If you have tried to quit time and time again without any lasting success, you may have begun to feel that this whole business of quitting is rather futile. Riding the fence can be exhausting, jumping back and forth, unsure of which side you want to stay on. This ambivalence is quite common among smokers.
When you say to yourself “I... Read more
The holidays can be stressful, hectic, and a time for partying. Normally this may not be considered a good time to make a major change in your life. But on the other hand, there is never a good time to quit smoking, so why not now?We often procrastinate life-changing steps such as quitting smoking or losing weight. We want to wait until we feel... Read more
An interesting question came up from comments to my post about health care and Obama’s victory. Should other people be required to pay for the treatment of illnesses brought on by smokers who can't quit?As a former smoker who struggled for many years to quit, I know how easy it is for someone to say, “you should quit smoking,... Read more
Smokers and former smokers have President-elect Barack Obama on their side when it comes to healthcare. Under Obama’s plan, we can look forward to healthcare insurance coverage regardless of any pre-existing conditions and we will pay less for medical insurance and healthcare. If we are unfortunate enough to fall sick as a result of our... Read more
An interesting book has been published that reports on study results which seem to contradict common sense. Smokers appear to be subconsciously motivated to smoke more when they see anti-smoking messages.Buy-ology - Truth and Lies About Why We Buy, the new book by ad-industry pundit Martin Lindstrom, reports the findings of a three-year, $7... Read more
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