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the verdict is in....
and I'm a non-smoker. I don't even think about smoking anymore. Although once in a while, I feel like I should be doing something that I'm not. I'll actually get up and start walking (outside) and then I'll say to myself, "self, what are you doing?" So yeah, quitting smoking made me crazy. lol
Here's my stats:
I have been quit for 3 Months, 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 33 minutes and 49 seconds (114 days). I have saved $427.58 by not smoking 2,280 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Week and 22 hours of my life. My Quit Date: 2/18/2007 8:11 PM
WOW! 2,280 cigarettes!!!
And here's some juicy stuff for ya....
Tobacco Use in the USA
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High school students who are current (past month) smokers: 23.0% or 3.5+ million [Boys: 22.9% Girls: 23.0%]•
High school males who currently use smokeless tobacco: 13.6% [Girls: 2.2%]•
Kids (under 18) who try smoking for the first time each day: 4,000•
Kids (under 18) who become new regular, daily smokers each day: 1,000+•
Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home: 15.5 million•
Workplaces that have smoke-free policies: 68.6%•
Packs of cigarettes consumed by kids each year: 800 million (roughly $2.0 billion per year in sales revenue)•
Adults in the USA who smoke: 20.9% or about 45 million [Men: 23.9% Women: 18.1%]Deaths & Disease in the USA from Tobacco Use
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People who die each year from their own cigarette smoking: 400,000•
People who die each year from others' smoking (secondhand smoke & pregnancy smoking): 38,000 to 67,500•
Kids under 18 alive today who will ultimately die from smoking (unless smoking rates decline): 6,000,000+•
People in the USA who currently suffer from smoking-caused illness: 8.6 millionSmoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined, with thousands
more dying from spit tobacco use. Of the roughly 416,000 kids who become new regular, daily smokers each year, almost a
third will ultimately die from it. In addition, smokers lose an average of 13 to 14 years of life because of their smoking.
A GREAT Big Shout out to some of my J-Land friends who are either quitting already or planning a quit date! You CAN do it!!!!!!! Be stronger than those cigarette companies. They will getcha hook, line, and sinker.
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WTG, Shelly! I know now that this is no easy thing to do at all. I'm pushing 3 weeks and struggling with the crazies. Sometimes I think I'm losing my mind but I will not give in. Ugh...I'm just waiting for the day that I feel "normal" again because right now I feel like a total whacko. You did inspire me, though, totally...BIG HUGS Chris
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I am so proud of you. I knew you could do it as you the perfect attitude. Pat yourself on the back.
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Wooo Hooooo !!!! So very VERY proud of you Shelly! Now you're just walking outside for FRESH air instead of that nasty stinkie rotten air!!! Way to go!!
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6/18/07 9:03 PM
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