Good luck. To me cold turkey is the way to go. 72 hours is the key, after that its less physical and all mental (which is the hard part still, habits). My wife basically advertised to everyone that I said I was quitting, so it became somewhat of a challenge...stupid b****
Oh you're in big trouble... And why don't you tell the truth updawg ~ I cured you along with help from my faithful assistant.
I've gone two weeks. I don't have a clue as to when it ever gets better. Again, everyone has their own addictions. And I'm tired of "agreed" solutions. You think I like spending 5 bucks a day!?! Non-smokers annoy the piss out of me.
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My mom doesn't smoke but she's almost never doing anything at work. I however smoke and tend to get a lot more done than she does.
I haven't quite found the willpower to quit yet but if you ask me again next week I'll probably say otherwise.
Debate on smoking ban renewed in House By KRISTEN MACK Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle AUSTIN — A House committee public hearing on a statewide smoking ban was a virtual replay of arguments made on the local level as cities throughout the state have considered making restaurants and bars smoke-free. "This is not about whether Texans should smoke, that is an individual decision. We are working to protect employees in the state of Texas," said Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton, who is sponsoring the bill. "It has been debated, cussed and discussed. But it's a worldwide movement that is catching on." While the Texas Restaurant Association supports the ban, several small business and pro-business groups are opposing it. Smoking bans are a reckless expansion of government and set a dangerous precedent, according to Peggy Venable, director of Americans for Prosperity Texas, a group that supports lower taxes and less government. The ban should be rejected, Venable said, because it violates business owners' property rights and denies consumers the right to choose. "What's next? Banning chewing gum because it can cause tooth decay or outlawing chocolate because it can cause obesity?" she asked. "It's an overreach. Smoking may be unhealthy behavior, but it's legal." Although Venable said she was not testifying on behalf of the tobacco industry, the anti-tax group has been underwritten by tobacco companies in other states. She would not disclose whether the tobacco industry has contributed to the Texas group. The Amusement and Music Operators of Texas also argued that the ban would be devastating to small businesses. The organization represents more than 200 small businesses that rely on coin-operated equipment including pool tables and juke boxes. "I know from personal experience that a smoking ban has consequences," said Jake Plaia, the group's board president. "Within months of the enactment of the Beaumont smoking ban, my revenue dropped by 30 percent." The only industry that will lose money is the tobacco industry, said Joel Dunnington, who testified on behalf of the Texas Medical Association and Texas Public Health Coalition. "Cigarettes are mini toxic waste dumps," he said. "One little cigarette doesn't sound bad until you realize that Texans smoke 68 million mini toxic waste dumps a day." When M.D. Anderson went smoke free in 1989, it was a "bold move, now it's just common sense," said Charles LeMaistre, former president of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The Texas Medical Center went smoke free last year. "Spending one hour in a smoking restaurant is the equivalent of smoking a cigarette," he said, to illustrate the effects of secondhand smoke. "Spending two hours in a smoking bar is the equivalent of smoking four cigarettes." Marc Levin, who represents bars appealing Austin's smoking ordinance which went into effect in fall of 2005, says the proposed ban goes too far. While he is against it all together, provisions allowing business' licenses to be revoked if someone were caught smoking on their premises and a 15-feet rule that would hold establishments liable for smoking on sidewalks and streets, make the bill unreasonable. "It's not fair to hold a business accountable for someone else's behavior," he said. It is unlikely the statewide ban will survive in its current form, legislators have said. "There will be some changes to the bill to address problems with enforcement and a possible exemption for tobacco and cigar shops," said State Rep. Kevin Bailey, D-Houston. The bill was left pending in committee. State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, has authored a companion measure in the Senate. Houston Republican Beverly Woolley is authoring the House version, among others. The bill's co-authors include Houston Democrats Ellen Cohen, Harold Dutton, Jessica Farrar and Rick Noriega. Spring Republican Patricia Harless also has signed on as a co-author. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4627618.html
I started smoking overseas where the cigs were less than $1 a pack and were more likely to kill you, so when I came back to the states, it wasn't worth it for me to spend $3 on a pack, plus all my clothes smelled like ass. Not long after that, I also cut alcohol from my vices. Saved a lot of money because of it and now I spend it on my other vices.
