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Day 4 Without a cigarette!
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29. June 2006 @ 12:57 |
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 This is true. Twice I've had to douse partially-used cigarette packs in rubbing alcohol to avoid being able to fish them out of the trash later.
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29. June 2006 @ 15:26 |
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... That's why they call it an addiction :)
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30. June 2006 @ 00:31 |
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way to go Gerry you can do it, i have gone 17520 days without one but i never smoked one in my life lol!!
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30. June 2006 @ 01:03 |
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Hey for what it's worth if I could quit smoking, anybody can!
Good luck and stay strong.
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30. June 2006 @ 18:58 |
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What day is it now?
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1. July 2006 @ 21:58 |
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Well, if it was day 4 on the 12th of June, then its now the 24th day (as of July 2nd) if he's kept up with it. Good luck Gerry.
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6. July 2006 @ 08:20 |
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One whole month tomorrow guys!! Thanks for the good wishes. Seems so much easier this time around but I'm not going to let up my guard so soon. I'm not much of a drinker but still ain't gonna touch booze for a while...that will just kill everything right after drink number one.
I've really lightened up on the nicotine gum ... not using much at all which is a good thing because I'm a clutz and keep biting myself. You heard of guys who can't chew gum and walk at the same time?...I can't chew gum period! Thanks for the good wishes; I'm sure I'll succeed this time!
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6. July 2006 @ 08:33 |
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SOME GOOD REASONS TO QUIT SMOKING
Why Smokers Feel Good
By LiveScience Staff
posted: 29 October 2004
6:30 am ET
Smokers enjoy their habit because it stimulates the flow of "feel good" chemicals in the brain, according to a new study involving just a handful of test subjects.
The system of the brain affected is the same one that is stimulated by heroin and morphine.
The study is the first to show smoking affects the brain's natural system of chemicals called endogenous opioids, which also help quell painful sensations and heightening positive emotions, the researchers said in a statement today. The system includes the release of endorphins that produce the oft-sought "runner's high."
Participants did not smoke for 12 hours before the test. Then they smoked two cigarettes which had the nicotine removed from them, followed later by two cigarettes with nicotine.
Their brains were monitored the whole time, and they were also asked how they felt at each step.
"It appears that smokers have an altered opioid flow all the time, when compared with non-smokers, and that smoking a cigarette further alters that flow by 20 to 30 percent in regions of the brain important to emotions and craving," said David Scott, a graduate student in the University of Michigan Neuroscience Program. "This change in flow as seen on a brain scan correlated with changes in how the smokers themselves reported feeling before and after smoking."
The orange dots on these brain scans show the areas where the biggest changes in opioid activity took place after smokers began smoking a regular cigarette. On the left is the cingulate, where activity increased 20 percent. On the right is the amygdala, where activity decreased by more than 20 percent.
Credit: University of Michigan
The study involved just six smokers, however, all males in their 20s who said they normally puffed 14 cigarettes a day. Scott and his colleagues say that despite the small number of participants, they were surprised at the large effect on opioid levels. The research will be expanded to include more participants.
Further study, the scientists suggest, might reveal why the habit is so hard to kick.
"The interaction of tobacco, and especially nicotine, with brain chemistry is a fascinating area that we're just beginning to understand, especially when it comes to correlating neurochemistry with behavior," said study leader Jon-Kar Zubieta, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the university. "Just as with the ?hard' drugs of abuse, such as heroin and cocaine, the phenomena of pleasure, addiction, increased tolerance and craving from tobacco are firmly rooted in neurochemistry."
The research will be presented Tuesday in San Diego at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/041129_smoking_feel.html
Smoking and Obesity Curb Sex
By Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
posted: 27 June 2006
04:36 pm ET
For a man addicted to cigarettes and plagued by obesity, which together raise the risk of cancer and diabetes, life might seem a bit grim.
At least there's sex.
Well, maybe not.
