A chronic of 8 yrs, how will he ever be able to quit????
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A roundhouse kick to the head from Chuck Norris ought to do it!
42422
Actually it depends on many factors. Some people just rot their teeth, others lose much of their mental capacity. Had a friend that Sniff Glue when we were young, he a nice person never start trouble, but, he real slow on thinking now and if we not around him for awhile he forgets who we are. Never makes it to the punch line on a joke either, because he forgets what he is talking about if the sentence too long. As far as physical health he great. BUT, just knowing what may or may not happen will have no bearing on getting a person to quit, they have to want too first.
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There probably isn't a good reason for him to smoke it. Unfortunately that probably won't be enough. \n\nI've known alot of people like that in regards to normal smoking. All of them refuse to stop as well no matter how bad it is for them. \n\nAs to using any drug for a stress reliever, it kind of reminds me of my oldest sister. Stress caused her headaches, so instead of learning how to deal with the stress, she would get medications for the headache, which would incedentally give her a temporary leave from the stress. She would openly refuse to deal with the stress. This went on until a couple mounths ago her heart condition came back(because of the stress) and she died at age 35. Using any drugs for stress can't be a good thing.  \n\nWhat good can it do? Basic pain relief and relaxant. \n\nI also clouds a person's mind. If you could get him off of it for a month, he would have a sharper mind as it has an effect on short term memory.\n\nbut overall it won't actually cause him immediate physical harm as long as he doesn't do anything stupid while under its influence. Due to a lack of study noone knows what it will do in the longer term to him.
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I don't think making him smoke a whole pack will help. My mom best friend did that to her daughter and now her daughter is a heavy smoker. \nI think taking away his luxuries for a certain amount of time or until he gets his act together is the best thing to do.
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This will sound harsh but if you insist on enabling him and thereby losing control of your own life and thoughts ... I'd suggest buying him more booze and hope the end comes soon. On a more serious note, you could seek counseling for both you and him and for god's sake, get him to join AA.
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I haven't managed it myself either, so I feel your frustration.   Cancer (particularly lung) is also in my family and so I know how daft I am being too!  \n\nI don't think you should give up too closely on the back of giving up another addiction as that might cause too much pressure and cause you to end up back on both.  Wait until you get to a point where you feel you really have the drinking thing calmly under control before taking a step towards stopping smoking.  If you are no longer drinking, you might find the smoking thing easier as a drink and a smoke often go together and the two habits exacerbate each other.\n\nGood luck - I am really impressed with what you are doing - good for you!
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the first thing you need to do is pray, and ask God to guide you and give you direction on a sound thing to do. your second good thing was asking for help from your yahoo family. Talk to your mate and remind him in order to stay clean you must stay away from people, places, and things that relate to your old drug habits. Next you should try and remind him that these were the same friend that were with him in his addiction and three years later they are still there. Have him to revisit his past mentally, than look at his present too see how far God has brought him. Lastly, stay supportive he may be at a vulnerable point in his life, try to help keep him focused and away from the bad influences. Sometimes we do not see out of the corners of our eyes that something may be approaching, that is why you walk by his side. keep your head up and your eyes open.
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Once the habit has formed, it's really difficult to break.  So, just try confronting him every time you see it to find out if he'll try to stop.
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well quiting marijuana permanently would help. 24 hours if im not mistaken is all he needs.
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Well, having quit myself I must say it is difficult.... especially "cold turkey".  I remember there were days that were easy, days that were hard and days that were close to impossible.  I had a huge problem trying to find something worthy of replacing my cigarette addiction.  Gum didn't do it, drinking water never worked, chewing on pens only ruined my teeth, and everything started looking like a cigarette.  What did work for me was hiking.  I hiked the Na Pali coast in Kauai and I was a hurtin' pup.  I felt like somebody stabbed me in the lungs.  It was at that point when I thought "hey Robin, smoking has done some damage here.  Let's work on fixin' this."  \n\nAnd so every day I would wake up and say "today I won't have a cigarette.....maybe tomorrow I will".  And then I'd go about my business trying to keep my mind occupied.   The tough times were when I had a glass of wine or when I was finished with a meal.  It took awhile for me to realize the meal ends when the food is gone....not when I light up a cigarette.  In fact, 5 years later, I still crave a nice smoke once in awhile.   I think it is something that stays with you always.  But the intense urges that you experience in the beginning will soon fade.  Each day will get slightly easier and before you know it weeks turn into months and months turn into years.   \n\nWhat Monitorhead is going through is rough but I can tell he is strong enough to make it through.  Please remind him, that if he caves in and lights up, although it won't be the end of the world, he will have to start at square one again when quitting.  7 days is awesome.  Keep up the good work!
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I smoked for 5 years, and quit cold-turkey.  Use someone you care about as your motivation.
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Tell him you love him and will help him and support him if he choses to stop. Otherwise tell him that it is you or the cigarettes. Remember that a bad habit is more easily broken when it is replaced by a good habit. Good Luck!
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the question is How addicted are you? I gave up by reading the book How to stop smoking and stay stopped for good by Gillian Riley. I went to the smoking cessation clinic who prescribed me patches and lozenges. It was hard, i know someone who could stop for days at a time yet couldnt completely give up! It is hard yet its well worth it and four years down the line i can have a fag every 6 months yet its just not the same, yet im £1000 a year better off and i dont cough and wheeze in the morning and the numb feeling in my toes has come back. My ex is looking at having his legs amputated as the blood flow and oxygen dosnt reach his toes, still he smokes. the sooner you give up the better. if i can do it you can too!
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I think the best thing you could do is find some pictures of smoker's lungs and  cancerous lungs and show him.  That is what his lungs will look like 10 years from now.  I am a Med student and have been in lung transplant surgeries where the lungs that are removed as are as black as pavement.  This should get him to reconsider his habit.
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You knew what you were getting into when you got into it.  You can't expect him to change and it will eventually make him lazy and brain dead.  The only leg you have to stand on is asking him to respect your wishes by not smoking in your presence, but that is a fat chance because he is doing what he always did now the difference is its in your face because you live there too.
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Don't beat yourself up for "cheating". I was a smoker for close to 10 years I quite last year. It took a long time and I had to scale down on my smoking. That is all your doing. Be proud of yourself. Only smoking a couple of times today is great! Your on the right path. Take it slow. I tried once to quit cold turkey and it did not work. Smoking less and less each day was the right method for me. If your husband can quit  cold turkey then more power to him! But if you can't it is okay. The end result will be the same. You are just taking 2 different roads to get there. Stick with it! You know this is the right thing to do! Good luck