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Cristofor Columb · 03-29-2005, 02:14 PM

I have found that i'm smoking already about 2 packs/day..
Are there any smokers who have stopped smoking?
Can you give any advice? It woluld be really interesting to listen..

axelcat · 03-29-2005, 02:16 PM

just do it before it kills you

split_joel · 03-29-2005, 02:16 PM

tried, and started again. best bet is to get the patch or something wear like of them i dont know lol

Forest · 03-29-2005, 02:16 PM

i stopped cold turkey 10 days ago

so far so good

Get lots of gum or mints...anything to change the flavor in your mouth when your craving a cig

Drink lots of water. get some nicorette gum as well or the patch

good luck

kmanrox · 03-29-2005, 02:17 PM

sotp being a fucking pussy and just quit maybe?

who · 03-29-2005, 02:17 PM

Get over the three day hurdle and you're set. Stick some of them up your ass, put them back in the pack, mix them around, and you'll want to stay as far away from the cigs as possible.

Susan F · 03-29-2005, 02:18 PM

I´ve known a few people to have quit cold turkey. If you really want to quit, you can.

Theo · 03-29-2005, 02:21 PM

go a walk to your local hospital and see people dieing from lung cancer, put yourself for a sec as diagnosed with it and it will be the last time you'll want to smoke.

Babagirls · 03-29-2005, 02:22 PM

everytime i try to quit, the boyfriend is always sayin shit that makes me wanna go start back up again. like "god, smoke a cig and stop bein a bitch already!" and "you know you're gonna fail, why try?"

if i could go somewhere for 5 days with no cigs, no where to get cigs and where no one is around me & i dont have my cell phone, i'm sure i can kick the habit.

but its hard for me to do with my boyfriend around, and sitting at the computer alot (which makes it easier to light up), and have the stress of family callin my cell all the time & me tryin to be their fuckin guidance counslor.

and i know that im "orally fixated" (shut up! LOL), so i need to buy lollipops, and gum.
i already started working out at the gym (doing alot of cardio) to help me not WANT to smoke, its workin so far. i cut down to 1/2 a pack a day already.

Tala · 03-29-2005, 02:23 PM

I simply stopped smoking. Decided I didn't like smelling like an ashtray, brown teeth, and fuck knows what my lungs look like.

Theo · 03-29-2005, 02:23 PM

sorry to tell you, but your bf sounds like a retard

camcutie · 03-29-2005, 02:23 PM

Try the patch.....worked well for Joe after smoking for 20 years.

XOXOXO
*Krystal*

Dina_C9 · 03-29-2005, 02:27 PM

Hypnotism worked for someone I know who used to smoke 2 packs a day 20 years ago

Nydahl · 03-29-2005, 02:31 PM

I would love to know man too

I am smoking like crazy - thats that office job

Antonio · 03-29-2005, 02:36 PM

I did it, I lost track but I think almost a year now, used Nicorette gum, it was realy easy. Just don't go out for a 2-3 weeks and you'll be fine !

Thrawn$ · 03-29-2005, 02:42 PM

the easiest trick to stop smoking is to smoke more and more until you die

Head · 03-29-2005, 02:46 PM

I quit for 12 years now: cold turkey. You'll need to change some things in your life like stop hanging with smokers. Cause they'll aways want you to start smoking again."misery love company". And change your rotain some, also join a gym.
I hope this helps some.

NoCarrier · 03-29-2005, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristofor Columb

I have found that i'm smoking already about 2 packs/day..
Are there any smokers who have stopped smoking?
Can you give any advice? It woluld be really interesting to listen..

The only way to stop smoking is to stop your nicotine addiction.

No more nicotine.

All it takes is 72 hours, after that, you are nicotine free.

You need to educate yourself.

http://www.whyquit.com

If you don't know about your nicotine addiction problem, you will never succeed.

Click on the link I just gave you, and read the articles.

LasseKongos · 03-29-2005, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thrawn$

the easiest trick to stop smoking is to smoke more and more until you die

IDIOT WALK

NoCarrier · 03-29-2005, 03:23 PM

"He Wanted You to Know"

http://www.sptimes.com/News/61599/Fl..._to_know.shtml

On the day of Bryan's death, June 3, wife Bobbie and son Bryan keep a bedside vigil. The recent photo of father and son is on the bed. [Times photo: V. Jane Windsor]

Bryan Curtis started smoking at 13, never thinking that 20 years later it would kill him and leave a wife and children alone. In his last weeks, he set out with a message for young people.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Cigarette smoke hangs in the air in the room where Bryan Lee Curtis lies dying of lung cancer.

