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Teen and Chewing Tobacco
Asked by A.W. from Decatur
on May 12, 2010
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I have a 16 year-old son (who'll be 17 this year) who has started chewing tobacco. I just found out yesterday. He isn't aware that I know yet, but I am going to conf...
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- My friends husband started chewing tobacco at age 16. He and all his buddies did it. At age 25 he had his first bout of tongue and throat cancer. He was in remission...
- email or print him out these pictures: http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/mouthcancerpictures/Periodontal_Cancer_Pictures.htm Good luck!
- I agree with the idea of showing him pictures with cancer of the mouth. I've seen someone who lost a huge portion of their face to cancer from chewing...it was DISGUS...
Husband Smoking
Asked by C.H. from Portland
on May 23, 2010
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My husband has always been a cigarette smoker for as long as I've known him and I've always wanted him to quit. I can hear the accusations now, "you shouldn't marry s...
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- I agree with everyone who has posted here....nagging him or acting disappointed in him will probably NOT help. I have been an on-and-off smoker since I was 13, and it...
- my 45 yr old hub smoked since about 15, tried everything to quit. stumbled on e-cigs and hasn't had a reg. cig since. still get the nic. but none of the other chemic...
- As a former smoker, all I can say is that HE has to want to quit for him to be able to. I quit three years ago. It took me two years to talk myself into it. I wante...
Smoking Advice
Asked by L.C. from Jacksonville
on December 30, 2007
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Hi I am now pregnant with my second child....at five months I am still unable to kick the smoking habit....I smoked till about 4 months with my son and on and off the...
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- L., I am a professional in the maternity field. They have implicated that nicotine is the leading cause of learning disabilities. It also raises the risk of SIDS ...
- Hi L., My name is S. Hein. I am a certified Family Herbalist in Wilmington, NC! There are a few products you can try that will be safe while your pregnant. Lobelia...
- Wow. I am in the exact same situation. I quit as soon as I found out I was preggers with my first, smoked off and on (one here and there, nothing regular) with my se...
Why Not Tell Me? (About Smoking)
Asked by H.K. from Gainesville
on September 30, 2011
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I was cleaning out my garage and found my husbands "stash" of cigars. I had no idea he started smoking again (he hasnt smoked for 8 years) I sent them in with my daugh...
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- I get that there's an issue but please talk to your counselor about this. This is not fodder for a "family meeting." Family Meetings are not a place to call out an hum...
- I don't this the kids should be involved in this AT ALL. CLearly there are deeper things going on here than him smoking. With all due respect the post above makes you ...
- Your So What Happened suggests that your husband is pulling away from your family which is a major issue. Could be depression, another woman, an internet addiction......
Public Smoking
Asked by A.G. from Albuquerque
on May 27, 2011
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Im just wondering how do you feel about smoking in public? Do you ever say anything? Yesterday I took my kiddos to the Pediatrician. The drs office shares a small park...
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- I'm a former smoker myself and honestly, being around it now makes me sick. However, all the longer it takes to get kids in the car, I wouldn't have said anything. N...
- If it were me, I would not have waited. I would have just took the kids back inside and had my huband come around to the front with the car and pick us up. Problem s...
- I don't see the need to ask him to move. You could have easily had the children stand a short distance away with you or your husband and driven the car over to pick t...
Quit Smoking!
Asked by M.B. from St. Louis
on January 21, 2009
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Yes I started smoking and I hate it! I am totally ready to quit but its very hard! My husband smokes too! We have had a lot of stress lately with our jobs. I was w...
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- girl i am so not going to judge you - i have battled this too, and am still battling it. i quit in september, but then had some traumatic weeks and it was all shot to ...
- Hi Molly, The prescription Chantix works!!! Go to your doc, tell him to write you a script, then pick it up at the pharmacy. It's like $120 initially, then like $40...
- Hi Molly...your last question was, Why can't I stop? Honestly? It's because you don't really want to. I smoked heavily for 12 years and managed to quit before I tur...
Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cesation?
Asked by C.P. from Washington DC
on February 17, 2013
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I am looking into purchasing an electronic cigarette for my mother who is trying to quit smoking. She has many medical issues and must quit smoking after 55 years. H...
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- I was successful. My brand was Encore. To be honest I tried a few different brands before finding the one I liked. Some where too heavy to hold comfortably, some we...
- As a non-smoker I, too, have no frame of reference. My sister, however, smoked for about 45 years -- until she had a heart attack. She used Chantix and e-cigarettes ...
- My girlfriend used it and it worked for her. My husband has one. They have 3 stages of nicotine - so the smoker can step back gradually. Nicotine is a powerful "dru...
Smoking in Childrens Playgrounds... Grr..
Asked by R.. from Chattanooga
on March 13, 2011
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I took my DD to the park to play today, and I noticed quite a few people were smoking in the actual play area. One woman was smoking while chasing the kid she was with...
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- there definitely should be, if there aren't. our cities in the KC area have started passing 'no smoking outside in public places' laws which might take care of that. i...
- I am with you, second hand smoke is worst, parks are for kids and if you can wait half hour to smoke you have issues and are rude an selfish. Besides, when I am in th...
- I get mad about this too. Yes, it's a free country.. You are perfectly free to do whatever you want as long as it doesn't infringe on MY rights. I am really allergic t...
Has Anyone Quit Smoking Recently and How Did You Do It?
Asked by K.R. from Houston
on December 30, 2008
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Just wondering if anyone has tried to quit smoking. My husband is ready to quit after many many years of smoking. I've heard about accupuncture and wondered if that mi...
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- K., I feel your husband's pain. But I quit cold turkey as well. I woke up one morning, had a smoke, and when I went back in my front door, I asked myself was it rea...
- When I quit smoking I used Smoke Away. You can buy it at Wal-Mart. It is cheaper than most other things and easy to use. Before going to bed get rid of all the asht...
- Hi K., I quit 10 months ago, cold turkey, after 14 years of smoking. The research that i did said that people that used the cold turkey method that were a part of a ...
wowWho Else Detest Smoking?
Asked by C.C. from Philadelphia
on January 26, 2013
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I loathe smoking. I have told my children since they were babies its bad for your body. Why in this day and age with so much information about smoking do people still ...
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- Well I hate smoking too. But I think people have the right to do it if they want to. I especially hate it when I see employees smoking outside of a business, and you...
- Hate it.. And unfortunately here at Disney World...they allow smoking on the property...I was shocked....yes in designated spaces... But we are not used to being aroun...
- I try hard to not be judgmental of people, and if people want to smoke in the privacy of their own homes so be it. But when people are in public and smoking, the smell...
