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Do you have ombudsmen over there Fluffy?

So pharmaceutical marijuana is sort of approved in my state, but there is only one approved medication and you need to jump through 392 hoops to get approval for a prescription. Your doctor has the option to jump through another couple of hundred more hoops to use one of the 'unapproved medications' ... all other wacky weed is illegal. So for the purposes of this discussion lets just pretend I live somewhere where it is legal and OK.... for me I could not smoke it now I have quit, I know it is not the same (see reasons outlined by DD) but for me smoking anything would be a ciggie trigger.. I might have an edible option but truth be told I've never really enjoyed it the times I have had it.

SWITCHEROO .... SWITCHEROO .... Patriotic Songs & Movies... Sands of Iwo Jima

OK... here is a recent article about "popcorn lung" or bronchiolitis obliterans which is irreversible lung disease similar to COPD. They call it popcorn lung because it was first linked in bulk to factory workers at popcorn factories inhaling the fumes from the buttered mix for the popcorn. This same chemical is in many favoured e-cigs and vape mixes. http://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/07/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs.html So the science is sketchy on the link between if it does or it doesn't and because of that both sides of the debate can manipulate it to either say yes or no... the most conclusive study is one from Harvard from 2015 that indicates that it is probable that there is a link between the flavoured e-cigs and popcorn lung but it needs broader and more intensive investigation. The vapour side of the argument claim there is more chance of getting popcorn lung from smoking normal ciggies.... because in general they have higher levels of the chemical in question. That said, with all the other chemicals in a normal ciggie you will get one of the many other diseases before you will get popcorn lung, and even if you do it will be masked by another more pervasive disease. The simple facts, from what I can gather, are that if an e-cig is going to have a negative health impact (besides the nicotine addiction) it is likely to be popcorn lung because that is the most harmful chemical in them. I am weary of anything 'new' because when its new its always so 'safe'.

Congratulations @Octain for being 6 months smoke free. Well done on making this big milestone. 6 months is huge, it means you have made 50% of the journey through the first 12 months. Half a year gone and you are traveling so well towards that lido deck. Keep up all your efforts and make sure you reward yourself well for this quitaversary because you deserve it.

Good Morning to all those who NOPE. I hope all our friends in America had a great day yesterday and aren't suffering with SOL today. Yet again there is nothing special on the Aussie caleneder of days, the UN calendar is also bare which leave us with what is a rather quiet day in the USA... we have two options, for those who are a tad more svelte than I today is Bikini day, but then for those in the non-bikini camp we have Apple Turn Over day... Yum, yum, yum... who doesn't love an apple turnover. NOPE .. cos I made the CHOICE, the take the CHALLENGE and live the CHANGE ... C3 Topic of the day: Still running with patriotic movies and songs.

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Amazing but sad... what happens to the stunt people?

Man fluffy you always make the best cakes.

You just want it cos its called a Scott...

Happy 4th of July to all the NOPErs. There is only one special day that deserves a shout out on this date, the Fourth of July. Its not even worth pretending anything else was going to get a shout out today. Did you know only 2 of the forefathers signed on the 4th? I never knew that. Did you know that all around the world a signature is called a "John Hancock" because John Hancock's signature is the largest and most flamboyant of everyone's? That I knew. Just imagine the world we would be in now had not those forefather's thought to declare their independence from the Brits. So to a world without an Independence Day and a life witout lungs full of tar and tobacco I say: NOPE ... not today, not tomorrow, not ever, forever! Topic of the day: Patriotic Songs & Moves.

Hi Justine, welcome and Congratulations on this great decision. @Whispers above has given you some great advice. In the early days the best thing I can suggest is to take it one day at a time only. Just get through each day as it happens, don't worry about tomorrow, or next week, or next month, just worry about today. You know you can do 24 hours without a smoke, you just did it.... so now we worry about this 24 hours. Promise yourself you will not smoke today and then focus on making the promise hold true. Go to bed tonight, wake up in the morning and start the process all over again. Today I am not smoking... taking it just one day at a time and they quickly add up. There is a heap of information and support in the smoking threads. watch the videos, read all the info because the more knowledge you have the more power you have and the stronger you will be. I found reading the SOS threads helped a lot early on too because the support and advice given to others often applied to me. I wont wish you luck sweety because quitting has nothing to do with luck, instead I send you some strength and perseverence because with those two things you can achieve anything.

STOP ... this thread is not the place for this discussion. Things were said, feelings were hurt, circumstances need to be taken into consideration. Discussion of this needs to be taken away from here. To anyone new or lurking... this is not how this board is, ever. This thread here, is the exception to the rule as you will know if you look at every other NOPE ever. Unfortunately we all walk life facing battles that noone else sees, least of all people behind montors at the four corners of the earth, which affect how we feel and view things. There are circumstances for everyone who posted that are not known but may have impacted the emotive responses. Please note that this is not normal or welcome. Essentially something I said was taken as insulting, for which I appologise. I was hurt by the response. I am sorry my actions caused this. Please let this post be the last in this thread because really, all we want is to NOPE ... and support each other in their quits. If parties involved want to say more move it.

Congratulations @Martian5 for being 6 months smoke free. Well done on your solid quit. You are now officially a 50%er, 1/2 way to the Lido Deck and your first full year as a quit non-smoker. What a brilliant job you have done to fight your way to 6 months and your support of others around the boards is a great asset to all of us. We are all super proud of you so you should be too. Do something super special to celebrate and reward yourself today.

Congratulations @RoryPlog for being 6 months smoke free. You should be so proud of how far you have come to be 1/2 way to that 1st year celebration. You have put in a lot of work and are surely cranking out the tunes on your guitar with all the extra time you now have that you don't smoke. Please do something special to celebrate the 50%er milestone. You deserve to reward yourself.

Congratulations @brand.new.ela for being 8 months smoke free! Wow ela your quit is flying along. You are doing so well with your quit and it is now 2/3rds of the way to that first whole year. Make sure you celebrate your quit today in all its glory. 8 months is such a strong quit. Thank you for being here and the leading the way for those of us following in your footsteps. Something special to spoil yourself is important.

So however you celebrate your special day... enjoy it, be safe and have fun.

-5 ... I'll make you a sandwhich Pork Chop... I have vegemite, vegemite and cheese, vegemite and avocado, or tripple soke gypsy ham... what would you like?... I could make you a fairy bread sandwhich.

here you go the Stap Stix are on me... 00

And the winner is...... 1. True... little shit hunts through the bag, finds the only thing bigger than a crumb and hands it over. Thinks its hysterically funny too. 2. True... bought her a new onsey for winter, a purple unicorn and she wore it to the shops this morning to get the milk and she wore it tonight when we went for dinner. 3. Lie .... my kid is not a Belieber... Pink -yes, Eminem -yes, Dean Martin -yes, Metallica -yes.... beiber -NOPE.... any of the late 80s/early90s hair bands yep... anyone I worked withs bands.. yep. You're up @Sslip

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@Devil Doll I take it you don't surf... lol.