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How’s That New Year’s Resolution Working Out?

Are you still quit? If so, congratulations! Most quitters would probably agree that the first 3 days are the hardest to get through. And the last time I went through them I would have agreed: I remember going through some serious withdrawal symptoms in those first 3 days.

Whether you had it hard or easy, though, if you’re still free on January 3rd, you’re doing great! Every day should get a little easier from here on; every day, you should feel a little more “normal” as a non-smoker, a little more comfortable in your new role.

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How Not to Quit Smoking

You’ve tried it all — the pills, the patches, the potions — and none of it has worked for you. You’ve begun to think that maybe you’re doomed to be a smoker until it kills you; after all, you’ve followed your family’s urging, your friends’ suggestions, and your doctor’s advice, and you’re still puffing away, even though — when you stop to think about it — you hate every single minute of it.

You wonder,

“What’s wrong with me?”

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The Realities of Addiction

In 1988, the Surgeon General of the United States, C. Everett Koop, released a report entitled, “The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction”. This report concluded that nicotine is just as addictive as heroin or cocaine.

Naturally, Big Tobacco denied that nicotine was addictive at all – even going so far as to have their top executives testify to that effect during Congressional hearings in 1994 – yet their own internal documents (which they were forced to release as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998) show that they clearly recognized the addictive nature of their product.

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