im 21, i have been smoking a pack to a pack and a half a day since i was 18, should i quit now or have i already caused enough damage to my body to where it wont matter if i quit?
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im 21, i have been smoking a pack to a pack and a half a day since i was 18, should i quit now or have i already caused enough damage to my body to where it wont matter if i quit?
You’ve only been smoking for 3 years mate, it’d be a different story if it had been 30 years.
I forget the exact figures, but certainly within 5 or 10 years, your risks of cancer and other respiratory diseases etc. will be exactly the same as people who have never smoked. Quit now, before the damage is done.
QUIT!
It takes depending on the amount you smoke between 7 to 20 years to get the smokers symptoms where you have a decreased lung capacity and increased level of immune related syndromes.
Whomever suggested that it was too late for you to stop with any benefit ought to be shot since he or she was in a way making sure that you were wasting your life even further by making sure that you died from lung cancer. ¨
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Seriously you have everyt´hing to gain from quitting smoking. If you have problems with quitting then switch to patches to take care of the nicotine addiction and then switch to chew tobacco or snus (www.swedsnus.com).
If you want to smoke til there is no return then I will have to remind you of the fact that there are those that have smoked for more then 50 years and still made it till they were 90. Puffing away with little in the way of lungs admittedly but still.
There is nothing to gain from thinking that there may be a point of no return.
Absolutely quit now, you can reverse damage.
Tips from Amer. Lung Assoc.
Stop cold turkey,
Try cutting straws in 1/2 & suck on it (smoker’s are used to taking more air in than non-smoker’s).
Eat celery & carrot sticks.
Drink lots of water, especially when you have a craving
Suck on sugarless hard candies, chew on sugarless gum.
If you need more assistance 1-800-QUIT-NOW
quit now, im 41 and im on my second month of no smoking, in about a year of quitting smoking, your lungs well be almost back to normal
quit..use whatever you need to in order to do so
here is a typical ingredient list
# Acetanisole
# Acetic Acid
# Acetoin
# Acetophenone
# 6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane
# 2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine
# 2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran
# Acetylpyrazine
# 2-Acetylpyridine
# 3-Acetylpyridine
# 2-Acetylthiazole
# Aconitic Acid
# dl-Alanine
# Alfalfa Extract
# Allspice Extract,Oleoresin, and Oil
# Allyl Hexanoate
# Allyl Ionone
# Almond Bitter Oil
# Ambergris Tincture
# Ammonia
# Ammonium Bicarbonate
# Ammonium Hydroxide
# Ammonium Phosphate Dibasic
# Ammonium Sulfide
# Amyl Alcohol
# Amyl Butyrate
# Amyl Formate
# Amyl Octanoate
# alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde
# Amyris Oil
# trans-Anethole
# Angelica Root Extract, Oil and Seed Oil
# Anise
# Anise Star, Extract and Oils
# Anisyl Acetate
# Anisyl Alcohol
# Anisyl Formate
# Anisyl Phenylacetate
# Apple Juice Concentrate, Extract, and Skins
# Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate
# 1-Arginine
# Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil
# Ascorbic Acid
# 1-Asparagine Monohydrate
# 1-Aspartic Acid
# Balsam Peru and Oil
# Basil Oil
# Bay Leaf, Oil and Sweet Oil
# Beeswax White
# Beet Juice Concentrate
# Benzaldehyde
# Benzaldehyde Glyceryl Acetal
# Benzoic Acid, Benzoin
# Benzoin Resin
# Benzophenone
# Benzyl Alcohol
# Benzyl Benzoate
# Benzyl Butyrate
# Benzyl Cinnamate
# Benzyl Propionate
# Benzyl Salicylate
# Bergamot Oil
# Bisabolene
# Black Currant Buds Absolute
# Borneol
# Bornyl Acetate
# Buchu Leaf Oil
# 1,3-Butanediol
# 2,3-Butanedione
# 1-Butanol
# 2-Butanone
# 4(2-Butenylidene)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One
# Butter, Butter Esters, and Butter Oil
# Butyl Acetate
# Butyl Butyrate
# Butyl Butyryl Lactate
# Butyl Isovalerate
# Butyl Phenylacetate
# Butyl Undecylenate
# 3-Butylidenephthalide
# Butyric Acid]
# Cadinene
# Caffeine
# Calcium Carbonate
# Camphene
# Cananga Oil
# Capsicum Oleoresin
# Caramel Color
# Caraway Oil
# Carbon Dioxide
# Cardamom Oleoresin, Extract, Seed Oil, and Powder
# Carob Bean and Extract
# beta-Carotene
# Carrot Oil
# Carvacrol
# 4-Carvomenthenol
# 1-Carvone
# beta-Caryophyllene
# beta-Caryophyllene Oxide
# Cascarilla Oil and Bark Extract
# Cassia Bark Oil
# Cassie Absolute and Oil
# Castoreum Extract, Tincture and Absolute
# Cedar Leaf Oil
# Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana
# Cedrol
# Celery Seed Extract, Solid, Oil, And Oleoresin
# Cellulose Fiber
# Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract
# Chicory Extract
# Chocolate
# Cinnamaldehyde
# Cinnamic Acid
# Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Bark Oil, and Extract
# Cinnamyl Acetate
# Cinnamyl Alcohol
# Cinnamyl Cinnamate
# Cinnamyl Isovalerate
# Cinnamyl Propionate
# Citral
# Citric Acid
# Citronella Oil
# dl-Citronellol
# Citronellyl Butyrate
# itronellyl Isobutyrate
# Civet Absolute
# Clary Oil
# Clover Tops, Red Solid Extract
# Cocoa
# Cocoa Shells, Extract, Distillate And Powder
# Coconut Oil
# Coffee
# Cognac White and Green Oil
# Copaiba Oil
# Coriander Extract and Oil
# Corn Oil
# Corn Silk
# Costus Root Oil
# Cubeb Oil
# Cuminaldehyde
# para-Cymene
# 1-Cysteine
Thats A-C for you, I used E-cigs to nurse off the poison,worked better than all the pills/gum/patches I tried because it is something about the act of actually smoking not just the nicotine. Thank god for gizmos
whyquit.com did the trick for my 6 year habit.