His head, bald from chemotherapy, lolls on a pillow. The bones of his cheeks and shoulders protrude under taut skin. His eyes are open, but he can no longer respond to his mother or his wife, Bobbie, who married him in a makeshift ceremony in this room three weeks ago after doctors said there was no hope.

In Bryan's emaciated hands, Bobbie has propped a photograph taken just two months ago. It shows a muscular and seemingly healthy Bryan holding his 2-year-old son, Bryan Jr. In the picture, he is 33. He turned 34 on May 10.

A pack of cigarettes and a lighter sit on a table near Bryan's bed in his mother's living room. Even though tobacco caused the cancer now eating through his lungs and liver, Bryan smoked until a week ago, when it became impossible.

Across the room, a 20-year-old nephew crushes out a cigarette in a large glass ashtray where the butt joins a dozen others. Bobbie Curtis says she'll try to stop after the funeral, but right now, it's just too difficult. Same for Bryan's mother, Louise Curtis.

"I just can't do it now," she says, although she hopes maybe she can after the funeral.

Bryan knew how hard it is to quit. But when he learned he would die because of his habit, he thought maybe he could persuade at least a few kids not to pick up that first cigarette. Maybe if they could see his sunken cheeks, how hard it was becoming to breathe, his shriveled b-ody, it might scare them enough.

So a man whose life was otherwise unremarkable set out in the last few weeks of his life with a mission.

Bryan Lee Curtis, then 33, holds son Bryan Jr., 2, in this March 29 photo. Curtis would die about two months later.

* * *
Bryan started when he was just 13, building up to more than two packs a day. He talked about quitting from time to time, but never seriously tried.

Plenty of time for that, he figured. Older people got cancer. Not people in their 30s, not people who worked in construction, as a roofer, as a mechanic.

He had no health insurance. But he was more worried about his mother, 57, who had smoked since she was 25.

"He would say, "Mom, don't worry about me. Worry about yourself. I'm healthy,' " Louise Curtis remembers. "You think this would happen later, when you're 60 or 70 years old, not when you're his age."

He knew, only a few days after he went to the hospital on April 2 with severe abdominal pain, how wrong he had been. He had oat cell lung cancer that had spread to his liver. He probably had not had it long. Also called small cell lung cancer, it's an aggressive killer that usually claims the lives of its victims within a few months.

While it seems unusual to the Curtis family, Dr. Jeffrey Paonessa, Bryan's oncologist, said he is seeing more lung cancer in young adults.

"We've seen lung cancer earlier and earlier because people are starting to smoke earlier and earlier," Paonessa said. Chemotherapy sometimes slows the process, but had little effect in Bryan's case, he said.

Bryan also knew, a few days after the diagnosis, that he wanted somehow to try to save at least one kid from the same fate. He sat down and talked with Bryan Jr. and his 9-year-old daughter, Amber, who already had been caught once with a cigarette. But he wanted to do more. Somehow, he had to get his story out.

When he still had some strength to leave the house, kids would stare.

"They'd come up and look at him because he looked so strange," Louise Curtis said. "He'd look at them and say, "This is what happens to you when you smoke.'

"The kids would say, "Oh, man. I can't believe it,' " Louise Curtis said.

In the last few weeks, Bryan's mother has been the agent for his mission to accomplish some good with the tragedy. She has called newspapers and radio and television stations, seeking someone willing to tell her son's story, willing to help give him the one thing he wanted before he died. Bryan never got to tell his story to the public. He spoke for the last time an hour before a visit from a Times reporter and photographer.

"I'm too skinny. I can't fight anymore," he whispered to his mother at 9 a.m. June 3. He died that day at 11:56 a.m., just nine weeks after the diagnosis.

Bryan Lee Curtis Sr. was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg on June 8, a rare cloudy day that threatened rain.

At the funeral service at nearby Blount, Curry and Roel Funeral Home, Bryan's casket was open and 50 friends and relatives could see the devastating effects of the cancer.

Addiction is more powerful.

As the graveside ritual ended, a handful of relatives backed away from the gathering, pulled out packs of cigarettes and lit up.

