Recently a woman who appeared unwell attended an open SOS meeting that I led. She was two days off the patch and lived in a household with a smoking roommate who chain-smoked indoors. I was, that night, the only other former smoker in attendance; the other folks were recovering alcoholics, drug addicts in recovery, and persons with food addictions (overeaters).
We all offered her support, encouragement and congratulations for her efforts. She had sought out this SOS self-empowerment...
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Reports have been surfacing that despite a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze is still smoking his usual two packs of... Read more »
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study reveals coffee and cigarette use among Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members is greater than among the U.S.... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists have discovered something in the air that could be as dangerous as cigarette smoke. Researchers at Louisiana State... Read more »
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