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My mom's apartment is really bad for the cat...need some help.



 
 
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Old January 19th 04, 05:40 AM
Jim Witte
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As far as getting your mother to quit smoking, I'm sure you've tried,
and I'm sure she has tried, as well. My parents quit smoking some
fifteen or twenty years ago, and they *still* say it was the hardest
thing they ever did.


Getting a bit off-topic here (and perhaps out of the experience of this
group), but a question: I've never smoked, so I don't know how addictive
nicotine is personally, though I am familiar with the discomfort that
psycho-physical discomfort that dependence can cause in a small way -
don't ask - and I've heard some people say that nicotine is worse than
heroin. But could nicotine patches and gum be used basically as a
substitue for smoking? It wouldn't do anything for the physical habit of
rolling a cigarette in your hand, etc, but could it satisfy the nicotine
cravings on a basically permanent basis?

Jim
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Old January 19th 04, 05:46 AM
Sherry
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Getting a bit off-topic here (and perhaps out of the experience of this
group), but a question: I've never smoked, so I don't know how addictive
nicotine is personally, though I am familiar with the discomfort that
psycho-physical discomfort that dependence can cause in a small way -
don't ask - and I've heard some people say that nicotine is worse than
heroin. But could nicotine patches and gum be used basically as a
substitue for smoking? It wouldn't do anything for the physical habit of
rolling a cigarette in your hand, etc, but could it satisfy the nicotine
cravings on a basically permanent basis?

Jim

Sure it does. People successfully quit with patches & nicotine gum all the
time. I have some friends who never gave up the gum, either...it's just a
substitute for cigarettes. Sort of like socially-acceptable alternative to
chewing tobacco or snuff. But the whole issue in the thread was the OP's mom.
No crutch, gimmick or stop-smoking program is going to work on anyone unless
the *smoker herself* wants to quit. All the advice, patches and nicotine gum
isn't going to be sucessful unless it's *her* idea and she's ready to quit.

Sherry
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Old January 19th 04, 05:46 AM
Sherry
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Getting a bit off-topic here (and perhaps out of the experience of this
group), but a question: I've never smoked, so I don't know how addictive
nicotine is personally, though I am familiar with the discomfort that
psycho-physical discomfort that dependence can cause in a small way -
don't ask - and I've heard some people say that nicotine is worse than
heroin. But could nicotine patches and gum be used basically as a
substitue for smoking? It wouldn't do anything for the physical habit of
rolling a cigarette in your hand, etc, but could it satisfy the nicotine
cravings on a basically permanent basis?

Jim

Sure it does. People successfully quit with patches & nicotine gum all the
time. I have some friends who never gave up the gum, either...it's just a
substitute for cigarettes. Sort of like socially-acceptable alternative to
chewing tobacco or snuff. But the whole issue in the thread was the OP's mom.
No crutch, gimmick or stop-smoking program is going to work on anyone unless
the *smoker herself* wants to quit. All the advice, patches and nicotine gum
isn't going to be sucessful unless it's *her* idea and she's ready to quit.

Sherry
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Old January 19th 04, 05:46 AM
Sherry
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Getting a bit off-topic here (and perhaps out of the experience of this
group), but a question: I've never smoked, so I don't know how addictive
nicotine is personally, though I am familiar with the discomfort that
psycho-physical discomfort that dependence can cause in a small way -
don't ask - and I've heard some people say that nicotine is worse than
heroin. But could nicotine patches and gum be used basically as a
substitue for smoking? It wouldn't do anything for the physical habit of
rolling a cigarette in your hand, etc, but could it satisfy the nicotine
cravings on a basically permanent basis?

Jim

Sure it does. People successfully quit with patches & nicotine gum all the
time. I have some friends who never gave up the gum, either...it's just a
substitute for cigarettes. Sort of like socially-acceptable alternative to
chewing tobacco or snuff. But the whole issue in the thread was the OP's mom.
No crutch, gimmick or stop-smoking program is going to work on anyone unless
the *smoker herself* wants to quit. All the advice, patches and nicotine gum
isn't going to be sucessful unless it's *her* idea and she's ready to quit.

Sherry
 




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