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January 23, 2001 - "It's almost been 2 years now. We set and watch home movies of us. His son is missing him too. Christmas was the worst. He had to go outside and show his dad what he got for Christmas. That really tore me up." Bobbie Jo Curtis

February 28, 2002 - Bobbie indicates that Bryan's mother was able to quit smoking following her son's death. Bryan Jr. will turn six on August 23, 2002, at which time he will have been fatherless for more than half his life

bogo · 03-29-2005, 03:26 PM

i used the patch and im smoke free for 9 weeks....also you have to be mad to quit..that helps

mcfly · 03-29-2005, 03:30 PM

i just quit buying cigarettes. that pretty much solves the problem.

NoCarrier · 03-29-2005, 03:30 PM

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Employment - A Guide for Scandinavian Tourists in Greece

Person Most Admired - Her Mother

Favorite Movie - Out of Africa

Noni's Passion - Ancient History

Biggest Concern - Being Good at Motherhood

Favorite Food - Great Greek Fish Dishes
She was crazy about Christmas and loved decorating the house!

Favorite Colors - Blue, Black and White

Activity - Noni Loved to Travel

Favorite Song - Don't Pay the Ferryman

Favorite Drink - Ice Coffee Frappe

Favorite Musician - Richard Claiderman (pianist)

December 18, 1998

Noni's son Konstantinos-Ion is born

February 10, 1999

Noni is diagnosed with lung cancer

February 13, 1999

She is told that she has less than nine months to live

February 14, 1999

Noni learns that her lung cancer has spread to her brain and kidneys

Antigoni (Noni) Glykos Died on June 24, 1999

Age 33 Years, 3 Months, 11 Days

A victim of small cell lung cancer & Camel cigarettes

She had started smoking cigarettes at age 14

Her dream of her and her husband building their own home died with her ...

... as did her dream of having at least two children ...

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... and many of the dreams of those who loved her!

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adamthick · 03-29-2005, 03:40 PM

Try Zyban. It worked for me. I smoked for about 10 years, and tried to quit on several occasions. they say it takes the average smoker about 4-6 tries before they actually quit ,and it sticks. Anyway, zyban is a anti-depressant. They found that most smokers are depressed to some degree, and during clinical trials of wellbutrin, they discovered this. So they colored wellbutrin purple, slapped a fancy new label on it, and charged about $150 for it...which is zyban. Regardless, the stuff works. I only needed to use it for about 10 days before I quit for good. Another cool thing about zyban is you can still smoke for the first few days, then you gradually cut back to nothing.

Theo · 03-29-2005, 03:40 PM

damn.....

read this case

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/SeanMarsee.html

Eagleman · 03-29-2005, 03:44 PM

don't start.

american pervert · 03-29-2005, 03:52 PM

I just stopped cold turkey. about a week after I stopped I was drunk and wanted a smoke and all I could find was a menthol, after that I never wanted one again

xlogger · 03-29-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Soul_Rebel

damn.....

read this case

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/SeanMarsee.html

Shit, thats creazy. I tried to quit once before, it lasted a week. The worst part is when you see some one elce smoke, then the craving stats to kick in. Its really hard to fucking quit!

Theo · 03-29-2005, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xlogger

Shit, thats creazy. I tried to quit once before, it lasted a week. The worst part is when you see some one elce smoke, then the craving stats to kick in. Its really hard to fucking quit!

keep trying bro

Cyndalie · 03-29-2005, 04:17 PM

I quit over a month ago. Pack and a half for 10 years I woke up one day and said that's it. No one pressured me, no one even asked me to quit. I decided. then I quit. Cold Turkey.

Deciding you want to quit is the hardest part. Once you make up your mind to do (or not do) something, nothing can stop you.

When you get a craving, distract yourself, take a walk, go listen to a song you like and sing out loud, eat a tic tac an apple, something heathly is good cause it makes you feel better to feel as if you are taking care of yourself. In fact, the first week I stocked the house with fresh fruit and vedgies and good food. Figure if my appetite increased I'd at least eat something good for me.

I haven't gained an ounce. I look better, I smell better, I feel GREAT.

Being around other smokers shouldn't bother you too much after you get over that first week or two. Even when you are drinking once you break the habit and get through those cyclic urges that are externally triggered, it's cake.

Decide. Do it. Don't look back. It's not a change in lifestyle. There will always be smokers around, don't turn into an asshole - make yourself a better person by living up to your own standards.

