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posted 07/16/2008, comments (0)

How to Stay Nicotine Free in the Face of Pain

Lots going wrong for me lately: I was stood up by a person I deeply admire; patches of eczema are returning in this warm weather, despite dermatological treatment; glaucoma is a nuisance; arthritis is annoying and – worst of all – I fear Miles, my beloved pooch companion of over a decade – a cancer survivor – is... Read moreChevron
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Anne Mitchell

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posted 07/14/2008, comment (1)

Smoking and Alcoholism: How to Fight Multiple Addictions

The mechanisms at play in people who drink alcoholically are very similar to the mechanisms that lead to smoking addiction. In fact, the smoking rate among chemically-dependent people is estimated to be as high as 90%, while smoking rates in the general population have dropped to roughly 21%.As a former practicing alcoholic, I know firsthand how... Read moreChevron
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posted 07/01/2008, comments (0)

A Smoker's Crime and Punishment

Smokers used to take a back seat to NO ONE unless that was where the ashtray was.  We were first class citizens and all you healthy people were in second class. We could blow smoke right in your face and you were too embarrassed to wave your arm and hold your breath because everyone would think you were RUDE.What was the MATTER with you... Read moreChevron
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posted 07/01/2008, comments (0)

A Day in the Life of a Smoker

When I was a smoker, each of my days was divided into cigarette sections. I decided that if I got up, made my coffee and opened the windows, I deserved and could completely enjoy my first cigarette of the day. I would not have my first cigarette until then and that gave me the feeling that I was not as pathetic as those who woke up, leaned over to... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/25/2008, comments (0)

Stop Smoking: Self-Empowerment and Old Fashioned Elbow Grease

  Acknowledge.  Accept.  Prioritize.  These are tenets of Save Our Selves, also known as Secular Organizations for Sobriety, a self-empowerment addiction recovery group founded over 23 years ago.  When I arrested my addiction to alcohol in 1978 and founded SOS in 1985, I had successfully applied these tenets both... Read moreChevron
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