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<img title="Looking for the key quit smoking tip?  There was always only one rule, no nicotine today!" height="300" alt="Looking for the key quit smoking tip?  There was always only one rule, no nicotine today!" hspace="10" src="http://whyquit.com/pr/Images/OnlyOneRule.jpg" width="300" align="right" vspace="7" border="1">A three pack-a-day smoker, I&#39;d spent 30 years trying... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Smokeless / Oral Tobacco's Nicotine ]]></title>
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  <strong><font color="#FF0000" size="5">Smokeless / Oral Tobacco&#39;s Nicotine</font>
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  The below background from a 2009 paper by Wake Forest University Professor John Spanler and co-authors (source link:  <font face="Arial" color="#0000FF" size="1"><font face="Arial" color="#0000FF" size="1"><font face="Arial" color="#0000FF" size="1"><a target="_blank"... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Chippers ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><img alt="image" src="http://whyquit.com/freedom/ImageLibrary/Users/u60.jpg">
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<font size="7"><strong>Chippers</strong></font></p>

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  <font size="4">What is a chipper and why not me?  This thread will explore the science of addiction and why although roughly 90% of us became hooked,  about
  10% of smokers seem to be immune to addiciton.</font>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Nicotine Babies ]]></title>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">Suzie found the below horrible story which suggests that smoking aids with pain.  I&#39;ve not yet seen any science or
study suggesting that smoking mitigates <font color="#FF0000">pain</font>.  By the way, although this may be the youngest reported smoker, millions of babies
are born each year to smoking... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Smoking Dreams ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>I have been quit for 2 months and 23 days and a couple of nights ago I had my fourth &quot;smoking&quot; dream since I quit. Every time I have this dream I
feel very guilty and my heart pounds in anticipation as I head off to the store, purchase a pack of cigs then smoke them. The cigarettes always taste
disgusting but in my dream I keep smoking until I wake up. I often wake up sweating and horrified that I would go back to such a horrible way of life. Until I
feel a rush of relief when I... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ If You're Giving Up Smoking......... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ If you&#39;re &quot;giving up&quot; smoking. There is a chance that you might be miserable quitting.
<br>
<br>
For &quot;giving up&quot; smoking entails that you&#39;re depriving yourself of the &quot;pleasure&quot; of smoking by giving it up. That you are making a real
sacrifice. Or at least that can be the perception created from these three simple words &quot;giving up smoking.&quot;
<br>
<br>
But perception is not truth. At best it can either point to the truth or at worst point to... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey Home released ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
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    <br>
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  <div align="center"></div>

  <div align="center">
    <a target="_blank" href="http://www.whyquit.com/ffn.pdf"></a><a href="http://www.whyquit.com/ffn.pdf">http://www.whyquit.com/ffn.pdf</a>
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    Today I&#39;m releasing Freedom from Nicotine... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ "Was I Addicted?" ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><strong><font color="navy" size="5"><em>Joel&#39;s Reinforcement Library</em></font></strong>
<br>
<br>
<img height="27" src="http://www.whyquit.com/joel/ntp.gif" width="211" alt="image">
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<br></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><font color="navy" size="6"><em>&quot;Was I Addicted?&quot;</em></font></strong>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:18:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Closet Smoker ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><font color="navy" size="5"><strong><em>Joel&#39;s Reinforcement Library</em></strong></font>
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<br></p>

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<p align="center"><font color="navy" size="6"><strong><em>The Closet Smoker</em></strong></font>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Law of Addiction ]]></title>
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<p align="center"><font color="navy" size="4"><em><strong>Joel&#39;s Reinforcement Library</strong></em></font></p>
<br>
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<p align="center"><font color="navy" size="6"><strong><em>The Law of Addiction</em></strong></font>
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    <h4><br>... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ I&#39;m an ADDICT! HooRAY! ]]></title>
			<link>http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/115/t/I-39-m-an-ADDICT-HooRAY-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p align="center"><font color="#CC6600" face="Arial"><br>
<font size="6" color="#000066"><strong>I&#39;m an ADDICT! HooRAY!</strong></font></font>
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      <td width="100%" nowrap="nowrap"><font size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">From: <img src="http://www.whyquit.com/freedom/em/smiled.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="image"><nobr><font color="#000000">OBob-Gold</font></nobr>  (Original... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Dependency Video Lessons ]]></title>
			<link>http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/114/t/Dependency-Video-Lessons.html</link>
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  L1/2
</div>
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<p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" color="#000099" size="5"><strong>Joel&#39;s Video and Audio
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Nicotine Dependency Lessons</strong></font></p>

