It's amazing how many health care professionals smoked or still smoking. Several REOnauts included. DH, an M.D and me RN included. Even though virtually all of us knew the likelyhood of serious diseases and early death related to smoking.
When DH was in medical school, lste 50's and on, when there were few alternatives to smoking other than abstinence he had a patient who had a severe form of directly caused by smoking peripheral vascular disease. The man was in hospital for another, of many, amputations. He had lost both feet and all fingers. DH recounts how desparately he needed to smoke and how adept the man was holding a cigarette in his nubs while in hospital for amputation!!!!! (Way back when smoking was allowed in hospital rooms and even cigarette machines in lobbys). Mighty powerful chemicals and addictions. But knowing and seeing is not enough to keep a lot off peeps off. I quit successfully many times, over the years, for months to years using hypnosis, acupuncture, drugs. But always failed in long run. I know what drug withdrawal feels like. A couple times I quit I had pretty severe smoking chemicals withdrawal in the major physical sense. Most severe was abrupt cold turkey with acupuncture and mouth spray. DH suggested I check into hospital. Almost did it was so painful and disturbing.
Even though I still do pretty high nic my ml has reduced from 9-12/per day to 3-6, same nic level juice. It's getting easier and easier to go longer times without vaping especially supplimenting with some no nic. I no longer panic when I have to go hours without vaping BUT getting that first drag, after hours without is a huge relief!! I'm pretty sure I could quit but don't want to. That may necessitate some meds for ADHD spectrum to remain as stable as vaping provides. Would rather not do.
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