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I smoke because I like the flavor | #21 | |||
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Just reading or hearing the truth is no guarantee that a person is going to believe or continue to believe the truth. It's amazing what lengths people
will go through to continue to smoke and what kind of losses will continue to mount--eventually resulting in the total loss of health and possibly even
life all because some people will not accept the premise that to stay smoke free they must never take another puff!
Joel
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John (Gold) |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #22 | |||
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Lyverbyrd |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #23 | |||
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07/21/03 03:25 |
The picture above brought something crashing home to me. 2 things actually. My dad would have done this; he died of thyroid cancer last year, and he was a
smoker, and he had a tracheostomy. Yet he would have carried on.
The other thing I realised is that my grief process is nowhere near the end, but the legacy that my dad has left me is to never take another puff. I
won't; and I'm going to try to steer my brother to this site too.
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Joel |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #24 | |||
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01/13/04 11:36 |
I saw where a question was posed at just how addictive cigarettes can actually be. I think this article captures the essence of the issue.
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Sal GOLD |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #25 | |||
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06/01/04 05:01 |
 You're also supposed to love the
SMELL...the aroma...
I am one of the few that still loves the smell, but my brain now kicks in right away and reminds me that the aroma was created to entice me.
Not going to happen because:
Never take another puff. Period.
 Sal
One year, four months, two weeks, five days
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John (Gold) |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #26 | |||
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John (Gold) |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #27 | |||
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John (Gold) |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #28 | |||
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04/15/05 05:59 |
Last Edited By: FreedomNicotine 02/15/09 08:32.
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Joel |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #29 | |||
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06/18/06 07:38 |
At times when www.whyquit.com goes down the graphics on this page and a number of others also go down. I am attaching the article here in its entirety with alternate graphics that
will work independent of www.whyquit.com:
I Smoke Because I Like the Flavor
I smoke for flavor. Or, I smoke to stand out as looking good. The man pictured above, and the thousands of others like him who smoke after losing their voice boxes are classic examples of why people actually smoke. They smoke because they are addicted to nicotine. When a man or woman loses his or her larynx (voice box), he or she is no longer able to speak by normal means. A new process of speaking known as esophageal speech must be learned, a process of swallowing air and belching it up that is not mastered by all who have the procedure. There are electronic devices that help assist in the speaking process, but to date the resulting voice is very mechanical and automated sounding. Smokers have a much higher incidence of cancer of the larynx than non-smokers. Heavy alcohol consumption is also a known risk factor, and people who both smoke and drink are at highest risk. This man and other laryngectomy patients are no longer able to breath through their nose or mouth, they must breath through holes inserted into their throats. This man is still smoking, through a tracheotomy tube straight into his throat. This man is getting no tobacco flavor, he is not going anywhere near a taste bud. He is not smoking because he somehow thinks that he is standing out as looking good or cool. He smokes now for the same reason he smoked before his cancer-he is a drug addict feeding his addiction. Conditions like this show just how addictive nicotine is and how controlled smokers are by this deadly drug. If you are a member of Freedom now, it means you have at least three days under your belt with no nicotine in you and that you now have the upper hand in controlling this addiction. As long as you keep nicotine out now it can never exert this kind of force over your free will again. You have all reduced your risks of developing such conditions, and your risks will continue to drop and your level of control get stronger and stronger over time, and will stay on that course as long as you keep your reasons for quitting strong and your resolve reinforced to never take another puff! Joel Photo from Tobacco and Your Health Harold S. Diehl, M.D. McGraw-Hill Copyright 1969 |
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Flo Babe |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #30 | |||
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07/06/06 12:24 |
Whew! This so clearly shows that cigarettes are one of the most deadly of the addictive drugs on earth. This is the lowest point a person can go with
cigarettes.
Thank goodness for this site and Joel. Thank you for bringing it home why we can never ever take another puff.
Two months this Thursday after 42 years of addiction.
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Joel |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #31 | |||
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10/03/06 05:24 |
I saw where a member wrote that sometimes when a person is too ill they are too distracted to think about cigarettes. This may be a true statement for an
ex-smoker, but not so likely to be true for an active smoker. I am going to kick up a few posts that make this point clear.
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ANGELINA F |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #32 | |||
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04/12/07 03:53 |
I worked in a hospital for 5 years...I saw many people like this...it breaks your heart
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butterflybeth82 |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #33 | |||
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03/02/08 11:01 |
Also take a look at what I found on a tobacco site:
Virtually all U.S. cigarettes include common flavors such as cocoa, sugar, licorice and fruit- and mint-based derivatives.
Just coincidence? I think not.
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Lois1755 |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #34 | |||
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03/03/08 12:06 |
Wow, that's some party piece...I'm so glad I've quit.
Lois - Kicking Them Butts and Loving It! for Ten Days, 22 Hours and 4 Minutes, while
extending my life expectancy 23 Hours, by avoiding the use of 284 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me £68.17.
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RReese0 |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #35 | |||
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03/03/08 05:06 |
Cocoa, Vanilla Extract, Almond Bitters and hundreds more make up a cigarette, most added by the manufacturer to
make it taste better. Can't imagine what it would taste like without all of that stuff.
I saw this on a tobacco company website - "Smoking is addictive and dangerous".
It took me more than 40 years to get angry about what I was doing to my body as a nicotine junkie. I only hope that I am not
too late.
Roger - Nicotine user for 47 years but FREE for Three Months, Twenty Three Days, 12 Hours and 50 Minutes, extending my life
expectancy 11 Days and 22 Hours, and avoiding 3436 cigarettes that cost $621.64.
My quit date: November 9, 2007 7:15 PM |
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smilingthyme0 |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #36 | |||
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03/03/08 05:17 |
OMG!
Looking at all those ingredients in the Nicotine Sticks in the cold hard light of day - I am shocked and horrified even more than I already was!!! The truth
sets me free!
Thank heavens for Freedom!
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John (Gold) |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #37 | |||
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starbirder |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #38 | |||
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07/12/08 02:52 |
"I smoke for flavor. Or, I smoke to stand out as looking good. The man pictured above, and the
thousands of others like him who smoke after losing their voice boxes are classic examples of why people actually smoke. They smoke because they are addicted
to nicotine." Joel
This does happens, it happened to my Grandfather, it caused his death, he was never able to read us a
story or see us grow up
The other day I saw a mature women purchasing 4 cartons of nicotine and she communicated by an
electronical device placed to her throat and BAM..... I was reminded of my Grandfather and I wept when I got in my car!
Its okay to smile, joke and laugh here....we all understand we need the joy, but sometimes we need to
remember always,
this QUITTING is serious stuff. Hold your quit tight, you are worth the work!!!!
Living, Laughing and Loving every day with a smile and Never Taking Another Puff.....
Star
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Sal GOLD |
I smoke because I like the flavor | #39 | |||
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11/11/08 03:40 |
 We smoked because if we didn't we would
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02/15/09 08:14 |
Flavor?
The tobacco industry spends billions in order to condition society to believe that smokers smoke because the mini toxic waste dump present in every burning cigarette (43 carcinogins, more than 500 gases and over 3,500 chemical particles) pleases human tastebuds.
Why are the more than 500 flavor additives been identified in cigarettes? Why are they really there? Is there even one flavor additive on the above list that
you cannot have by the bowl full without the 43 carcinogens? Why is menthol really used? Could it be for numbing throat tissues and making toxic smoke
tolerable?
How many cigarette smokers do you know who don't suck the smoke deep into their lungs and then briefly hold it so that it can transport its captivating cargo?
How many smokers do you know who have even one tastebud inside their lungs?
Haven't you earned the right to self-honesty?
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