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Jim Christopher

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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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Jim Christopher

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posted 04/16/2008, comment (1)

Life in the nicotine-free lane

“We’re tougher than we think we are!” So penned Larry (longtime sober alcoholic) recently in the SOS Newsletter. Larry was reflecting and sharing his life today, after 20 years off the sauce, and a number of years off nicotine. I’ve worked in the field of addiction recovery since the early eighties but I... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/03/2008, comment (1)

Quitting nicotine for good: A conversation with a former smoker

"What was I thinking?" Wendy opined. She was reflecting and reacting to many past years of smoking cigarettes - sometimes for 5 years, quitting for 5 years, then smoking again, then quitting again for other periods - until she said "quitting for good" happened about 10 years ago. "Amy and Donna agreed with me when we... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/03/2008, comment (1)

Could smoking be in your genes?

A study published today in the New York Times suggests there's a genetic link that makes people more likely than others to become addicted to nicotine. The findings were solidified by three separate teams of scientists, making fairly a strong case for this biological link between smokers. The scientists surveyed genetic markers in... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/03/2008, comment (1)

How old are your lungs?

I recently read an article where researchers conducted a study to discover if people who learned the relative age of their lungs after years of smoking were more likely to quit after having that knowledge.It turns out that indeed, people who discovered they had the lungs of a person 20 years older were more likely to be motivated to quit smoking.... Read more Chevron

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