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jumper03

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After you put out your cigarette....

within 20 minutes blood pressure and pulse drop to normal.

within 8 hours carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal and oxygen level increases to normal.

within 24 hours the chance of heart attack decreases.

within 48 hours nerve endings start to regrow and the senses of taste and smell are enhanced.

within 72 hours bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier. Lung capacity increases.

within 2 weeks to 3 months Circulation improves, walking becomes easier and lung function increases 30%.

of course if you light up again, you go back to the beginning. From my gyms monthly news letter. I thought it was enlightening.

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Keep smoking for the children :)
I stopped on the feb 5th this year. My SO still smokes, I don't mind other people smoking. In Germany it pays for the fight against terrorism. Keep smoking if you want.
But I stopped.
Dave

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Are you trying to imply that smoking is bad for you?????

Next you'll be telling me pro-wrestling isnt real....

You crazy californians, what will you think of next?



don't you call me californian....them's fightin' words.....
>:(

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My theory is that by increasing my chances of a smoking related ilness/death, I am proportionatly decreasing my chances of an even more gruesome and bizarre death such as ants eating my eyes after surgery (oh, it really happened, google it if you dont believe me.) Actually, I'm of the Dennis Leary school of Smoking, I love to smoke, until they make it illegal i will continue to smoke, and I will speak out against the limitations of personal freesoms until the day I die, or until I run out of breath, which as a smoker isn't very long. Really though, the only stat that really matters when it comes to smoking: 100% of ALL deaths are caused by birth. cough cough


Edit: Heres the story about the ants eating eyes
damn thats gross.

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I quit in the beginning of August after 21 years of smoking. Was easy as hell. Two weeks using nicorette and that's it. Haven't had an urge for a puff since, and I've been to many concerts, casinos, bars, and even dated smokers. Guess I was just ready.

I'm not one of those reformed anti-smoker nazis now. BUT, I have to say, I never realized how really offensive it is to non smokers. I can't walk down a city street more than 20 feet without inhaling someone elses smoke. And getting on the elevator with smokers really makes you appreciate how much they stink.

I'm not in favor of anti-smoking laws, but I definitely prefer to frequent non-smoking establishments these days.

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thanks to former pres. klinton>:(
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tax on cigs. pay for health care for THE CHILDREN:P
therefore I smoke FOR THE CHILDREN

it would be rude not to:S
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Great way to spend your cigarette tax dollars, imho :D:D

linz



At least I get something for these tax dollars! Sure, the something is cancer, but WTF, it's something!

Blues,
Dave
"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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It's been over two years now -woo hoo! I still miss it sometimes, like after a meal or with a beer, but it's SO worth it.

It's one less thing to have to think about, which is huge. No worrying about if I have enough, no runs to the store for nothing but cigs, no sitting out in the cold because you can't smoke in public places.

Health benefits aside, it's just damn inconvenient to smoke.

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

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It's been over two years now -woo hoo! I still miss it sometimes, like after a meal or with a beer, but it's SO worth it.

It's one less thing to have to think about, which is huge. No worrying about if I have enough, no runs to the store for nothing but cigs, no sitting out in the cold because you can't smoke in public places.

Health benefits aside, it's just damn inconvenient to smoke.



*Cheers* I quit April 4th this year and have looked back so many times I think I'm walking in circles. However I have never lit up again. :ph34r:



"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

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It's been over two years now -woo hoo! I still miss it sometimes, like after a meal or with a beer, but it's SO worth it.

It's one less thing to have to think about, which is huge. No worrying about if I have enough, no runs to the store for nothing but cigs, no sitting out in the cold because you can't smoke in public places.

Health benefits aside, it's just damn inconvenient to smoke.



*Cheers* I quit April 4th this year and have looked back so many times I think I'm walking in circles. However I have never lit up again. :ph34r:



Outstanding for you both!!!!

Hey, beers on me when I'm down next march! :)
Scars remind us that the past is real

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Don't think about this one too much..........

They say smoking a cigarette takes 2 minutes off your life........

But it takes 5 minutes to smoke one.........

So that's a 3 minute net gain!!! :D

Like I said, don't think about it, just accept it! :P


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Calvin: "Too few role models."

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Nicotine studied as treatment for brain disorders
By Carey Goldberg, Globe Staff, 11/12/2003

Scientists reported yesterday that nicotine seems to diminish mental impairment stemming from stress or an underactive thyroid -- the latest in a growing body of evidence that the long vilified substance may help people with brain disorders ranging from Alzheimer's disease to schizophrenia.

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If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

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thanks to former pres. klinton>:(
]
tax on cigs. pay for health care for THE CHILDREN:P
therefore I smoke FOR THE CHILDREN

it would be rude not to:S


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Wah. Ante up, addict. And be sure to sue the tobacco companies when you develop lung cancer. It's poetic to see someone who wasted their health later waste their money on legal fees.
Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW.

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well...
with the way my life is...
and the way the world is...
If I live long enough to die from smoking, I did something right.
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