I have a nephew who just started smoking. I sent him the following link as
a way to help him quit.

http://www.bacweb.org/news/journal_a..._1011/nib3.htm

Anyone who smokes understands how difficult it is to quit. If quitting were
a simple matter of willpower or "just saying no," most smokers would have
given up the habit long ago. In fact, of the 47 million smokers in America,
31 million have expressed a desire to quit, and for good reasons. By now, we
all are familiar with the potential health hazards associated with smoking:
chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, slowed
healing of wounds, infertility, ulcers and an increased risk of cancer.

The health risks are especially grave for pregnant women; smoking in
pregnancy harms the fetus and often leads to premature delivery, low birth
weight, learning problems, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and sometimes
death. Roughly 20 percent of all annual deaths are attributed to smoking.

There's also the issue of second-hand smoke. Subjecting co-workers, friends
and family to second-hand smoke exposes them to deadly illnesses even if
they do not smoke. Children whose parents smoke are at risk for sudden
infant death syndrome, increased susceptibility to colds, ear infections and
asthma. And like the smoker, children exposed to second-hand smoke also have
an increased risk of cancer. In addition, after having grown up in a smoking
household, children are much more likely to take up the unhealthy habit
themselves. It is not uncommon to see generations of families passing down a
heritage of illness and premature death due to smoking.

More Than a Bad Habit

Arguments in Favor of Quitting
There are a number of positive statistics to help current
smokers on their way to becoming cigarette addiction-free:
Within 20 minutes of quitting, your heart rates drops.
Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in your blood
drops to a normal level.
Within two weeks to three months, your heart attack
risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to improve.
Within one to nine months, your coughing and shortness
of breath decreases.
Within one year, your added risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker's.
Within five years, your stroke risk is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker's.
Within 10 years, your lung cancer death rate is about
half that of a smoker's and your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
Within 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease is
back to that of a nonsmoker's.


Unfortunately, knowing smoking can make a person sick or even result in
death does not always create enough incentive to help a person quit. "This
is because smoking is more than a bad habit - it is an addiction," says
BAC's
Member Assistance Program Director Karen Grear. "Some experts, in fact,
credit nicotine as being more addictive than illegal drugs, such as cocaine
and heroin. When a smoker lights up, the nicotine in the cigarette reaches
the smoker's brain faster than an injection of heroin. And, like the heroin
addict, smokers become physically and psychologically addicted to nicotine,
making it harder to quit."

Withdrawal symptoms from smoking can cause tension, fatigue, difficulty
sleeping, headache, cough and dry throat. Psychological dependence often
causes cravings, mood swings and irritability.

Tips For Quitting

Conquering this addiction can be a daily battle, but the good news
is that smoking addiction can be beaten. The U.S. Health and Human Services
Administration suggests five steps for quitting smoking:

Get ready: Pick a specific day to quit smoking. Rid your home, car and
office of cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays. Be prepared to give up smoking
entirely, and make a vow against taking a single puff.

On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:19:17 -0400, "It's Only Me" wrote:

I have a nephew who just started smoking. I sent him the following link as
a way to help him quit.

http://www.bacweb.org/news/journal_a..._1011/nib3.htm

Anyone who smokes understands how difficult it is to quit. If quitting were
a simple matter of willpower or "just saying no," most smokers would have
given up the habit long ago. In fact, of the 47 million smokers in America,
31 million have expressed a desire to quit, and for good reasons. By now, we
all are familiar with the potential health hazards associated with smoking:
chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, slowed
healing of wounds, infertility, ulcers and an increased risk of cancer.

The health risks are especially grave for pregnant women; smoking in
pregnancy harms the fetus and often leads to premature delivery, low birth
weight, learning problems, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and sometimes
death. Roughly 20 percent of all annual deaths are attributed to smoking.

There's also the issue of second-hand smoke. Subjecting co-workers, friends
and family to second-hand smoke exposes them to deadly illnesses even if
they do not smoke. Children whose parents smoke are at risk for sudden
infant death syndrome, increased susceptibility to colds, ear infections and
asthma. And like the smoker, children exposed to second-hand smoke also have
an increased risk of cancer. In addition, after having grown up in a smoking
household, children are much more likely to take up the unhealthy habit
themselves. It is not uncommon to see generations of families passing down a
heritage of illness and premature death due to smoking.

