Re: SMOKING.....It is a bad thing. Do not open this mail if you are squeamish.

[Guest guest]

Buddy no offense it was very properly labeled in the subject line and a great reality check for so many of us. Addictions are addictive because of the excuses creditable and justification we gave to it as I sit here and light up another cigarette. I'm now under the care of a pain management dr and clinic not the so called doc in the box rx peddling ones and they are very selective now as to who they treat for what reasons watched very closely by the feds and first do a psych profile by another dr of their team. This dr I had

never seen before came in asked me the usual questions and than said - I see you have an addiction. I do - !!!!!!!!!! Yes you smoke cigarettes. I'm now labeled as having an addictive personality trait - cigarettes. Cigarette smoking as it should be is now labeled as an addiction and addictive behavior leading cause of many health problems and yes very expensive too. I'm hooked and even after taking care of my dad in the hospital and at home with a lung tumor - tx's - cancer that metastasized - a lung removed -

more tx's and died from it. You think those lungs looks bad take a look at livers in stages of inflammation - fibrosis and cirrhosis and liver bx slides not just from HCV but from alcohol and other drug use it is a horror trip. Not a bad idea for group and a wake up call for members and their livers but I doubt many could stomach it and would even hit the delete membership button. What a shame. Deb

[Guest guest]

Hey Del,

Here in the GWN smokes cost almost $9.00 a pack. I get them from the Reserve, real cheap - 200 cigs for $25.00 but they taste weird. There's no smoking indoors anywhere except your own home (that second hand smoke thing again) If you get caught smoking in a public place it's a $5,000 fine for you & the owner (for not stopping you). I know smoking is bad for me but every time someone tells me to do something like that I dig in my heels & say f#$@$# you, it's my body.

All of my docs say I have an addictive personality. O K, I've been there, done that but I quit all of them. My D O C was junk but there were others in there, coke, crystal meth etc & I quit them all flat, no support groups, twelve step programs or weaning off the drug, just quit. I'm sure some day I'll decide to put down the cigs I just don't know when.

SuZie & Sir SpYke the smoke hater.

Next time I'm coming back as a cat