It's the best place to start.

BTW: acupuncture, exercise, buying yourself small rewards along the way, whatever makes you feel good .. all that helps. Motivate yourself - you'll thank yourself later and so will your friends and family. Whatever you do dont decide to PHASE IT OUT! Dont use anything as a crutch, you will either quit our you wont. Decide first. Go to bed, wake up and challenge yourself...see how long you can go without having a cig, or a drag.

Cyndalie · 03-29-2005, 04:51 PM

WhyQuit.com is a great site. Thanks for posting it.

NoCarrier · 03-29-2005, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyndalie

WhyQuit.com is a great site. Thanks for posting it.

If it can save someone, or at least make someone realise what the nicotine addiction is, I will be happy. WhyQuit.com helped me quit. I read the articles and when I read the Bryan Curtis Story, I decided to fight my nicotine addiction problem.

I quit cold turkey.

penzo · 03-29-2005, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyndalie

WhyQuit.com is a great site. Thanks for posting it.

but it also scares me a lot.....now thinking of quitting....

Salvar · 03-29-2005, 05:35 PM

Fuck yeah... Realised myself that I also have to quit.

But for my mind it's like, stopping with pleasure, looking up to a blackhole.

platinumdiva · 03-29-2005, 05:40 PM

I'm qiuting as well

platinumdiva · 03-29-2005, 05:41 PM

I was smoking five cigarettes a day so i thought now would be a good time to quit

Barefootsies · 03-29-2005, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristofor Columb

I have found that i'm smoking already about 2 packs/day..
Are there any smokers who have stopped smoking?
Can you give any advice? It woluld be really interesting to listen..

When you feel the urge, some people's pipes (zip) instead of sigs. You'll get with the program in no time.

Rochard · 03-29-2005, 05:47 PM

Try cutting your fingers off. I bet you that would help.

gambler101 · 03-29-2005, 05:59 PM

Just chew a lot of gum when you get cravings. Thats what i did. Its really a mind set. If you really want to quit for the sake of your health, then just set it in your mind. Once you quit you will feel much better, after the nicotine cravings go away that is. But trust me, you will smell better, your breath will be better too, and your food will taste better!

khs · 03-29-2005, 07:23 PM

imagine every cigarette is a big giant cock

bly · 03-29-2005, 07:24 PM

we're all going to die anyway. smoke on

tungsten · 03-29-2005, 07:25 PM

2packs a day, shit you're a maniac

Spunky · 03-29-2005, 08:16 PM

I quit 2 times for about a year apiece..just can't shake it

kowntafit · 03-29-2005, 09:08 PM

try it by gradually decreasing your usual consumption

mikeyddddd · 03-29-2005, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoCarrier

"He Wanted You to Know"

OPRAH! OPRAH! OPRAH!

SomeCreep · 03-29-2005, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristofor Columb

I have found that i'm smoking already about 2 packs/day..
Are there any smokers who have stopped smoking?
Can you give any advice? It woluld be really interesting to listen..

Slice your arm with a knife everytime you smoke a cigarette. Be disciplined and do it everytime. Pain will cure you.

xclusive · 03-29-2005, 10:36 PM

Just go cold turkey you can do it

Adult Insider Bubba · 03-29-2005, 10:39 PM

Man, those are some sad stories, shit!!!!!!

ProjectNaked · 03-29-2005, 10:42 PM

everyone quits eventually -

LittleMack · 03-29-2005, 10:48 PM

Day Nine now for me....doing the patch and it is still tough, but like those b4 me said, you have to want to quit....I look at my kids and say, "I want to be there for graduation". That is motivating me. Getting better each day..YOU CAN DO IT!

03-29-2005, 02:14 PM	#1
Cristofor Columb Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 287	How to stop smoking? I have found that i'm smoking already about 2 packs/day.. Are there any smokers who have stopped smoking? Can you give any advice? It woluld be really interesting to listen..

03-29-2005, 02:16 PM	#3
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03-29-2005, 02:18 PM	#7
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03-29-2005, 02:21 PM	#8
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	go a walk to your local hospital and see people dieing from lung cancer, put yourself for a sec as diagnosed with it and it will be the last time you'll want to smoke. Last edited by Theo; 03-29-2005 at 02:22 PM..