More Than a Bad Habit

Arguments in Favor of Quitting
There are a number of positive statistics to help current
smokers on their way to becoming cigarette addiction-free:
Within 20 minutes of quitting, your heart rates drops.
Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in your blood
drops to a normal level.
Within two weeks to three months, your heart attack
risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to improve.
Within one to nine months, your coughing and shortness
of breath decreases.
Within one year, your added risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker's.
Within five years, your stroke risk is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker's.
Within 10 years, your lung cancer death rate is about
half that of a smoker's and your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
Within 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease is
back to that of a nonsmoker's.


Unfortunately, knowing smoking can make a person sick or even result in
death does not always create enough incentive to help a person quit. "This
is because smoking is more than a bad habit - it is an addiction," says
BAC's
Member Assistance Program Director Karen Grear. "Some experts, in fact,
credit nicotine as being more addictive than illegal drugs, such as cocaine
and heroin. When a smoker lights up, the nicotine in the cigarette reaches
the smoker's brain faster than an injection of heroin. And, like the heroin
addict, smokers become physically and psychologically addicted to nicotine,
making it harder to quit."

Withdrawal symptoms from smoking can cause tension, fatigue, difficulty
sleeping, headache, cough and dry throat. Psychological dependence often
causes cravings, mood swings and irritability.

Tips For Quitting

Conquering this addiction can be a daily battle, but the good news
is that smoking addiction can be beaten. The U.S. Health and Human Services
Administration suggests five steps for quitting smoking:

Get ready: Pick a specific day to quit smoking. Rid your home, car and
office of cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays. Be prepared to give up smoking
entirely, and make a vow against taking a single puff.



My stats:

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Three years, three months,
one week, four days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds. This means he has not
lit 59877 cigarettes, and has saved $8,981.70. The additional time he has to
spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 29 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, and 45
minutes.


For me, the hardest part of quitting, the one thing that kept me smoking for a
lot of years, was the fear of not being able to quit, i.e. quitting for a day or
two and then starting again.

Here's the site that got me through the first week.

http://www.quitnet.com/
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

My stats:

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Three years, three
months,
one week, four days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds. This means he has
not
lit 59877 cigarettes, and has saved $8,981.70. The additional time he has
to
spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 29 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, and
45
minutes.


For me, the hardest part of quitting, the one thing that kept me smoking
for a
lot of years, was the fear of not being able to quit, i.e. quitting for a
day or
two and then starting again.

Here's the site that got me through the first week.

http://www.quitnet.com/
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Hey John,

Back at ya man

Clean and Smober for:
Three months,
two weeks
three days
15 hours
8 minutes
7 seconds
2152 ciggy's not smoked
$645.78 more for my boat
1 week, 11 hours, 20 minutes more time for my kids

My biggest thing is I can't believe how good I feel, or how bad smoking made
me feel. Were you a regular at AS3?

On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:40:01 -0800, "Black-n-Gold" wrote:




My stats:

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Three years, three
months,
one week, four days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds. This means he has
not
lit 59877 cigarettes, and has saved $8,981.70. The additional time he has
to
spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 29 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, and
45
minutes.


For me, the hardest part of quitting, the one thing that kept me smoking
for a
lot of years, was the fear of not being able to quit, i.e. quitting for a
day or
two and then starting again.

Here's the site that got me through the first week.

http://www.quitnet.com/
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Hey John,

Back at ya man

Clean and Smober for:
Three months,
two weeks
three days
15 hours
8 minutes
7 seconds
2152 ciggy's not smoked
$645.78 more for my boat
1 week, 11 hours, 20 minutes more time for my kids

My biggest thing is I can't believe how good I feel, or how bad smoking made
me feel. Were you a regular at AS3?

No, not AS3, but I was on quitnet. I went by 'Mad Doggy', which was about how I
felt. Way to go on your three months! The hard part is definitely over. Have you
stopped having smoking dreams yet? It took me a couple years of waking up in the
middle of the night *knowing* I'd just had a smoke and kicking myself in the
butt for it.

So *many* things get better! I still get an urge about every four or five
months, especially after a good meal. But the urges are much easier to get over.

