on June 21, 2013, 06:50:00 pm: Good for you! Quitting is something to be very proud of, and you will feel better also!
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Post by: rusgiftsaolcom on June 21, 2013, 07:01:34 pm: I am a non-smoker and hate second hand smoke. Knowing myself if I did take up smoking at an early age I probably would still be smoking today. But I'm glad I never started that habit.
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Post by: maxinmotion on June 21, 2013, 07:24:48 pm: I am not a smoker. I did try to smoke years ago but did not like it at all.
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Post by: bretay on June 21, 2013, 07:45:01 pm: i no longer smoke..i used to about 20 or so years ago..started making me sick and i quit cold turkey..just had bought a carton..threw them in the trash..i was up to 2 packs a day..
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Post by: jiuchan on June 21, 2013, 07:53:15 pm: non-smoker. i put a cigarette in my mouth once and the bitterness was too nasty for me to handle back then and so now, chose not too no matter what the peer pressure may be.
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Post by: hudsonmike09 on June 21, 2013, 09:24:11 pm: Quote from: lutznellie on June 21, 2013, 05:46:34 pm
I haven't smoked since last November thanks to an ecig.
. I'm using an ecig now, but I still smoke. I have cut down a lot in the past few months. I was smoking about 2 packs a day, and I've cut back to about half a pack a day.
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Post by: minervaspirit on June 21, 2013, 10:04:10 pm: I smoked for a few years - last year of high school and through college. Then I quit cold - just didn't like the taste any more. That was 30+ years ago.
then I became a rabid anti smoking person - really - I'll admit that I was very obnoxious about it at times even :o Lucky that I live in a state with very progressive anti smoking laws. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: Kay0338 on June 21, 2013, 10:12:31 pm: Smoker :(
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Post by: camellia0 on June 22, 2013, 03:45:28 am: OMG, that's a lot. My dad quit -- he bought hard candy and gum. That's too much money to spend on cigarettes.
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Post by: kqa on June 22, 2013, 05:20:46 am: Good luck! I never have and never will but many people have stopped smoking successfully. Wish you the best. :)
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Post by: nannycoe1 on June 22, 2013, 05:27:31 am: I am ashamed to say I am a smoker. I already have COPD and try to quit I have quit before, just got to get in the right mindset.
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Post by: rghvac69 on June 22, 2013, 05:42:33 am: I am a non-smoker. The price of cigarettes alone would make me want to quit.
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Post by: inertia4 on June 22, 2013, 06:02:50 am: I smoke also. I smoke around a pack a day. Although I have noticed sometimes I smoke more. But there are also days where I smoke much less. I do want to quit and I know it is real hard.
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Post by: lovekat on June 22, 2013, 07:26:26 am: It seemed that smoking was the good day, but I have not smoked in about 7 years and now when I be around smoke it bothers my breathing and I can not stand the smell at all. :notworthy: The smoking commercials that they are showing now on television is scaring knowing that a persons health can become that serious and life threatening. :star: :peace:
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Post by: nannycoe1 on June 22, 2013, 07:41:50 am: I think where I live has a lot to do with one reason I smoke. I was raised in NC on a tobacco farm. I worked on the farm from the time I was old enough to remember until I got out of high school and got my first job in "town". And even after that I would help for extra money. I come from a big tobacco community, and that's just how we made our living.
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Post by: amaravee on June 22, 2013, 10:30:13 am: non-smoker here... but i want to try just ONE time...
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Post by: 6265AT99 on June 22, 2013, 11:20:40 am: Quote from: aggie49 on June 20, 2013, 02:28:06 pm
i smoke but i am atempting to quit i was smoking 2 pcks a day not i smoke like 8 a day

Bravo!!! Keep up the good fight you will get there!!! I know I was a smoker about 9 yrs. ago and tried many times to quit and finally I did!!!! The key is willpower (but, I must admit the patch helps too)!!!! Good luck!!!!
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Post by: leroy3893 on June 22, 2013, 11:25:33 am: i hate being around people dat smokes; i can't breathe if someone is smoking around me. Dat is why i'm so happy dat my mom was able to quit on her own. i'm proud of her; she is saving her life by doing dat.
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Post by: ladycasshmere on June 22, 2013, 02:19:52 pm: I have never been stung by a bee. In fact im terrified of them.
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Post by: deontae7 on June 22, 2013, 02:20:59 pm: Quote from: aggie49 on June 20, 2013, 02:28:06 pm
i smoke but i am atempting to quit i was smoking 2 pcks a day not i smoke like 8 a day
I stop smoking 20 yrs ago and lost over 30 pounds1 :)
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Post by: cutiepie9447 on June 22, 2013, 04:49:03 pm: Former smoker...I quit when I got pregnant with my son. I will never go back. I never realized how disgusting it was!
