This is a reply to several posters. Firstly, if the price of tobacco were to triple or quadruple or if it were made illegal, the crime rate would skyrocket. You just have to look at the history of the US during prohibition to see that bad habits cannot be legislated out of existance. For the person who says that anyone can quit “cold turkey” – this is absolutely not true. Some people are successful but most are not and for some this can even be dangerous. It depends on the length of time that you have smoked and the amount that you spoke. When I took Chantix I did take it with an anti-emetic and I still wasn’t able to tolerate it. I did have great hopes for the product. I thank you all for the concern about my health – it concerns me greatly as well. I have even phoned the provincial government health plan to ask why there is inpatient treatment available for alcohol and drug treatment but not for smoking cessation. The answer of course – money. I can only hope that one day, with Hashem’s help, that I will be successful at quitting. It is indeed, an extremely bad habit.
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