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I Need Help, I Quit Smoking For 88 Days And I Relapsed.
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The replies you have had has been Brilliant all with the same theme including mine you fall off the Horse get up in the saddle again and go for it it was smoking that caused your Disease, try… read more

Smoking
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I quit 4 years ago - the craving comes and goes but I am able to work through it - just do it and you will feel much better take hour at a time - good luck.

Does Anyone Smoke Cigs. If You Did And Quit, And Remained Quit. Will You Please Share Your Ways. I Tried With No Success At Stayin Quit.
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I don't know what it means, but pulmonary told me I was in stage 4 and if I don't quit smoking and use a c pap at night that I would die in 6 months. Well they gave me a trilogy machine and it's up to me to quit cigs. Not so hard to quit. So far it's been impossible to stay quit. I stay so depressed. This disease has control of what I can do now. And compared its horrible. As I don't watch TV nor Read... any advice?

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I agree with this. If you don't want to quit then you won't. Wouldn't it follow then that if you don't quit it's not because you can't but because you won't. It takes work for most people. I'm not… read more

Stop Smoking And Avoid Lung Irritants
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I have tried so many times so many times to quit smoking with no luck. I seem to be very good for the 1st 3 weeks and then boom I smoke again, Does anyone have any ideas how I can beat this horrible habit once and for all!

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Thanks Muffin. Sending you hugs

Why Cant I Stop Smokin
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what convinced me to quit was finding out that tobacco companies manipulate the amount of nicotine to keep us hooked, I #ucking hate being used, So I haven't touched one since. Still like weed ;-)

Stress And How To Deal With It
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how do you deal with a stressful time without the cigarettes or the Nicorette's

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Keep your hands and mouth busy. Suck on ice, mints, anything you would ruin the cig with to try to smoke with it in your mouth. Take up a hobby that uses your brain & hands. One that Doesn't give you… read more

How Did You Stop Smoking? I Just Found Out I Have 20% Lung Capacity And Have Severe Emphysema.
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I am so ashamed

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Good evening
Hope you all had a blessed holiday and didn’t over do anything

Don’t be ashamed
We didn’t know when we started smoking what it would do to us

Now we know better
We make other… read more

Is Electronic Cigs. Second Hand Smoke Or Vapors Harmful To Others.
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They helped me quit.2+ pack a day.Used them for about a year and then just put them down to.47yr smoker.
don't give up on yourself keep trying yes it's worth it.

Still Smoking
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Is there anyone here that still smokes after being diagnosed. I am looking for some support to quit. I have attempted it several times since my diagnoses and have failed terribly. The patches, gum, vape pens and even cold turkey (which I wouldn't recommend)! The Doctor won't put me on Chantix because I suffer from Severe Major Depression and the side effects wouldn't be good for me!!! Two weeks ago I had an exacerbation and the E.R doctor ordered chest x-ray.s He came back after reading them… read more

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I quite by keeping a dayly log of what I smoke at first I reduced by 5 smokes à week then the next week I added 5 more that équaled 10 smokes in two weeks some and never beat myself if I missed à day… read more

Anyone Using E-cigs/vaping?
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That's good......its proving to be a deadly alternative.