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Post by: demaina on June 22, 2013, 10:35:45 pm: Never been a smoker. I never understood the attraction to it. Then again, like everyone in my extended family smokes or smoked and I think from a young age I never liked the smell or coughing if I breathed in too much.
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Post by: tigerscene on June 23, 2013, 04:56:12 am: i smoke cigers ever day and ya i try to stop smokeing but not yet have stop but one day i will stop for me and my family but for now i will smoke my four cigers a day till i do stop smokeing them at last
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Post by: lhz123 on June 23, 2013, 02:53:39 pm: Never been a smoker but my husband smokes.
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Post by: oldbuddy on June 23, 2013, 05:07:24 pm: Quote from: lhz123 on June 23, 2013, 02:53:39 pm
Never been a smoker but my husband smokes.

Is it true that kissing a smoker is like licking a dirty ash tray?
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Post by: ushaann on June 23, 2013, 08:32:11 pm: Am non smoker
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Post by: briannajeanxo on June 24, 2013, 10:32:14 am: ive never smoked, i cant stand the smell.
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Post by: gpaskey on June 24, 2013, 11:43:07 am: I am a smoker, I smoke less than a pack a day compared to the pack and a half I was smoking two weeks ago. I am slowly weening myself from smoking and by doing this I tend to want to sleep alot or find things to keep me busy such as searching on the internet or reading a book, or watching tv. :wave: :)
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Post by: dwggs on June 25, 2013, 07:20:09 am: I now consider myself a non smoker thanks to my Electronic cigarette .. I have been using it over a year and I love it. .. Saves me money and I am not getting the harmful effects that you get from a tobacco product.
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Post by: diala84 on June 25, 2013, 11:00:49 am: I'm a non-smoker and so is my husband. Although I feel bad for my husband because his household was full of smokers when he was growing up and he can't tolerate the smoke very well. It is a very hard and unhealthy habit to break for most, so well done to all those who have been able to quit. =)
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Post by: ShadeTree on July 03, 2013, 12:03:25 am: I don't smoke but I've been exposed to second-hand smoke my whole life. I suppose that kinda makes me a second-hand smoker. :sad1: Good luck in efforts to stop smoking! :wave:
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Post by: Dynamite2013 on July 03, 2013, 03:01:49 am: I started smoking when I was 14 years old, quit when I was in my thirties, two years later started again. then quit in 2009 and started two months ago, quit again last week. I don't think I will ever smoke again. I advise everyone not to smoke it is very hard to quit most of the time. what you have to do is substitute something else. when I had the urge to smoke I would grab a stick of gum and chew this way I wouldn't eat so much which is what sometimes what happens. good luck all that are trying to quit.
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Post by: dancer139 on July 03, 2013, 03:47:12 pm: i have never smoked. Hate it. Don't like being around anyone who does. Don't like to smell it, it makes me cough.
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Post by: mardukblood2009 on July 04, 2013, 02:00:43 pm: I smoked for about 10 years but I quit about 12 years ago. With the price of cigarettes today I don't know how anyone can afford to smoke. :dontknow:
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Post by: bwinn48 on July 04, 2013, 03:55:08 pm: non.... id like to live cancer free thanks.......... :bunny:
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Post by: wccohn on July 04, 2013, 04:12:57 pm: I have never smoked a cigarette in my life and I never will. :thumbsup:
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Post by: dixonlsa on July 04, 2013, 04:19:30 pm: I smoke and i was a 2 pk a day and now it is about a half pk. I have been trying to stop but every time i get :BangHead: :BangHead:and that's a lot of pain. But to those that would like to stop it take time hold on have faith and it will work out fine. :notworthy:
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Post by: melman1 on July 04, 2013, 04:26:24 pm: I smoked for over thirty-five years until last Aug. This coming August will mark my first full year without cigarettes since1974. The bad news is that I gained 20 lbs! :D
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Post by: sanglee on July 04, 2013, 07:11:15 pm: i used to smoke too, during high school, but i quit and have been smoke free for about 10 years
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Post by: twelton on July 05, 2013, 05:05:30 am: Non-smoker..After watching my father die with lung cancer, I never wanted them.
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Post by: leaht88 on July 05, 2013, 07:41:54 am: Definitely non-smoker. It's really gross and the smell seeps into everything. I've had asthma as a child so my lungs can't take it anyway.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on July 05, 2013, 07:46:37 am: I smoke sure wish I could quit!! :BangHead:
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Post by: yaayme on July 05, 2013, 09:52:52 am: Non Smoker.
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Post by: InfuseMe1 on July 05, 2013, 10:12:56 am: smoker til I can't do it anymore, funny the Indians smoked and they lived long... think it's in the genes.. I like my bad habit and am keeping it... :peace:
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Post by: ricdsm on July 05, 2013, 12:04:09 pm: I'm a non-smoker.
