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Congratulations!!!

That’s amazing! Great job!

Congratulations!

Fantastic job, Shane! So, so proud of you!

Steve, imagine, your body is free of nicotine. You did it. The worst is over. Smoking will make you feel worse not better.

I come from the former East Block. I know how it is when the government knows better what’s good for you. Theoretic discussions are really laughable.

Sending hugs, Jo. Life can be mean sometimes. But you’ve shown you’re strong and I’m proud of you. Many would have taken the easy way and smoked, you are firm and determined. We will help you in whatever we can.

Great job Kate. Thoughts and cravings will come and go but you’ve shown you’re stronger than them. I’m sorry you are having tough time, do something nice to yourself instead of inhaling poison.

Hey Gordo! Congratulations for quitting, it’s the best thing you can do to yourself. The beginning is going to be tough but the reward is amazing. Stay close, read, write and don’t hesitate to ask whenever you have any doubts.

Thank you, thank you!

People continue on smoking in spite of constant price increases. There are people who buy cigarettes instead of food. There are people who search for butts in public garbage bins. They would go to their dealer no matter what and if their stash is clean or not would be the last thing on their mind. Same as now, when junkies crave drugs they get it, clean or dirty. Yes, some smokers would stop, same as nowadays some quit when cigarettes become more expensive. There’s always a margin. I believe we are disagreeing because you’re talking pure theory. Let’s assume cigarettes become illegal. There are going to be millions people craving and in that state they’ll be unpredictable. Did you consider the riots and deaths? The money coming to the state budget, no schools, roads, hospitals. When I hear arguments like yours I can’t help but think about panels when people discuss how war is bad, conclude it’s bad and go home happy with how engaged they are. Time and energy spent on that could have been spend on prevention or something that does work. Tobacco companies do sell harmful products. I don’t deny it and nobody denies it. Because of usage of that product many people lost their lives. However, they don’t lie. Information about illnesses caused by smoking, pictures of black lungs and warnings in forms of obituaries take more space on packages than the brand logo. They give us all on display and still people start and continue smoking. We did start and continue smoking. The first cigarette and the thousands afterwards were our decision, we knew what was it leading to.

Congratulations! You're in the hardest period. Stay close to the board, write, read, rant and cry, whenever you need. We're folks from around the globe and each time zone is covered, there'll always be someone when you need support.

Steve, you are doing great. These days are the hardest and I am proud of you.

Same for me. I always praised my intelligence and still I was a smoker. I even considered it my trademark, like Marlene Dietrich (I turn red when I think how ridiculous it sounds, don't be too cruel to me for that). Nothing further from the truth, obviously.

Exactly. It was us and only us. All the information has been available to us and we continued smoking. Hard drugs are illegal and people still use and abuse them, and manage to purchase them, and you can't make meth more illegal. This kind of talk is turning the attention from what can be done and that's better education, because current methods don't seem to be working.

One of the arguments used when resolving SOS is "will smoking help? No? Then don't". Same, will hating myself help and cure the illness? No? Then what's the point? I do consider starting smoking my mistake and I take full responsibility for it, self hatred and constant regret will not magically turn back time but will only make me feel worse.

You are doing great and I'm proud of you. I send you virtual hugs and wish I was able to comfort you in these difficult moments.

I don't resent it. I have nothing and nobody to blame but myself. It was known and obvious that cigarettes were harmful when I started and I did it anyway, and I continued in spite of disadvantages, lack of energy and becoming more and more of a social outcast. I've left it behind and I'm trying to turn my life around now. What good will hating myself bring? What good will punishing myself for that one bad decision bring? I put a closure and keep on living, the best I can.

Hi Gabes! I want to tell you that I'm very proud of you, of your strength and keeping the quit when you had a rough moment and we weren't there to support you. You are strong and determined, these are important qualities. Keep them to show your wife how great life as a non smoker is. Don't nag, don't complain, probably you remember yourself how much smokers hate those preachers. Be a good example and I hope she will follow you.

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You did great, Jim

I haven't decided yet what to buy but everyday I put aside the amount I'd have otherwise spent on cigs. It's a lot. Seeing that money was really eye-opening.

oh, you've cleaned everything and I'm late to help you, what a shame. Well, will celebrate with Lin then

Congratulations!!! Party and celebrate, you've deserved it!!!