Now I don't. And that was because I won this fight many years ago.
After my moment of truth - when I was forced to accept that I was an addict, not a free man - I knew that this fight was the most important fight of my life. It took me eighteen months to kill the desire to smoke. And that is the key. Smoking is, above all, an emotional problem, a habit, not so much an addiction.The method I used to become a free man again was almost identical to this. I say almost because what took me a year and a half could have taken much less. Weeks or even days.
There is no drama or special supplements in this method. No 'will of iron' is necessary. And above all there is
no fear. (One of the biggest problems for most of us is our fear of change.)
It is a guide to your enemy. I suggest that you look into this.
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Five Good Reasons To Quit
There are five very very good reasons to quit smoking.
(1) Heart Disease
(2) Stroke
(3) Lung Cancer
(4) Emphysema
(5) Oral Cancer
(1) Heart Disease
Smoking is hard on the heart.
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and the leading cause of death caused by smoking. The toxins in cigarette smoke cause hardening of the arteries.
Coronary heart disease and stroke - the primary types of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking - are the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. More than 2,600 Americans die every day because of cardiovascular diseases, about 1 death every 33 seconds.
Cigarette smoking has been associated with sudden cardiac death of all types in both men and women.
Smoking low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes rather than regular cigarettes appears to have little effect on reducing the risk of coronary heart disease.
Smoking remains THE leading cause of preventable death and has negative health impacts on people at all stages of life. It harms unborn babies, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
(2) Stroke
According to the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, killing upwards of 150,000 people each year. For smokers, the risk of stroke is nearly 2-1/2 times that of nonsmokers.
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking is a major cause of strokes.
The risk of stroke decreases steadily after you finish with smoking. Former smokers have the same risk as nonsmokers after 5 to 15 years.
Lifestyle Choices That Increase the Risk of a Stroke
Smoking doubles the risk for stroke. Smoking damages blood vessel walls and raises blood pressure. If a woman smokes, takes oral contraceptives and has a history of migraines, her stroke risk can be 34 times higher.
(3) Lung Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 213,380 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed - and 160,390 deaths will occur - in 2007 from lung cancer in the United States alone.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, and with 87 percent of all lung cancer cases involving tobacco, it is one form of cancer that is preventable.
(4) Emphysema
Tobacco use is the number one cause of emphysema (where you can hardly breathe any more), and quitting smoking is the best way to halt further damage. It's estimated that as many as 10 million Americans suffer from it, with upwards of 14 million others who may have it but are undiagnosed.
In the United States, it was the fourth leading cause of death in 2000 and projections place it as the third leading cause by the year 2020.
(5) Oral Cancer
Oral cancer (mouth cancer) is included in a specific group of cancers called oral and head and neck cancer. It's estimated that 70 to 80 percent of all cases of OHNC are due to tobacco use and heavy drinking.