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Post by: lharris17 on July 05, 2013, 03:44:19 pm: Non-smoker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't stand the smell of cigarettes.
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Post by: Tresbn00 on July 07, 2013, 09:02:13 am: I am a non-smoker who loves the smell of tobacco being burned but hate the smell of stale smoke on my clothes (like after going clubbing or to a casino). When I was growing up my Mother was a chain smoker. Unbelievable amounts of cigarettes burned and smoked. She was a somewhat tidy and fastidious smoker...there weren't burn marks all over everything like I sometimes see in smoker's houses. It would be difficult to find a cigarette butt any where in the house or in the yard. You would be hard pressed to even find a butt in the garbage can. There are so many inconsiderate smokers out there that don't follow any kind of tidiness etiquette.
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Post by: jmc1982 on July 07, 2013, 11:46:49 am: non smoker
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Post by: coreyw87 on July 07, 2013, 11:49:10 am: My brother and I used to smoke here and there never a lot but my mom did so we quit to prove to her that she could and to not tempt her to smoke.
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Post by: cyncity831 on July 08, 2013, 09:24:37 am: I do smoke. About 1/2 a pack a day
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Post by: cuppycakke on July 08, 2013, 02:19:03 pm: Non smoker. Lost a few loved ones to smoking. I despise the junk.
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Post by: alamedann on July 08, 2013, 02:51:55 pm: I've smoked part of a cigarette once, when I was a senior in high school. Didn't like the taste or experience at all. Haven't smoked one since then. I have a friend whose mom is dying of end-stage emphysema from smoking, and it's a great reminder of why I don't smoke. Smoking probably shortened her life by 5-10 years. It definitely ruined her quality of life for the last 3 years.
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Post by: Beckys0528 on July 08, 2013, 03:17:24 pm: I have smoke for about 30 yrs and it is a very nasty habit I wish I had the willpower to quit. Any suggestions I will try!!!! I have tried Chantix that is a very good product but I guess I didn't really want to quit :BangHead:
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Post by: raven1114 on July 08, 2013, 04:49:01 pm: Don't smoke, never smoked. Trying to get my husband to quit or at least switch to the electronic ones.
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Post by: johncache on July 08, 2013, 05:42:05 pm: Wait, you smoke 8 packs a day?!
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Post by: pkrahmer on July 08, 2013, 05:49:23 pm: I am a non-smoker. Infact I have trouble breathing around smokers.
I realize for many smokers It is an addiction and hard to quit. To me is it is one of the worst habits a person can have.
I hope all smokers who want to are able to stop smoking soon. :wave: :peace:
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Post by: gennjen on July 08, 2013, 07:37:49 pm: I smoke buy not as much as before.
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Post by: paints on July 08, 2013, 07:49:56 pm: Quote from: InfuseMe1 on July 05, 2013, 10:12:56 am
smoker til I can't do it anymore, funny the Indians smoked and they lived long... think it's in the genes.. I like my bad habit and am keeping it... :peace:

The Indians weren't smoking pesticides and formaldehyde and God only knows what else along with their tobacco. ???
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Post by: dodgers16 on July 08, 2013, 11:26:01 pm: I am happy to say that I am a non smoker, and I am even happier to now say that my dad is now a non smoker, since he recetly quit after many years of smoking
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Post by: ejholt on July 09, 2013, 02:59:11 am: I smoked for 45 years but 6 1/2 years ago I quit. I got where I could not breath good. So just laid them down and never wanted another one. I feel so much better and have saved a good amount of money. Hope everyone has a nice Tuesday and may God bless each of you and keep you safe.
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Post by: maxinmotion on July 09, 2013, 03:19:11 am: I am not a smoker but have friends that are trying to quit. My best friend only smokes at night. It seems so hard for her to quit.
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Post by: tammypete on July 09, 2013, 05:30:44 am: I am not a smoker. Both of my parents passed away from lung diseases caused by smoking. I watched how difficult it was for them to breath during the final stages of the disease. To me, a cigarette isn't worth it!!!!!
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Post by: wadee1958 on July 09, 2013, 02:24:35 pm: Quote from: aggie49 on June 20, 2013, 02:28:06 pm
i smoke but i am atempting to quit i was smoking 2 pcks a day not i smoke like 8 a day

i used to smoke years ago but not anymore i'm so glad that i quit.
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Post by: alaskakaren on July 09, 2013, 03:06:51 pm: I'm a pot smoker and I take drags off of cigarettes.
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Post by: christys04 on July 09, 2013, 04:23:24 pm: I am a smoker who is looking to quit soon, but it is so hard with stress and kids and everyday problems. Any ideas of how to quit but take care of your stress at the same time?
