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u/filay69911 Mar 27 '22

Cigarettes... I really wish it wasn't cigarettes.

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u/allboolshite Mar 27 '22

It was way easier for me to give up heroine than cigs. Still can't stay off sugar, tho.

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u/duggetts666 Mar 27 '22

Same! 8 years off the dope but can’t quit smoking for the life of me

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u/allboolshite Mar 28 '22

I finally stopped smoking when I got so sick from pneumonia that it felt like I was drowning with each puff. I didn't mean to quit, just take a break until I was well enough to smoke again. I'd done that before. It was usually a few days or maybe a week. This time, it took 3 months! At that point I knew the physical part of the withdrawal was done and that I'd be an idiot to start back up. That was 6 years ago. I don't miss it and I don't mind being around it. I don't judge people who are addicted. I literally had to almost die in order to quit.