How I Kicked the Smoking Habit

Thirty days ago today I gave up smoking cigarettes, which has been an extremely difficult habit to rid from my life. Many former colleagues have also kicked the smoking lifestyle with one sharing that giving up smoking is easy as he has quit smoking thousands of times, only to return to his old ways.    

My brand of nicotine was supplied by Marlboro's and depending on my time behind the computer I would consume between one and two packs of cigarette's per day. With the expense of cigarette's constantly on the rise hundreds of dollars per month went to feed my nicotine addiction.




Most long time smokers have attempted to wean themselves of their smoking habit by giving up alcohol and or coffee as the drinks go hand in hand with smoking. For myself I employed the patch, which is applied to your skin like a band aid, and releases nicotine to your system all day. The patch really didn't help me, but others have shared it did the trick for them, I only experienced pain where ever the patch was placed.

 

I also tried the presciption drug Chantix, which is a pill taken daily, the side affects of taking this drug were vivid dreams in full color. While taking this drug I was concerned that if I smoked I would get sick, but this proved to be a false fear as I smoked while taking the prescription with no bad experience.

 

Lastly I tried an electronic cigarette, and many have shared this worked for them and they never smoked again. The electronic cigarettes deliver nicotine with water to help smokers quit smoking by feeding the addiction, yet for myself it just didn't fill my want for a fix.

 

On September 2, 2012 while in Round Rock, Texas with Sammy Maloof I was prayed over by Sammy and Kim Bliquez to pull the spirit of smoking addiction from my soul, and it worked. For the non-smokers that have never smoked thirty days may seem like a short period of time. But my smoking colleagues understand thirty days is a triumph as I have now become a non-smoker. Any doubts I had regarding the power of prayer has been removed, amen.

 

If you need assistance in some type of addiction or want a motivational speaker contact

Sammy Maloof at 626.292.2258

 

Peer Pressure Enforces Smoking Bans

by Mysti Reutlinger SafeCig

On Wednesday of last week, a New York state law went into effect that bans smoking on train platforms, waiting, and ticketing areas. The new ban has not yet seen any summonses resulting from violations, but many from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the American Cancer Society say that's because the ban has been enforced by the most unlikely of people; non-smoking passengers. This interesting twist of events has drawn some lines between people, but has been called empowering by others.

Non-smoking passengers, now knowing that there is a law in place to back them up, feel more empowered to say something to smokers who light up in public areas where smoking has now been banned. So when a smoker decides to light up in a place they may have thought was previously okay, they can certainly expect someone to correct them. Though, of course, the correction is not always approached in the most polite of manners.

Smokers, both those who have and have not been caught smoking on train platforms, waiting and ticketing areas, say that this is just another infringement on their individual rights to smoke. The argument given is that platforms and other areas are outside. Because it is outside and not within a confined space, why is there a need to ban smoking? Non-smoking passengers, if they are that opposed to the possibility of being exposed to secondhand smoke, can simply move to another area; there's enough air for everyone, isn't there? Moreover, they are more than a little offended that someone not in a position of authority would correct them.

No matter what way you look at this public, outdoors, smoking ban, it is a law. And laws must be followed unless and until they are changed. It would probably be much easier to get your nicotine fix without upsetting someone if you had an e-cigarette, of course. However, the issues brought up because of this ban beg some questions. Which we will, of course, turn over to you.

Are outdoors smoking bans a big overstep of power by the government? Should authorities really be reliant on non-smokers to enforce these bans? Let us know what you think!

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