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  <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/default.aspx"><img hspace="10"... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:19:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Are you a nicotine junkie? ]]></title>
			<link>http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/113/t/Are-you-a-nicotine-junkie-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div align="right">
  <font color="navy" size="5"> </font>
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<p align="center"><font color="navy" size="5"><em><strong>Joel&#39;s Reinforcement Library</strong></em></font></p>
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<p align="center"><img src="http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp56/JohnPolito/Freedom/ntp.gif" alt="image"></p>

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<p align="center"><font color="navy" size="6"><strong><em>Junkie, burn-out, addict,
<br>
drug abuser, drunk,
<br>... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (FreedomNicotine)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Nicotine Addiction 101 ]]></title>
			<link>http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/112/t/Nicotine-Addiction-101.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <div class="Section1">
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 9pt 0pt 13.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-line-height-alt: 5.0pt" align="center"></p>

  <p align="center"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #003300"><font color="#FFFFFF"><font size="4">   <font size="2">Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey
  Home</font>  </font> </font></font>
  <br>
  <strong><font color="#003300" size="6"><br>
  Nicotine Addiction 101</font></strong></p>

  <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 9pt 0pt 13.5pt;... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (FreedomNicotine)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Physical Addiction of Nicotine ]]></title>
			<link>http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/12710/t/Physical-Addiction-of-Nicotine.html</link>
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  I have a question.  I was of the belief that the physical addiction of nicotine was broken after three days.  But after reading the health benefits achieved
  after <em>10 days to 2 weeks</em> in the  <a href="http://groups.msn.com/FreedomFromTobaccoQuitSmokingNow/mynewlife.msnw?action=get_message&amp;mview=0&amp;ID_Message=64157&amp;LastModified=4675669512231530293" target="_top"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#003366">Quitting Health Benefits Time Table</font></a> I am confused.... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Tommy Jake)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 03:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ &quot;Smoking IS easier than not smoking&quot; ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div>
  <font face="Arial" size="2">I saw where a member mentioned that not smoking hasn&#39;t been easy lately. It is true in some ways smoking is easier than not
  smoking. As the below article discusses, smokers don&#39;t have to make any real decisions on lots of real life issues--the addiction makes decisions for
  you. Some people may think that it is just a whole lot easier to let someone or something else make decisions or tough choices than for them to have to do
  it. Consider the... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Joel)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Confessions of a teenage nicotine addict ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
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    <div align="center">
      <strong><font size="6">Confessions of a teenage
      <br>
      nicotine addict</font></strong>
    </div>
    <br>

    <div align="center">
      <strong>by John R. Polito</strong>
    </div>

    <p><em>I&#39;d spent years trying to get mom to quit smoking. But somehow that wasn&#39;t important right now. Kimberly was all that mattered. There she
    was, sitting in the dugout of our neighborhood baseball field, smoking, with a pack of... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (John (Gold))</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ You're being watched ! ]]></title>
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  Has this happened to anyone else?
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</div>

<div>
  People around me, are watching me.  Family , friends , co workers .
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<div>
  A guy I work with has watched my progress the past 39 days. We have worked together 22 yrs. He knows what a Steady smoker  ( Addict ) I have been. He had
  asked what I was doing to quit.  The patch?  No he watched me go through those yrs. ago.
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   Gum ?
</div>

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   No He used to watch me spit out a piece so I could... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Dave)</author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Insula: brain region responsible for craves? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div>
  <p align="center"><font size="5"><strong><img src="http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp56/JohnPolito/Addiction/Pdc4675608118389582721.jpg" alt="image">
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  <p align="center"><font size="5"><strong>New Research Findings
  <br>
  on The Insular Cortex</strong></font></p>

  <p align="center"><em>Is the insula the brain region responsible for awareness of urges and craves?</em></p>

  <p>What if a smoker awoke after sustaining a brain injury or... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (John (Gold))</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How does Nicotine Stack up against other addictions ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div>
      I believe Nicotine is the worst addiction known to mankind.  Having dealt with several others in my lifetime, I am curious if others feel the same way. 
  And to be honest I want to brag a little because I feel that getting through a week without any nicotine after 30 straight years of never going more than a 3
  or 4 conscious hours without in my system is a major acomplishment and I am delirously excited about it.  Without Whyquit, Joel, and everyone at
  Freedom&#39;s great... ]]></description>

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