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NurseJackie

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40. Cigarettes killed my father and grandfather... I watched it happen.

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 07:51 AM

Sep 2020

And STILL... with all the evidence in front of me, I continued to smoke for so many years. During my father's final weeks he knew and understood why he was in the shape he was in. He encouraged me to stop smoking, but it was another 10 years before I'd give it up.

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Do you smoke cigarettes? [View all] NurseJackie Sep 2020 OP

64 years blissfully not addicted. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2020 #1

Quit 14 years ago Ahpook Sep 2020 #28

While working radio in the 60's and 70's 634-5789 Sep 2020 #2

That's quite an accomplishment. I needed patches to ease the pain... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #5

Smoked for 10 years, quit 35 years ago. Adsos Letter Sep 2020 #3

40 years a smoker... 10 years quit. I'm not out of the woods yet... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #4

It is hard Ahpook Sep 2020 #29

I hadn't thought of how much money I've saved not smoking. It's a lot of money Maraya1969 Sep 2020 #63

Thankfully no. Tried in college a couple of times and between migraines & nausea, it was NOT for me hlthe2b Sep 2020 #6

I was a smoker for 20 years... Moostache Sep 2020 #7

Quit for about 5 years... dixiechiken1 Sep 2020 #16

Good luck...Stat with your goals Moostache Sep 2020 #35

Never smoked Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #8

No! ZZenith Sep 2020 #13

Pardonnez-moi, Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #14

I know - ZZenith Sep 2020 #19

Not really something to joke about. Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #20

You too! ZZenith Sep 2020 #21

I've never touched them ItsjustMe Sep 2020 #9

I smoked for 40+ years and quit 10 years ago. Sometimes I still miss it, Arkansas Granny Sep 2020 #10

I hear ya! Sometimes I miss it, too... but then... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #11

Smoked for 33 years---pack a day for most of that. I quit "cold Turkey" 26 years ago. nt Atticus Sep 2020 #12

That's awesome! NurseJackie Sep 2020 #70

No. I smoked cigars and quit 44 years ago. Wolf Frankula Sep 2020 #15

Nope. Never could see the sense in it. Aristus Sep 2020 #17

This. My dad smoked and it caused many arguments with my mom - and it stunk. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2020 #30

Tobacco or hemp? marble falls Sep 2020 #18

Started at 14, quit at 40, in 1994. SeattleVet Sep 2020 #22

Smoked for too long - probably 400,00 cigarettes Clearly fogged in Sep 2020 #23

Been "quit" for 13 years but really really liked smoking. JanMichael Sep 2020 #24

I did too. I miss it, but I don't. But I do. (Virginia Slims menthol was my brand.) NurseJackie Sep 2020 #25

I still miss it every once in a while....Quit May 2, 2005. a kennedy Sep 2020 #45

started at 13, quit at 25 some 46 years ago rurallib Sep 2020 #26

No, my father coughed me out of it. NNadir Sep 2020 #27

I started as a light social smoker in college and only smoked when I drank, and that smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #31

I started in high school... back then they ALLOWED SMOKING on school grounds! NurseJackie Sep 2020 #41

I smoked for about 30 years Glorfindel Sep 2020 #32

Cigarettes killed my father and grandfather... I watched it happen. NurseJackie Sep 2020 #40

I never could understand my niece. AirmensMom Sep 2020 #80

It was the addiction. I told myself that "cigarettes relax me" but that was a lie. In truth... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #82

Thank you so much! AirmensMom Sep 2020 #83

I know, hardest thing I ever did as well.....Wellbutrin really helped with the anxiety a kennedy Sep 2020 #46

Quit 7 years ago. LuckyCharms Sep 2020 #33

I drink less after giving up cigarettes. But it wasn't a conscious effort... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #39

My coffee consumption increased as well. LuckyCharms Sep 2020 #44

When I first quit I started drinking a lot more. hay rick Sep 2020 #68

Congratulations! NurseJackie Sep 2020 #69

I'm roughly 221 days in without a cigarette. Niagara Sep 2020 #34

You've made it! The physical addictions are over... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #36

Good for you....... a kennedy Sep 2020 #47

Wow! Good for you! AirmensMom Sep 2020 #81

quit cold turkey onethatcares Sep 2020 #37

That's a feat that always amazes me. I needed patches and gum and lozenges... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #38

Quit during the Carter Administration... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #42

Smoked socially in grad school in the mid-'70's mnhtnbb Sep 2020 #43

I started smoking as a teenager.... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #48

The vivid dreams were the reason I could not wear the nicotine patch 24-hours as recommended. NurseJackie Sep 2020 #49

My dad quit when I was a kid. I saw how hard quitting was for him and never started. hunter Sep 2020 #50

I've been smoking since I was 17, and I'm now 64. n/t AmyStrange Sep 2020 #51

Because of the theory that second hand smoke causes cancer, then... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #52

I've never smoked a cigarette in my life but some members of my family have quit. IrishEyes Sep 2020 #53

Former smoker Generic Brad Sep 2020 #54

The craving to smoke left me long ago... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #55

Not since March 26, 2018 liberaltrucker Sep 2020 #56

Smoked 30 yrs (thanks, Navy), quit 24 yrs ago when diagnosed for heart disease. UTUSN Sep 2020 #57

Never smoked DFW Sep 2020 #58

I'm old enough to remember when kids could smoke on the school bus. Kaleva Sep 2020 #59

We smoked at my high school. Only in a covered walkway that joined the gym and auditorium.... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #60

IN HS, we could smoke at the front entrance. The main entrance was in the back of the building. Kaleva Sep 2020 #62

Quit in 2005 for good... Tikki Sep 2020 #61

I only have two experiences with cigarettes Awsi Dooger Sep 2020 #64

Dick van Dyke b. 1925 said quitting years of drinking appalachiablue Sep 2020 #65

One of Johnny Carson's regrets is that he could never quit successfully. NurseJackie Sep 2020 #67

I remember that, heavy smoker, major heart attack appalachiablue Sep 2020 #71

My dad quit the day he saw a patient smoking through a tracheotomy. callous taoboy Sep 2020 #66

JUUL vape saved me deek Sep 2020 #72

I quit in 1982 2naSalit Sep 2020 #73

Quit 40 years ago LeftInTX Sep 2020 #74

50 years JustGene Sep 2020 #75

I understand. The cravings are insanely powerful and I was miserable. NurseJackie Sep 2020 #76

Actually JustGene Sep 2020 #78

I used to be a serious long distance runner, starting in high school Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2020 #77

Smoked for a few years while in college. AirmensMom Sep 2020 #79

I smoked from about age 14 to age 36 Marthe48 Sep 2020 #84

I know exactly what you mean. The smell sickens me too. NurseJackie Sep 2020 #85

My husband and I both quit at the same same, the last time Marthe48 Sep 2020 #86

Quit 35 years ago. Cold turkey. argyl Sep 2020 #87