In a new study, scientists examined a survey database of 22,086 healthy subjects between the ages of 40 and 75, including 17.7 percent who reported new onset of erectile dysfunction between 1986 and 2000.
Physical activity (beyond mere sex) played a key role in helping men avoid the dreaded ED, as clinical researchers fondly call the condition.
?We found a 2.5-fold difference in risk of ED when we compared obese men who did little exercise with men who were not overweight and averaged 30 minutes of vigorous exercise a day," said Eric Rimm , associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Smoking, too, was associated with a higher risk of getting ED among men who previously had good erectile function.
The same bad habits up the odds of getting heart disease, the researchers point out. And in fact a study earlier this year in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that ED was a warning sign for heart disease.
But perhaps the idea of missing out on sex can serve as a more compelling health warning.
?Many men may choose not to change to a healthier lifestyle, which includes exercise and a prudent diet, because they perceive heart disease as something that may only develop decades in the future," Rimm said. "Hopefully, these results will help to motivate men to adopt a more active lifestyle to avoid a problem which may be more immediate."
The study, detailed in the July issue of the Journal of Urology, was supported by Pfizer, Inc., and by grants from the National Institutes of Health. It confirms research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2004, which suggested that obese men with ED could improve their sexual function with exercise and weight loss.
* Equality Makes for Better Sex
* Study: Sexual Desire is in Your Genes
* SPECIAL REPORT: Toward Immortality
* How to Stop Smoking: Simply Don't Plan On It
* Obesity May Be Contagious, Scientists Say
* Dieting Man Slims Down to 1,000 Pounds
* The Odds of Dying
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060627_bad_habits.html
Risk of Lung Disease Etched in Some Smokers' Faces
By LiveScience Staff
posted: 13 June 2006
11:53 pm ET
Heavy wrinkles on smokers' faces can indicate a higher risk of contracting lung disease, a new study finds.
Smoking is known to cause premature aging.
The new research finds that middle-aged smokers whose faces are heavily lined with wrinkles are five times as likely to have emphysema, bronchitis, or another such Progressive, chronic lung disease.
The study, released today by the British Medical Journal, is detailed online by the journal Thorax. The lead author is Bipen Patel of Royal Devon & Exeter NHS.
The World Health Organization predicts that these diseases, collectively called chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), will by 2020 be the third leading cause of death in the world.
Not all smokers contract COPD, however.
The study examined 149 current and former middle-aged smokers, of which 68 had COPD. While only 25 of the overall group had widespread wrinkles, those who had COPD were five times as likely to be among the wrinkled.
The amount of air that study subjects could force from their lungs was "significantly lower in those with extensive wrinkling," the study concludes.
It is not clear, however, what's behind the links.
"Both smoking-related facial wrinkling and emphysema may be likened to premature ageing of the tissues," the researchers write. "Thus it is plausible that the genetic factors that predispose smokers to COPD also predispose smokers to wrinkling of the skin."
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23. July 2006 @ 21:55 |
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so gerry have you stuck to it not smoking?? thought i follow up
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24. July 2006 @ 04:22 |
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@aabbccdd...thanks for asking and yes, I'm still smoke free! I'm still chewing the nicotine gum but far less than I was ... primarily because I'm a clutz and keep biting myself LOL! I'm keeping my guard up though; it been too easy this time around. I also haven't let myself near alcohol of any kind though and have stayed away from this neighborhood pub where I play pool and pin ball from time to time; just don't trust myself. My gut tells me one drink and its over so I'll trust my instincts! Its great though; its really noticable in the checkbook balance!
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24. July 2006 @ 04:59 |
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it seems like everyone on AD takes some kind of drug....who knew.
what ive seen so far on AD---weed users, smokers, alcoholics, and Crack users. Good job being above all that, gerry.
if porn was a drug, i think i would be one of the the biggest addicts :O.