Best of luck with your quit, man!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:19:17 -0400, "It's Only Me"
wrote:

I have a nephew who just started smoking. I sent him the following link
as
a way to help him quit.

http://www.bacweb.org/news/journal_a..._1011/nib3.htm

Anyone who smokes understands how difficult it is to quit. If quitting
were
a simple matter of willpower or "just saying no," most smokers would have
given up the habit long ago. In fact, of the 47 million smokers in
America,
31 million have expressed a desire to quit, and for good reasons. By now,
we
all are familiar with the potential health hazards associated with
smoking:
chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, slowed
healing of wounds, infertility, ulcers and an increased risk of cancer.

The health risks are especially grave for pregnant women; smoking in
pregnancy harms the fetus and often leads to premature delivery, low birth
weight, learning problems, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and
sometimes
death. Roughly 20 percent of all annual deaths are attributed to smoking.

There's also the issue of second-hand smoke. Subjecting co-workers,
friends
and family to second-hand smoke exposes them to deadly illnesses even if
they do not smoke. Children whose parents smoke are at risk for sudden
infant death syndrome, increased susceptibility to colds, ear infections
and
asthma. And like the smoker, children exposed to second-hand smoke also
have
an increased risk of cancer. In addition, after having grown up in a
smoking
household, children are much more likely to take up the unhealthy habit
themselves. It is not uncommon to see generations of families passing down
a
heritage of illness and premature death due to smoking.

More Than a Bad Habit

Arguments in Favor of Quitting
There are a number of positive statistics to help current
smokers on their way to becoming cigarette addiction-free:
Within 20 minutes of quitting, your heart rates
drops.
Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in your blood
drops to a normal level.
Within two weeks to three months, your heart attack
risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to improve.
Within one to nine months, your coughing and
shortness
of breath decreases.
Within one year, your added risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker's.
Within five years, your stroke risk is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker's.
Within 10 years, your lung cancer death rate is about
half that of a smoker's and your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
Within 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease
is
back to that of a nonsmoker's.


Unfortunately, knowing smoking can make a person sick or even result in
death does not always create enough incentive to help a person quit. "This
is because smoking is more than a bad habit - it is an addiction," says
BAC's
Member Assistance Program Director Karen Grear. "Some experts, in fact,
credit nicotine as being more addictive than illegal drugs, such as
cocaine
and heroin. When a smoker lights up, the nicotine in the cigarette reaches
the smoker's brain faster than an injection of heroin. And, like the
heroin
addict, smokers become physically and psychologically addicted to
nicotine,
making it harder to quit."

Withdrawal symptoms from smoking can cause tension, fatigue, difficulty
sleeping, headache, cough and dry throat. Psychological dependence often
causes cravings, mood swings and irritability.

Tips For Quitting

Conquering this addiction can be a daily battle, but the good news
is that smoking addiction can be beaten. The U.S. Health and Human
Services
Administration suggests five steps for quitting smoking:

Get ready: Pick a specific day to quit smoking. Rid your home, car and
office of cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays. Be prepared to give up
smoking
entirely, and make a vow against taking a single puff.



My stats:

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Three years, three
months,
one week, four days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds. This means he has
not
lit 59877 cigarettes, and has saved $8,981.70. The additional time he has
to
spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 29 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, and
45
minutes.


For me, the hardest part of quitting, the one thing that kept me smoking
for a
lot of years, was the fear of not being able to quit, i.e. quitting for a
day or
two and then starting again.

Here's the site that got me through the first week.

http://www.quitnet.com/

I quit around the middle of January 2002, the exact date isn't important to
me. I smoked for 29 years, started when I was 11. The only thing that got me
to quite was the desire to see my kids grow up, get married and have kids of
their own.

I used the patch for three weeks and that was it.

BTW, my wife still smokes a pack and a half a day.

Bert

After 40 plus years of a two pack a day addiction I decided to try again
April 1 of this year, so far all is good. Thanks for the help sites.
Dry

Bert Robbins wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:19:17 -0400, "It's Only Me"
wrote:

I have a nephew who just started smoking. I sent him the following link
as
a way to help him quit.

http://www.bacweb.org/news/journal_a..._1011/nib3.htm

Anyone who smokes understands how difficult it is to quit. If quitting
were
a simple matter of willpower or "just saying no," most smokers would have
given up the habit long ago. In fact, of the 47 million smokers in
America,
31 million have expressed a desire to quit, and for good reasons. By now,
we
all are familiar with the potential health hazards associated with
smoking:
chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, slowed
healing of wounds, infertility, ulcers and an increased risk of cancer.

