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I remember you Kenzie .... Sorry to hear you smoked ...But glad you have come back .... All you can do is learn by what happened ...and be ready if there is a next time ... You can do it ....you know you can ....same rule as ever ... Never stick anything in your mouth and set fire to it ..

Hello and welcome @Tokiea..... Great decision to take your life back ....being ruled by addiction is Crap ... You can do it ....you just need some tools to help you along .... Go to the Main Smoking Discussion Board....there you find a huge amount of great information ,they are pinned in green ... We have all been where you are ....it's doable ....you just need to wait it bad enough .... And to believe in yourself ....Read all you can ...then read it again ....

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Re read all the posts on the Main Discussion Smoking Board...they are pinned in green ... You have to Gain all the knowledge ....to fight the beast ... It's no good going half in ...you have to put your whole self in .... It has to be the most important thing in your life must now .... Understanding this horrible addiction ....this is what will help you along ....

To Katgirl ... Sending you these trainers for when you run ...

To Boo.... I'm sending you another Donkey ...this one doesn't need feeding ...

3 O Holy Night .

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7 Blusher

Still traditional here ....full works ...all the trimmings ....and Christmas Pudding and brandy custard ... Ill run harder later

Huge Congratulations ...20 years !!!!.....Wow..... Thank you for coming back and sharing this and all your wisdom with us ..

Post your NOPE with Pride..... It was a massive part of my early Quit ....It was the first thing I would do every day .... It was so important to me .....to make that promise .....

Don't use anything with nicotine ... You have come too far ....All you will do is wake the sleeping monster ... And then I will have to get my frying pan out ..

2.Hangers.

Sugar Britches loves you ...warts and all... Gwen Ho-Ho..and Deke....Theres a a song there somewhere

8 sleep mask.... In your wardrobe....

I can remember the light bulb moment my junkie brain got this.... Also once I took on board I was a addict ...my fighting with myself ended .... Never take another Puff.....

Huge Congratulations... 7 Months already ...your flying .....your doing great ...love to see you throwing a number or two

Congratulations Jen....Mammy is very Proud an Happy for you .

Sending All Quit Train Members.....A slice of this Xmas Cake !!!!!

Lol.....Oh ....Don't worry ...Sugar Britches wil love it .... Come and tell us Tomorrow

You fight the battles ....your stronger than a thought ... Eventually you will win the war .

You can do it ...we are all proof it's possible ...believe in yourself ....you just have to want it bad enough.. Turn all your negative thoughts in to positive ones .... Your freeing yourself of slavery ...your amazing ....

BBC News New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking. Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, under a law expected to be enacted next year. "We want to make sure young people never start smoking," Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verall said. The move is part of a sweeping crackdown on smoking announced by New Zealand's health ministry on Thursday. Doctors and other health experts in the country have welcomed the "world-leading" reforms, which will reduce access to tobacco and restrict nicotine levels in cigarettes. "It will help people quit or switch to less harmful products, and make it much less likely that young people get addicted to nicotine," said Prof Janet Hook from the University of Otago. The crackdown has been met with mixed reactions. "I reckon it's a good move, really," one man told Reuters news agency. "Because right now there's a lot of young kids walking around with smokes in their mouth. Public are asking how they're getting these smokes. "And it's also good for myself too because I can save more money." However, others have warned that the move may create a black market for tobacco - something the health ministry's official impact statement does acknowledge, noting "customs will need more resource to enforce border control". "This is all 100% theory and 0% substance," Sunny Kaushal, chairman of the Dairy and Business Owners Group, a lobby group for local convenience stores, told New Zealand's Stuff news site. "There's going to be a crime wave. Gangs and criminals will fill the gap". Dog sniffs out hole in a wall cigarette stash Smoking surge in young during Covid lockdown New Zealand is determined to achieve a national goal of reducing its national smoking rate to 5% by 2025, with the aim of eventually eliminating it altogether. At the moment, 13% of New Zealand's adults smoke, with the rate much higher among the indigenous Maori population, where it soars to almost a third. Maori also suffer a higher rate of disease and death. New Zealand's health ministry says smoking causes one in four cancers and remains the leading cause of preventable death for its five million strong population. The industry has been the target of legislators for more than a decade now. As part of the crackdown announced on Thursday, the government also introduced major tobacco controls, including significantly restricting where cigarettes can be sold to remove them from supermarkets and corner stores. The number of shops authorised to sell cigarettes will be drastically reduced to under 500 from about 8,000 now, officials say. In recent years, vaping - smoking e-cigarettes which produce a vapour that also delivers nicotine - has become far more popular among younger generations than cigarettes. New Zealand health authorities warn however, that vaping is not harmless. Researchers have found hazardous, cancer-causing agents in e-cigarette liquids as well. But in 2017 the country adopted vaping as a pathway to help smokers quit tobacco.