03-29-2005, 02:16 PM	#2
axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	just do it before it kills you

03-29-2005, 02:16 PM	#4
Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 9,017	i stopped cold turkey 10 days ago so far so good Get lots of gum or mints...anything to change the flavor in your mouth when your craving a cig Drink lots of water. get some nicorette gum as well or the patch good luck

03-29-2005, 02:17 PM	#6
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	Get over the three day hurdle and you're set. Stick some of them up your ass, put them back in the pack, mix them around, and you'll want to stay as far away from the cigs as possible.

03-29-2005, 02:22 PM	#9
Babagirls Text Writer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18,812	everytime i try to quit, the boyfriend is always sayin shit that makes me wanna go start back up again. like "god, smoke a cig and stop bein a bitch already!" and "you know you're gonna fail, why try?" if i could go somewhere for 5 days with no cigs, no where to get cigs and where no one is around me & i dont have my cell phone, i'm sure i can kick the habit. but its hard for me to do with my boyfriend around, and sitting at the computer alot (which makes it easier to light up), and have the stress of family callin my cell all the time & me tryin to be their fuckin guidance counslor. and i know that im "orally fixated" (shut up! LOL), so i need to buy lollipops, and gum. i already started working out at the gym (doing alot of cardio) to help me not WANT to smoke, its workin so far. i cut down to 1/2 a pack a day already. __________________ Need a Text Writer? Blogs\|Reviews\|Descriptions\|Paysites\|TGP's\|Stories ICQ: 397892500

03-29-2005, 02:23 PM	#10
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03-29-2005, 02:36 PM	#15
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	I did it, I lost track but I think almost a year now, used Nicorette gum, it was realy easy. Just don't go out for a 2-3 weeks and you'll be fine !

03-29-2005, 02:42 PM	#16
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03-29-2005, 02:46 PM	#17
Head Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Starship Enterprise Posts: 8,278	I quit for 12 years now: cold turkey. You'll need to change some things in your life like stop hanging with smokers. Cause they'll aways want you to start smoking again."misery love company". And change your rotain some, also join a gym. I hope this helps some. __________________

