The bad news is that quitting smoking may not reduce your chances of getting lung cancer; however the good news is that now you have a good reason not to quit smoking.

The BC Cancer Agency recently released a study that found that although some genes can be repaired after a person quits smoking, not all of them do, especially the ones that combat lung cancer. This explains why approximately 50% of new lung cancer diagnoses are of people who had quit smoking.  Now I have another excuse not to quit smoking – and to think, the only good reason I ever thought to not quit smoking was keep people in the tobacco industry employed.

 

Seriously though I do want to quit smoking, I just haven’t very been proactive about it since I haven’t quite reached that point where I want to quit more than I want to keep smoking. To be nakedly honest with you, I love smoking and the way it makes me feel. I like smoking while I drink beer or talk on the phone. I like smoking while going for a walk or typing on the computer. I like smoking after a meal. I like how the smell of smoking covers my armpit stench on days that I forget to wear deodorant. I like smoking. I like it. I love it. I crave it. I indulge it. I know I shouldn’t but I do. They say smoking is one of the hardest addictions to break free of and as I person whose quit an addiction to both alcohol and cocaine I can totally attest to the extreme addictiveness of cigarettes. Compared to quitting smoking quitting alcohol and cocaine was a walk in the park, quitting smoking is more like trying to walk in a park when you’re a paraplegic.  But nonetheless, I plan getting there one day (I always say either when I’m pregnant or 30 – whichever one comes last), until then I’ll keep spending the money I should be saving for my retirement on cigarettes – might as well since according to this study no matter if I quit now or not I’m still not going to live as long as everyone else.

I hope you can quit Wendy.. and I know you will!! My hubby has quit now for probably 7 months!! He was one who said exactly the same things you say.. he loved it.. I was very shocked the day while grocery shopping when amongst our groceries I saw he had chosen a pack of nicotine gum and from that day on he stopped.. I mean I had no idea that he was ever going to stop.. He would often say.. they will have to pry the packet out of my cold dead hand.. But I am so glad he did.. he had a health scare.. and well it was enough to make him give up!! I praise God for that.. his next big hurdle.. is his weight.. But we have to give thanks for all that we have done!!
Well done on giving up the addictions of cocaine and alcohol!!

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"I like how the smell of smoking covers my armpit stench on days that I forget to wear deodorant." Um, no. I think smoking has dulled you senses. By the way, smoking kills _others_ and is one of the most selfish habbits I can think of.

Drop in for a quick read and also see how you are, thats some interesting points regarding cigs. Have an awesome week

My hubby gave up after 47 years of smoking. He was hypnotised. I am afraid to try as i am overweight already and cant afford to add to it.
My mother and most of here family have smoked, she is 78 and the others of similar age. My father ,aunty and more i could mention did not smoke,ate healthy and died befor the age of 50.
I am not trying to encourage you because its a smelly habit thats a waste of money so it would be good if you could give up.

A friend died of lung cancer in her early 50's; she never smoked; her husband did.

Monday, September 3rd 2007 @ 12:33 PM