The health risks are especially grave for pregnant women; smoking in
pregnancy harms the fetus and often leads to premature delivery, low birth
weight, learning problems, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and
sometimes
death. Roughly 20 percent of all annual deaths are attributed to smoking.

There's also the issue of second-hand smoke. Subjecting co-workers,
friends
and family to second-hand smoke exposes them to deadly illnesses even if
they do not smoke. Children whose parents smoke are at risk for sudden
infant death syndrome, increased susceptibility to colds, ear infections
and
asthma. And like the smoker, children exposed to second-hand smoke also
have
an increased risk of cancer. In addition, after having grown up in a
smoking
household, children are much more likely to take up the unhealthy habit
themselves. It is not uncommon to see generations of families passing down
a
heritage of illness and premature death due to smoking.

More Than a Bad Habit

Arguments in Favor of Quitting
There are a number of positive statistics to help current
smokers on their way to becoming cigarette addiction-free:
Within 20 minutes of quitting, your heart rates
drops.
Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in your blood
drops to a normal level.
Within two weeks to three months, your heart attack
risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to improve.
Within one to nine months, your coughing and
shortness
of breath decreases.
Within one year, your added risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker's.
Within five years, your stroke risk is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker's.
Within 10 years, your lung cancer death rate is about
half that of a smoker's and your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
Within 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease
is
back to that of a nonsmoker's.


Unfortunately, knowing smoking can make a person sick or even result in
death does not always create enough incentive to help a person quit. "This
is because smoking is more than a bad habit - it is an addiction," says
BAC's
Member Assistance Program Director Karen Grear. "Some experts, in fact,
credit nicotine as being more addictive than illegal drugs, such as
cocaine
and heroin. When a smoker lights up, the nicotine in the cigarette reaches
the smoker's brain faster than an injection of heroin. And, like the
heroin
addict, smokers become physically and psychologically addicted to
nicotine,
making it harder to quit."

Withdrawal symptoms from smoking can cause tension, fatigue, difficulty
sleeping, headache, cough and dry throat. Psychological dependence often
causes cravings, mood swings and irritability.

Tips For Quitting

Conquering this addiction can be a daily battle, but the good news
is that smoking addiction can be beaten. The U.S. Health and Human
Services
Administration suggests five steps for quitting smoking:

Get ready: Pick a specific day to quit smoking. Rid your home, car and
office of cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays. Be prepared to give up
smoking
entirely, and make a vow against taking a single puff.



My stats:

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Three years, three
months,
one week, four days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds. This means he has
not
lit 59877 cigarettes, and has saved $8,981.70. The additional time he has
to
spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 29 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, and
45
minutes.


For me, the hardest part of quitting, the one thing that kept me smoking
for a
lot of years, was the fear of not being able to quit, i.e. quitting for a
day or
two and then starting again.

Here's the site that got me through the first week.

http://www.quitnet.com/

I quit around the middle of January 2002, the exact date isn't important to
me. I smoked for 29 years, started when I was 11. The only thing that got me
to quite was the desire to see my kids grow up, get married and have kids of
their own.

I used the patch for three weeks and that was it.

BTW, my wife still smokes a pack and a half a day.

Bert

When I quit, I kept a box of Nicorette handy, just in case I got a real
craving. I probably only chewed a dozen of them, but they were helpful when
I needed it.


"Dry" wrote in message
...
After 40 plus years of a two pack a day addiction I decided to try again
April 1 of this year, so far all is good. Thanks for the help sites.
Dry

Bert Robbins wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:19:17 -0400, "It's Only Me"
wrote:

I have a nephew who just started smoking. I sent him the following
link
as
a way to help him quit.

http://www.bacweb.org/news/journal_a..._1011/nib3.htm

Anyone who smokes understands how difficult it is to quit. If quitting
were
a simple matter of willpower or "just saying no," most smokers would
have
given up the habit long ago. In fact, of the 47 million smokers in
America,
31 million have expressed a desire to quit, and for good reasons. By
now,
we
all are familiar with the potential health hazards associated with
smoking:
chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, stroke,
slowed
healing of wounds, infertility, ulcers and an increased risk of cancer.

The health risks are especially grave for pregnant women; smoking in
pregnancy harms the fetus and often leads to premature delivery, low
birth
weight, learning problems, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and
sometimes
death. Roughly 20 percent of all annual deaths are attributed to
smoking.