03-29-2005, 03:23 PM	#20
NoCarrier We need more free porn Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 16,356	"He Wanted You to Know" http://www.sptimes.com/News/61599/Fl..._to_know.shtml On the day of Bryan's death, June 3, wife Bobbie and son Bryan keep a bedside vigil. The recent photo of father and son is on the bed. [Times photo: V. Jane Windsor] Bryan Curtis started smoking at 13, never thinking that 20 years later it would kill him and leave a wife and children alone. In his last weeks, he set out with a message for young people. ST. PETERSBURG -- Cigarette smoke hangs in the air in the room where Bryan Lee Curtis lies dying of lung cancer. His head, bald from chemotherapy, lolls on a pillow. The bones of his cheeks and shoulders protrude under taut skin. His eyes are open, but he can no longer respond to his mother or his wife, Bobbie, who married him in a makeshift ceremony in this room three weeks ago after doctors said there was no hope. In Bryan's emaciated hands, Bobbie has propped a photograph taken just two months ago. It shows a muscular and seemingly healthy Bryan holding his 2-year-old son, Bryan Jr. In the picture, he is 33. He turned 34 on May 10. A pack of cigarettes and a lighter sit on a table near Bryan's bed in his mother's living room. Even though tobacco caused the cancer now eating through his lungs and liver, Bryan smoked until a week ago, when it became impossible. Across the room, a 20-year-old nephew crushes out a cigarette in a large glass ashtray where the butt joins a dozen others. Bobbie Curtis says she'll try to stop after the funeral, but right now, it's just too difficult. Same for Bryan's mother, Louise Curtis. "I just can't do it now," she says, although she hopes maybe she can after the funeral. Bryan knew how hard it is to quit. But when he learned he would die because of his habit, he thought maybe he could persuade at least a few kids not to pick up that first cigarette. Maybe if they could see his sunken cheeks, how hard it was becoming to breathe, his shriveled b-ody, it might scare them enough. So a man whose life was otherwise unremarkable set out in the last few weeks of his life with a mission. Bryan Lee Curtis, then 33, holds son Bryan Jr., 2, in this March 29 photo. Curtis would die about two months later. * * * Bryan started when he was just 13, building up to more than two packs a day. He talked about quitting from time to time, but never seriously tried. Plenty of time for that, he figured. Older people got cancer. Not people in their 30s, not people who worked in construction, as a roofer, as a mechanic. He had no health insurance. But he was more worried about his mother, 57, who had smoked since she was 25. "He would say, "Mom, don't worry about me. Worry about yourself. I'm healthy,' " Louise Curtis remembers. "You think this would happen later, when you're 60 or 70 years old, not when you're his age." He knew, only a few days after he went to the hospital on April 2 with severe abdominal pain, how wrong he had been. He had oat cell lung cancer that had spread to his liver. He probably had not had it long. Also called small cell lung cancer, it's an aggressive killer that usually claims the lives of its victims within a few months. While it seems unusual to the Curtis family, Dr. Jeffrey Paonessa, Bryan's oncologist, said he is seeing more lung cancer in young adults. "We've seen lung cancer earlier and earlier because people are starting to smoke earlier and earlier," Paonessa said. Chemotherapy sometimes slows the process, but had little effect in Bryan's case, he said. Bryan also knew, a few days after the diagnosis, that he wanted somehow to try to save at least one kid from the same fate. He sat down and talked with Bryan Jr. and his 9-year-old daughter, Amber, who already had been caught once with a cigarette. But he wanted to do more. Somehow, he had to get his story out. When he still had some strength to leave the house, kids would stare. "They'd come up and look at him because he looked so strange," Louise Curtis said. "He'd look at them and say, "This is what happens to you when you smoke.' "The kids would say, "Oh, man. I can't believe it,' " Louise Curtis said. In the last few weeks, Bryan's mother has been the agent for his mission to accomplish some good with the tragedy. She has called newspapers and radio and television stations, seeking someone willing to tell her son's story, willing to help give him the one thing he wanted before he died. Bryan never got to tell his story to the public. He spoke for the last time an hour before a visit from a Times reporter and photographer. "I'm too skinny. I can't fight anymore," he whispered to his mother at 9 a.m. June 3. He died that day at 11:56 a.m., just nine weeks after the diagnosis. Bryan Lee Curtis Sr. was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg on June 8, a rare cloudy day that threatened rain. At the funeral service at nearby Blount, Curry and Roel Funeral Home, Bryan's casket was open and 50 friends and relatives could see the devastating effects of the cancer. Addiction is more powerful. As the graveside ritual ended, a handful of relatives backed away from the gathering, pulled out packs of cigarettes and lit up. ------------------------------------------------------ January 23, 2001 - "It's almost been 2 years now. We set and watch home movies of us. His son is missing him too. Christmas was the worst. He had to go outside and show his dad what he got for Christmas. That really tore me up." Bobbie Jo Curtis February 28, 2002 - Bobbie indicates that Bryan's mother was able to quit smoking following her son's death. Bryan Jr. will turn six on August 23, 2002, at which time he will have been fatherless for more than half his life __________________

03-29-2005, 03:26 PM	#21
bogo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,982	i used the patch and im smoke free for 9 weeks....also you have to be mad to quit..that helps

03-29-2005, 03:30 PM	#22
mcfly Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: colorado Posts: 119	i just quit buying cigarettes. that pretty much solves the problem.

03-29-2005, 03:40 PM	#24
adamthick Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: metro Detroit Posts: 377	Try Zyban. It worked for me. I smoked for about 10 years, and tried to quit on several occasions. they say it takes the average smoker about 4-6 tries before they actually quit ,and it sticks. Anyway, zyban is a anti-depressant. They found that most smokers are depressed to some degree, and during clinical trials of wellbutrin, they discovered this. So they colored wellbutrin purple, slapped a fancy new label on it, and charged about $150 for it...which is zyban. Regardless, the stuff works. I only needed to use it for about 10 days before I quit for good. Another cool thing about zyban is you can still smoke for the first few days, then you gradually cut back to nothing.

03-29-2005, 03:44 PM	#26
Eagleman Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 104	don't start.

