Thread: No Smoking ( realy, its true ).....

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One of the times I tried to quit was with a group at the local hospital. It was run by a group of doctors. During one of the lectures about the hazards of smoking they showed these graphic pics of lungs and cancer etc. etc... They brought in some folks who had holes in the throat and didn't need to move their mouth to speak.. you get the idea!

One of the topics was the addiction to nicotine. They said it was the most addictive thing on earth. They said if they gave 10 people a dose of cocaine that maybe 7 of the 10 would want or need another dose. Then if repeated with nicotine, at least 9 if not the 10 would want or need another dose.

The pictures were horrible - the poor people with the hole and no voice box - all turned my stomach but didn't flip that switch for me.. it was knowing that the nicotine had it's hooks in me and was dragging me down.. somehow I couldn't stop thinking that Phillip Morris was getting rich and didn't care about what they were doing to million of folks and that hurt me the most. Once I put a name to my "problem".. it gave me a resolve to get away from it.

I remember visiting the Phillip Morris factory in Louisville, KY., and thinking I'd Love to work here as they gave the employees 2 cartons a week!
Now I wonder what their turnover rate was?

I don't mean to rant.. this thread has really touched a nerve for some of us.. To all who added to this thread, Thanks for sharing your struggle with us and allowing us to share back!

Originally Posted by 34_40

One of the times I tried to quit was with a group at the local hospital. It was run by a group of doctors. During one of the lectures about the hazards of smoking they showed these graphic pics of lungs and cancer etc. etc... They brought in some folks who had holes in the throat and didn't need to move their mouth to speak.. you get the idea!

One of the topics was the addiction to nicotine. They said it was the most addictive thing on earth. They said if they gave 10 people a dose of cocaine that maybe 7 of the 10 would want or need another dose. Then if repeated with nicotine, at least 9 if not the 10 would want or need another dose.

The pictures were horrible - the poor people with the hole and no voice box - all turned my stomach but didn't flip that switch for me.. it was knowing that the nicotine had it's hooks in me and was dragging me down.. somehow I couldn't stop thinking that Phillip Morris was getting rich and didn't care about what they were doing to million of folks and that hurt me the most. Once I put a name to my "problem".. it gave me a resolve to get away from it.

I remember visiting the Phillip Morris factory in Louisville, KY., and thinking I'd Love to work here as they gave the employees 2 cartons a week!
Now I wonder what their turnover rate was?

I don't mean to rant.. this thread has really touched a nerve for some of us.. To all who added to this thread, Thanks for sharing your struggle with us and allowing us to share back!

You gotta say what it feels like,Mike.. I shake my head in wonder,at a young guy we know,,whose mother is dying from emphysema (think that's how it's spelt),,and his father is ill,too.. These two folks are barely mid,or late 50's,,Chris is in his 30's,watching his folks dying slowly with this filthy disease,,and won't stop smoking himself..Funny thing is,,he works in a hospital,as an orderly.... and there is no smoking allowed on hospital grounds..
The smokers among us,might not appreciate the comments,,but to be really honest,,I don't care.. Us ex smokers are supposed to be a pack of a**holes for ranting on this subject,but I don't care about that,either.. fact is,,they bitch on about their rights to smoke tobacco,,but we also have our rights to walking around without inhaling second hand smoke..