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Post by: hudsonmike09 on July 09, 2013, 08:41:35 pm: Quote from: christys04 on July 09, 2013, 04:23:24 pm
I am a smoker who is looking to quit soon, but it is so hard with stress and kids and everyday problems. Any ideas of how to quit but take care of your stress at the same time?
Have you tried Ecigs? I started using one a few months ago and it has helped me cut down a lot on the real ones.
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Post by: heather8733 on July 09, 2013, 09:42:15 pm: i dont smoke. cant stand the smell.
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Post by: carmen4 on July 09, 2013, 11:24:45 pm: I used to smoke when I was in high school. However I stopped that promptly after being informed about all the health risks. Cancer, heart attack, amputations.. Luckily I was young so I wasnt really addicted. I often have the urge because I enjoyed it. But I dont give in because its not worth it. Also I dont have an addictive personality and can try something once that I love and never do it again.
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Post by: lynnc35 on July 10, 2013, 01:46:18 am: I hate smoke, my husband smokes and I cannot stand it, I watch it killing him slowly every night he coughs and sounds like he is going to die, I hate breathing it, tobacco farmers, kind of weird that it is one of the things that got America going.
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Post by: clydebirman on July 10, 2013, 04:28:51 am: I went both ways, I started smoking at 18 than I quit for awhile than I went back to smoking than I quit again, I did this several times a year for several years and somebody told me to decide which is it I am either a smoker or non-smoker and land on one so I did, I am a smoker, yes I probably die from smoking one day but at least I will die enjoying life pleasures like smoking, it helps me from getting too stressed out so much. I don't drink unless it is a social event, so really the only bad habit I have is smoking cigs. Now I had friends in the past that used to smoke and the doctors told them to quit before they get lung cancer one day and which scared them to quit, so for many years they did not smoke anymore and one day they still ended up getting cancer anyways. I lost a few friends that died from lung cancer way long after they quit smoking cigs for many years. A very odd thing to have had happened.
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Post by: kingozzy on July 10, 2013, 06:18:29 am: I smoke about 1/2 a pack a day, but it is getting pretty expensive
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Post by: LenoraMinogue on July 10, 2013, 07:40:23 am: I'm a non-smoker. I've always found the smoke extremely unpleasant, even when I was a kid. I know it's very hard to reduce your smoking or quit it. So I wish you luck with that.
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Post by: jennalyn_ruth on July 10, 2013, 07:55:49 am: I'm using E-cig.. But never smoke tabacco
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Post by: briannajeanxo on July 10, 2013, 11:12:45 am: nonsmoker, never have, never will.
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Post by: ladycasshmere on July 10, 2013, 12:09:59 pm: I am a non smoker. I never did like the smell of cigarette smoke. My dad smoked alot when I was little and died of lung cancer.I vowed never to mak that a habit for me.
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Post by: cathy37 on July 10, 2013, 07:10:14 pm: I don't smoke and have never smoked. I understand it is a habit, but it is an expensive habit. People who smoke a lot and in closed spaces smell like smoke and stale smoke smells bad. It can also make your walls yellow in your house.
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Post by: rricardi58 on July 11, 2013, 12:30:12 am: I am definitely a non-smoker and I always have been. I tried it once a very long time ago, when I was about 16. And I hated it, found it disgusting and it made me cough. I frankly do not know how people can enjoy it. It provides absolutely no benefits and it can definitely provide health issues.

Even the smoke irritates my eyes badly - I am extremely sensitive to irritations in the air. My eyes will burn, sting and tear excessively.
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Post by: rpse1927 on July 11, 2013, 06:10:56 am: i never smoked a day in my lifi and i have c opd lung mproblems
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Post by: itsjdubb on July 11, 2013, 06:34:03 am: I have never smoked, so thankful too since it is so hard to quit. Good luck to all of you trying to quit now.
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Post by: foxx1935 on July 12, 2013, 04:02:15 pm: I smoke like 7 a day. I try not to pass that much. I have tried to quit went down to one a day, but every time sometjing happen and I'm bact smokimg even harder, I don't think I can do it by myself.
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Post by: angprescott on July 12, 2013, 06:40:10 pm: I have never been a smoker, but my husband is. He has never smoked in our house or cars, we agreed on this years ago and he always sticks to it. He has tried to quit a few times and is down to 8 or 9 a day, but I would love to see him quit altogether, wish I knew how to help him without sounding like a nagging wife. ???
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Post by: kristalie on July 12, 2013, 07:01:20 pm: Nonsmoker.... disgust.
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Post by: bigfoot951 on July 13, 2013, 08:26:13 am: I don't smoke and I never have, but I do dip. I think there are a lot of similarities between smoking and dipping and I have the desire to quit dipping but it is still a work in progress.