03-29-2005, 03:52 PM	#27
american pervert Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,830	I just stopped cold turkey. about a week after I stopped I was drunk and wanted a smoke and all I could find was a menthol, after that I never wanted one again __________________ I can resist everything except temptation

03-29-2005, 04:17 PM	#30
Cyndalie Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 3,615	I quit over a month ago. Pack and a half for 10 years I woke up one day and said that's it. No one pressured me, no one even asked me to quit. I decided. then I quit. Cold Turkey. Deciding you want to quit is the hardest part. Once you make up your mind to do (or not do) something, nothing can stop you. When you get a craving, distract yourself, take a walk, go listen to a song you like and sing out loud, eat a tic tac an apple, something heathly is good cause it makes you feel better to feel as if you are taking care of yourself. In fact, the first week I stocked the house with fresh fruit and vedgies and good food. Figure if my appetite increased I'd at least eat something good for me. I haven't gained an ounce. I look better, I smell better, I feel GREAT. Being around other smokers shouldn't bother you too much after you get over that first week or two. Even when you are drinking once you break the habit and get through those cyclic urges that are externally triggered, it's cake. Decide. Do it. Don't look back. It's not a change in lifestyle. There will always be smokers around, don't turn into an asshole - make yourself a better person by living up to your own standards. It's the best place to start. BTW: acupuncture, exercise, buying yourself small rewards along the way, whatever makes you feel good .. all that helps. Motivate yourself - you'll thank yourself later and so will your friends and family. Whatever you do dont decide to PHASE IT OUT! Dont use anything as a crutch, you will either quit our you wont. Decide first. Go to bed, wake up and challenge yourself...see how long you can go without having a cig, or a drag. __________________ Cyndalie Marketing Director StoriesTraffic.com Last edited by Cyndalie; 03-29-2005 at 04:19 PM..

03-29-2005, 04:51 PM	#31
Cyndalie Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 3,615	WhyQuit.com is a great site. Thanks for posting it. __________________ Cyndalie Marketing Director StoriesTraffic.com

03-29-2005, 05:35 PM	#34
Salvar Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sao Paulo - Brasil Posts: 434	Fuck yeah... Realised myself that I also have to quit. But for my mind it's like, stopping with pleasure, looking up to a blackhole. __________________ HDV Content on Demand.... You named it we shoot it ICQ: 344-384-419

03-29-2005, 05:40 PM	#35
platinumdiva Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 32	I'm qiuting as well __________________ If you want to get paid for signups and recurring (not one or the other, BOTH), Platinum Revenue is the answer Maximize your revenue, with Platinum Revenue ICQ: 212646718

03-29-2005, 05:41 PM	#36
platinumdiva Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 32	I was smoking five cigarettes a day so i thought now would be a good time to quit __________________ If you want to get paid for signups and recurring (not one or the other, BOTH), Platinum Revenue is the answer Maximize your revenue, with Platinum Revenue ICQ: 212646718

03-29-2005, 05:47 PM	#38
Rochard Jägermeister Test Pilot Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORCAL Posts: 74,557	Try cutting your fingers off. I bet you that would help. __________________ “The choice is no longer between right or left. The choice is between normal and crazy.” - Sarah Huckabee Sanders YNOT MAIL \| THE BEST ADULT MAILING SOLUTION

03-29-2005, 05:59 PM	#39
gambler101 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 35	Just chew a lot of gum when you get cravings. Thats what i did. Its really a mind set. If you really want to quit for the sake of your health, then just set it in your mind. Once you quit you will feel much better, after the nicotine cravings go away that is. But trust me, you will smell better, your breath will be better too, and your food will taste better!

03-29-2005, 07:23 PM	#40
khs Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,730	imagine every cigarette is a big giant cock __________________ Make MORE $$$ now! PussyCash

03-29-2005, 07:24 PM	#41
bly So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 850	we're all going to die anyway. smoke on

03-29-2005, 07:25 PM	#42
tungsten Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10,579	2packs a day, shit you're a maniac __________________ VOYEUR /HOMEMADE, HENTAI / CARTOON, Reality, Amateur, Shemale, Hardcore, Cuckold, Celebrity, Retro/Vintage, ect...ALL OUR SITES >> Unbelievable Ratio \| High % of Rebills \| Bi-Monthly Payments (also to E-Passporte) Ton's of EXCLUSIVE Free content & FHG's \|=> GREAT REVENUE $$$ GUARANTEED!

03-29-2005, 08:16 PM	#43
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,949	I quit 2 times for about a year apiece..just can't shake it __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

03-29-2005, 09:08 PM	#44
kowntafit Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4,667	try it by gradually decreasing your usual consumption __________________ This is where my next million is coming from!

03-29-2005, 10:36 PM	#47
xclusive Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 35,218	Just go cold turkey you can do it __________________ I support MediumPimpin.com / Shemp's Outlawtgp.com /