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To: Jagfan who wrote (100102)	3/31/2005 9:32:13 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 108807

You know what they say- it's really really addictive- and that's why even very ill people don't (or probably can't) quit. There are people smoking from their tracheotomy holes- after they've had surgery on their throats for smoking related cancers. Because it IS so hard to quit, we ought to be trying really hard to prevent young people from starting- we aren't, of course, but we ought to be. For people who are concerned about sparing people pain, and preserving life, there probably aren't too many causes better than limiting smoking (although combatting obesity, and helping people improve their diets is another cause that comes to mind, when I think about how to alleviate the greatest amount of suffering, and improve and extend people's lives.) thedailystar.com

To: Jagfan who wrote (100102)	4/1/2005 8:37:54 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Thankfully, smoking in this country is dying. The prevalence rate is down to 22% overall and only 9% for those over 65. For the first time in 2002, more adults have quit than are still smoking. But more work needs to be done in prevention and cessation programs for those in lower socioeconomic groups and for the less educated. These groups make up the majority of smokers today in this country.

To: Jagfan who wrote (100102)	4/1/2005 6:12:40 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, I am sorry to hear about your sick dog. I slept about fifteen hours last night getting over sitting up with mine the night before vomiting. I think people reach a point of ill health where they sense it's really too late to quit, and they are so addicted and anxious by all of their diseases that they use cigarettes to calm them down. And if you were following the discussion of smoking last week here, someone posted information that smoking actually causes anxiety disorders. So everything is reinforcing unhealthy behavior.