Quitting Smoking the Old-Fashion Way: Cold Turkey

Greetings! Well, today is the day I FINALLY quit smoking.  A friend/former co-worker had a heart attack from smoking, a petite female friend of mine had a heart attack from smoking, my dentist has been diagnosed with COPD from smoking, and a former co-worker/acquaintance (Brian Lephew) died at the age of 34 from a heart-related [...]

My Experiences with Chantix

After my father passed away in 2005, I took up the smoking habit out of depression.  I thought I could quit at any time, and did quit for a few short months using the “cold turkey” method.  However, I began smoking again early in 2006, after receiving more bad news.  This time quitting was not [...]