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Jim Christopher

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posted 05/21/2008, comment (1)

Reversing the Psychological Effect of Cigarette Ads

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... Read more Chevron

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Anne Mitchell

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posted 05/13/2008, comments (0)

Preparing to Quit Smoking

So you’ve decided to quit smoking – or maybe you’ve tried to quit before and are ready to try again. What can you do to make your first week as successful as possible? Here are some tips from someone who’s been there (over and over again) and finally quit for good.Step 1: Set a quit dateYou may want to pick a Monday since... Read more Chevron

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Jim Christopher

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posted 05/12/2008, comment (1)

The Decision to Quit Smoking

A guy stopped by my office (SOS International) the other day and said he wanted to quit smoking. He was a Hollywood actor and seemed to be in his early forties. He’d been born into a large family; his parents and siblings all smoked. He’d quit for periods of up to seven years, then, when stress hit, he’d... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/23/2008, comment (1)

Jim Christopher to host Annual "Festival of Recovery" and "Funeral for the Unknown Smoker"

We’re getting geared up for a big free event: The First Annual “Festival of Recovery.” The event will take place all day this Saturday, April 26, at the Center for Inquiry, Hollywood, CA. It's an ambitious project, sponsored by SOS (Save Our Selves), SHARE! (Self Help and Recovery Exchange) and Project Return Peer Support... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (5)

Addiction or Insanity

I saw Anne Mitchell's article about Patrick Swayze. He is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He is getting treatment but is still smoking. I'm kind of in the same boat. Recently, I was diagnosed with lung cancer. I was very lucky to catch it early. They were able to... Read more Chevron

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