There's also the issue of second-hand smoke. Subjecting co-workers,
friends
and family to second-hand smoke exposes them to deadly illnesses even
if
they do not smoke. Children whose parents smoke are at risk for sudden
infant death syndrome, increased susceptibility to colds, ear
infections
and
asthma. And like the smoker, children exposed to second-hand smoke also
have
an increased risk of cancer. In addition, after having grown up in a
smoking
household, children are much more likely to take up the unhealthy habit
themselves. It is not uncommon to see generations of families passing
down
a
heritage of illness and premature death due to smoking.

More Than a Bad Habit

Arguments in Favor of Quitting
There are a number of positive statistics to help current
smokers on their way to becoming cigarette addiction-free:
Within 20 minutes of quitting, your heart rates
drops.
Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in your
blood
drops to a normal level.
Within two weeks to three months, your heart
attack
risk begins to drop and your lung function begins to improve.
Within one to nine months, your coughing and
shortness
of breath decreases.
Within one year, your added risk of coronary heart
disease is half that of a smoker's.
Within five years, your stroke risk is reduced to
that
of a nonsmoker's.
Within 10 years, your lung cancer death rate is
about
half that of a smoker's and your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat,
esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
Within 15 years, your risk of coronary heart
disease
is
back to that of a nonsmoker's.


Unfortunately, knowing smoking can make a person sick or even result in
death does not always create enough incentive to help a person quit.
"This
is because smoking is more than a bad habit - it is an addiction," says
BAC's
Member Assistance Program Director Karen Grear. "Some experts, in fact,
credit nicotine as being more addictive than illegal drugs, such as
cocaine
and heroin. When a smoker lights up, the nicotine in the cigarette
reaches
the smoker's brain faster than an injection of heroin. And, like the
heroin
addict, smokers become physically and psychologically addicted to
nicotine,
making it harder to quit."

Withdrawal symptoms from smoking can cause tension, fatigue, difficulty
sleeping, headache, cough and dry throat. Psychological dependence
often
causes cravings, mood swings and irritability.

Tips For Quitting

Conquering this addiction can be a daily battle, but the good news
is that smoking addiction can be beaten. The U.S. Health and Human
Services
Administration suggests five steps for quitting smoking:

Get ready: Pick a specific day to quit smoking. Rid your home, car and
office of cigarettes, lighters and ashtrays. Be prepared to give up
smoking
entirely, and make a vow against taking a single puff.



My stats:

This is to CERTIFY that:

JOHN L. HERRING

Has neither smoked nor puffed a single cigarette for: Three years,
three
months,
one week, four days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds. This means he
has
not
lit 59877 cigarettes, and has saved $8,981.70. The additional time he
has
to
spend his daughters' inheritance is about: 29 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours,
and
45
minutes.


For me, the hardest part of quitting, the one thing that kept me
smoking
for a
lot of years, was the fear of not being able to quit, i.e. quitting for
a
day or
two and then starting again.

Here's the site that got me through the first week.

http://www.quitnet.com/

I quit around the middle of January 2002, the exact date isn't important
to
me. I smoked for 29 years, started when I was 11. The only thing that got
me
to quite was the desire to see my kids grow up, get married and have kids
of
their own.

I used the patch for three weeks and that was it.

BTW, my wife still smokes a pack and a half a day.

Bert

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:32:27 GMT, Dry wrote:

After 40 plus years of a two pack a day addiction I decided to try again
April 1 of this year, so far all is good. Thanks for the help sites.
Dry


Dry, the chat group at quitnet is (was) a great group for me. By constantly
talking about smoking, my mind was kept off smoking. I know, sounds stupid, but
it worked.

Come here and post, if nothing else, just don't think *ever* that you can have
'just one' cigarette. We are hoping the best for you!

Stick with it. If you've gone six whole days, the hardest part is over. Pats and
hugs, man. You deserve them!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:32:27 GMT, Dry wrote:

After 40 plus years of a two pack a day addiction I decided to try again
April 1 of this year, so far all is good. Thanks for the help sites.
Dry

Drink lots and lots of water. When you're finished drinking, have another couple
glasses. Drink water while you're peeing, that way both hands are busy!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

i stopped smoking on the 15 of Jan 2005, that was the day i took my
pregnancy test and realized that i was pregnant, i didn't want to harm
my baby in any way. i have not had any since and i don't even miss it!
People smoking around me never used to bother me but now it does, i
hate the smell. I am determined to get my partner to stop too!! He
wants to stop so i'm just going to help and encourage him!