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ben



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PostPosted: August 11, 2011 5:51 PM    Post subject: Addiction Reply with quote

Hello to everyone just starting your quits. I quit about 200 times until the last one 7 years ago. It was only then that I finally admitted to myself that I was an addict. It's no different from other drugs, except maybe more powerful, and you just have to realize it's going to be difficult and you have to stop fooling yourself that one more pack or one more cigarette or one more day of smoking the damn things can't do any harm. I posted a poem here about 7 years ago and thought it might be useful to put it here again..
Ben

I am addiction.
I am deeper than the seven seas.
Like the oceans, I retreat and I return.
You may reject me, but you cannot kill me.
You may defeat me, but I will not be gone.
I am addiction.
I will weaken, but I will not die. Beware
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kannprint



Quit Date:
April 10, 2004

Posts: 4988
Location: St. Louis, MO

PostPosted: August 12, 2011 10:07 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great to hear from you again, Ben. Congrats on reaching the 7 year mark in your quit. Smile
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kevin
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Location: cincinnati, oh

PostPosted: August 15, 2011 12:03 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

good to see you again, ben - and i always thought that was a great poem; thanks for the repost! Smile
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essie662



Quit Date:
April 14, 2004

Posts: 3388
Location: MI

PostPosted: August 16, 2011 7:43 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice to see you again Ben. Smile Congrats on your 7 year quit ~ Great job!
Boogie! Boogie! Boogie! Boogie! Boogie! Boogie! Boogie!
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christopher22



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PostPosted: September 30, 2011 2:46 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nicotine dependency is the most common form of drug addiction and causes more deaths and disease than all other addictions combined. And when it comes to smoking addiction, cigarette smoking is the one most likely to take hold during adolescence.
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Barbara K.



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December 23, 2004

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PostPosted: September 30, 2011 5:16 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for posting this Ben.
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