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MrGrey
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eddiedog8
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Smelena
Cure Neurotypicals Now!
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18 Dec 2007, 3:38 pm
AspieMartian wrote:
My dad recently died from the complications of chronic smoking (COPD and congestive heart failure), after living a severely disabled existence and being a burden on his family for the last 12 years. He even had to retired early from his career as a college professor, the only thing that he really loved (god knows he didn't love his family much 
) and spent the reminder of his sad life depressed and angry, unable to do much more than sit in front of the TV and read. That's enough to make me repulsed by smoking for eternity.
) and spent the reminder of his sad life depressed and angry, unable to do much more than sit in front of the TV and read. That's enough to make me repulsed by smoking for eternity.I am a non-smoker. I smoked for 1 week as a 13 year old trying to fit in with the cool kids.
I work as a physiotherapist running Pulmonary Rehabilitation for people with COPD (chronic obstructive lung disease eg emphysema, chronic bronchitis etc). The vast majority are caused by smoking.
Part of my role is smoking cessation.
A couple of days ago I was walking down the street with my 3 sons. I started coughing and coughing. A homeless man was sitting on a bench and he offered me a cigarette - rather kind of him!(for non-smokers, nicotine is a cough supressant).
My sons were so confused - why was this man offering a cigarette to Mum?
Helen
Smelena
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18 Dec 2007, 3:40 pm
18 Dec 2007, 4:14 pm
ed wrote:
frankwah wrote:
In the US, where people don't smoke a whole lot, smokers consist of about 12% of the population.
According to the Center for Disease Control, currently 20.9%, or 45.1 million people, smoke in the U.S. That's a pretty significant number.
http://www.cdc.gov/OD/OC/MEDIA/pressrel/r061026a.htm
More than 50% of all norwegian 15 year olds use powder tobacco... that's even more significant.
18 Dec 2007, 6:49 pm
Smelena wrote:
AspieMartian wrote:
My dad recently died from the complications of chronic smoking (COPD and congestive heart failure), after living a severely disabled existence and being a burden on his family for the last 12 years. He even had to retired early from his career as a college professor, the only thing that he really loved (god knows he didn't love his family much ) and spent the reminder of his sad life depressed and angry, unable to do much more than sit in front of the TV and read. That's enough to make me repulsed by smoking for eternity.
) and spent the reminder of his sad life depressed and angry, unable to do much more than sit in front of the TV and read. That's enough to make me repulsed by smoking for eternity.I am a non-smoker. I smoked for 1 week as a 13 year old trying to fit in with the cool kids.
I work as a physiotherapist running Pulmonary Rehabilitation for people with COPD (chronic obstructive lung disease eg emphysema, chronic bronchitis etc). The vast majority are caused by smoking.
Part of my role is smoking cessation.
A couple of days ago I was walking down the street with my 3 sons. I started coughing and coughing. A homeless man was sitting on a bench and he offered me a cigarette - rather kind of him!(for non-smokers, nicotine is a cough supressant).
My sons were so confused - why was this man offering a cigarette to Mum?
Helen
YOU TOLD ME YOU HAD NEVER SMOKED IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE
18 Dec 2007, 6:59 pm
Busted