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24. July 2006 @ 05:26 |
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@antomic....I'm sure we all have our little vices LOL! Life would be dull without them! I think a lot of the drugs and booze talk is often a lot of joking around ... I mean, I'm sure its there like everywhere else but I think a lot of it is just talk for the sake of joking around too. Often, posts are far too coherent to be written by people as bombed as they claim. Excuse me now while I go water my crop ;)
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24. July 2006 @ 05:35 |
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true. Im gonna go to my friends house now. He has a moped and were gonna ride around the viillage a bit.
ps. porn relieves stress, so its actually good for you :)
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24. July 2006 @ 05:47 |
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You know what made me quit???
A girl (nice tall blonde with blue eyes....shaggy-shaggy all day type!!!)telling me that kissing me is like licking an ashtray!!!!
So think of that...maybe that'll help...
Good luck...
They say: Never start so that u don't have to quit!!! TRUE
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24. July 2006 @ 05:53 |
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LOL! I started smoking because I was pissed at my mom when I was sixteen or so .... sure showed her, didn't I LOL!
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24. July 2006 @ 09:25 |
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great gerry glad you are sticking to it ,iam so glad i never started
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25. July 2006 @ 11:10 |
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Started when I was 18 and stopped when I was 28. I'm now 63. Best move ever.
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25. July 2006 @ 19:12 |
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Keep up the good work, Gerry. I drink a lot of beer, and I don't even think about the cigarettes anymore. I am also starting to drop the weight that I have gained, but I don't want to. I feel stronger than I did 25 years ago. I know that it isn't true, but damned if the feeling isn't there. :)
Life is good!
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25. July 2006 @ 23:22 |
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damn i want to quit so bad but i'm a wimp. i'm a slave to this little cylinder of tobacco! the coffee gets me every single time. i work 3rd shift so laying off the coffee is simply not an option. i dont really think it's the nicotine with me though, more like the habit. i'll go on a 6 hour flight and not crave the nicotine at all, but i figit so bad i make other passengers nervous! the wife also smokes so that makes it more difficult. one of these days i'm going to just throw them away and do it. hopefully i'll still be above ground and breathing when "one of these days" gets here. way to go gerry, and bruce. i envy you guys.
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26. July 2006 @ 05:43 |
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Thanks Darth! Fortunately, coffee didn't have that effect on me and its a good thing because my coffee habit would be tough to break. I tried that patch once but it was useless for me. Seems I have this oral fixation (o.k. no comments there guys LOL!) I've cut way back on the nicotine gum but I'm constantly chewing sure free lemon drops and such and that seems to do the trick...keeping my mouth occupied LOL! I'll break that habit when I get around to it.
Strange though: while I've stopped reaching for the cigarettes and haven't done so for a while, I still reach for them when I read. While preoccupied with what I'm reading, my hand will blindly probe and feel around the end table for cigarettes that aren't there. Odd how one activity can spark the other.
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26. July 2006 @ 09:40 |
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my boss still does that!! he smoked for 45 years and quit cold turkey, well 5 years later he still reaches his hand up at his shirt pocket for his smokes when he gets a cup of coffee or finishes a meal. says he doesn't even think about it, it just happens. i suppose the body has habits that the mind dont understand or even know about.
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27. July 2006 @ 04:55 |
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I guess that's why they call them "triggers". I also do it when I draw. With me it seems to be things that take and narrow 100% of my concentration then things run on pure instinct or refelx or something.
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1. August 2006 @ 12:23 |
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Just stumbled across the thread and wanted to say I have the same probs with gum, I don't bite myself at any onther time but i might aswell put a chainsaw in my mouth than chew gum lol
Anyway keep it up and you might even inspire me to quit.
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8. August 2006 @ 08:29 |
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Since little else is going on, I thought I would update this. Now two months and some odd days without a cigarette. Even the temptation is rare. Stopped chewing nicotine gum in favor of the patch but there are only so many places you can put the damned thing and you have to shave off any hair. I won't be going to the beach any time soon with all these bald spots. Hope to be off everything soon though.
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8. August 2006 @ 16:39 |
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Try your forehead gerry....lmao
Seriously though, congrats and keep it up.
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