People Who Used To Smoke

Anne Mitchell, Health Guide

Author and Advocate

Harder To Quit Smoking Than Quit Drinking?

It's been said that quitting smoking is harder than quitting alcohol, cocaine, and other addictions. As a recovered alcoholic and a former smoker, I can tell you from first-hand experience that this was true (at least for me). It was much harder for me to quit smoking than it was for me to quit drinking. Once I admitted I was powerless... Read more Chevron

posted 06/21/2010, comments (0)|

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72 yrs old, smoking 59 yrs, have COPD

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Hanging In There, With Difficulty

Hello To All: It has been some time since I have visited these pages, and I have much catching up to do. First off, I have been smoke free for 6 months, and 9 days! Except for an occasional craving, easily overcome, it has been a pleasant trip, and I am glad I began it. I used... Read more Chevron

posted 04/12/2010, comments (3)|

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good Morning, I am new to this site and am looking for friends who might share some of the feelings I have as a COPD patient. I am a retired RN and have worked hospice and in a hospital ICU step down. Sometimes being a nurse has disadvantages. I remember telling families to let the person dying know it is ok to go that you will... Read more Chevron

posted 03/11/2010, comment (1)|

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PULMOARY FUNCTION ANALYSIS

HELLO I WAS HOSPITALIZED IN DEC. FOR PNENOMINA AND TOLD I HAVE COPD AND EMPHAZEMA. IS THERE A SITE TO UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS OF THE PULMONARY TEST? THANKS VIV

posted 02/19/2010, comment (1)|

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Soy Protein Diet & Diabetes

The American Diabetes Association estimates that 18 million Americans have diabetes mellitus. Particularly troubling is that half of these individuals do not even know it. There are two general categories of diabetes referred to as Type 1 or Type 2. Type 1 diabetes, or juvenile onset diabetes, primarily targets children and young adults and... Read more Chevron

posted 01/31/2010, comments (0)|

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