To convince a smoker to quit...
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It is definitley your personal decision whether or not to smoke at home. Anyway, please don't force other people to smell your smoke, by smoking in front of them. Your choice was smoke, but other people's choices were health/fresh air/freedom from addiction/money/whatever. If you want to be free to smoke, you have to let others be free to breathe, and the only way to do so is to smoke only at home. :suss: _________________________________ Vote '1' if you're too lazy for a discussion
Corinna John wrote: It is definitley your personal decision whether or not to smoke at home And if you don't live alone, especially if others in the home are too young to argue on their own behalf? I'm sure the reason neither my brother nor I ever started smoking was because we hated our parents smoking so much (I guess one could argue that they did us a favour). When my Dad developed emphysema I was so angry by how selfish his actions were in stealing years from us which we wanted to spend with him. Fortunately, although it can never be cured, it's very mild and now, almost 10 years later, he has no problems cycling 40Km's with us - in fact sometimes we struggle to keep up :). Still, it's a pity people don't think more about these things - many kids have lost their parents too young :(.
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Guys, trying to convince someone not to smoke. To do that, I need some strong visual effect - any good picture/photo illustrating effect of tobacco use on skin? :confused: Norman Fung
If you're going to try and get someone to quit smoking, don't become that nagging annoying non-smoker. It generally doesn't help, you may actually drive them to smoke more. Having said that, occasional reminders aren't a bad thing. Smoker's, by and large, are plenty aware of the damage they are causing themselves, but push it out their minds so they can enjoy a nice relaxing shot of nicotine. They already know they need to quit, and sometimes already feel like failures at some level for not doing so. Your best bet is to help them develop a system to quit. Whether they think cold turkey will work better or reducing over time that's up to them. Support them in quitting, become a part of it. Don't be surprised when they light up again after not smoking for a few days though, and don't chastise them for it either. Just help them get back to quitting. It may take a long time, but if you give up they probably will too. Just remember that it's really not your decision, it's theirs. They will quit when they are ready to, you're just there to help. Good Luck. BW
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He would have had a talk with your friend, and whilst it is always going to be their decision to smoke it would at least have given them first hand experience of the dangers of smoking when it all finally catches up on you... and with our increasing life expectancies it will eventually catch up on you. He was given six months to live after his first heart attack caused by smoking, when he was about 60, after having smoked every day since he was in his mid teens. He then went on to live to 93 - another third of his life - not smoking a single cigarette but fighting daily with the consequences. The last five years of his life where spent in his flat connected to an oxygen machine because his lungs weren't working properly (his natural blood oxygen count was 60/100, he would run out of breath standing up). Smoking gave him asthma, a heart attack, ongoing heart problems, lung disease, and it took away his freedom. In its final strike it killed him: he suffered another heart attack that he didn't wake up from last May. If the first one had killed him he would never have seen his son married, his four grand children, his two great grand children, or had his Diamond Wedding Anniversary. He only survived it because of his occupation - he was a nurseryman so he spent the day outside in what was back then clean fresh air; something not many people experience anymore. He was a very lucky man to have lived as long as he did and to get to see the things that he did. He quit smoking almost 35 years ago after a single incident before which he felt fine - but the effects of all that abuse do not go away. The biggest reason to stop smoking should be for the people you care about, no one can want their friends and families to have to go through that with you.
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For your grandfathers generation smoking was a very different affair. Back then the health problems were unknown. Even my mother, who still smokes a few a day, says that she would never have started in her teens had she known all that we know today about smoking. Aside from that I don't agree with your arguement when the person in question has no dependants. It's their choice. If they regret it then fine, still no reason for others to be coerced into quiting. We are adults, we have choice, we do many, many things that are bad for our health but pleasurable to our lives. Give them all up to live a bit longer or to please grandkids? No thanks. regards, Paul Watson South Africa The Code Project Pope Pius II said "The only prescription is more cowbell. "
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For your grandfathers generation smoking was a very different affair. Back then the health problems were unknown. Even my mother, who still smokes a few a day, says that she would never have started in her teens had she known all that we know today about smoking. Aside from that I don't agree with your arguement when the person in question has no dependants. It's their choice. If they regret it then fine, still no reason for others to be coerced into quiting. We are adults, we have choice, we do many, many things that are bad for our health but pleasurable to our lives. Give them all up to live a bit longer or to please grandkids? No thanks. regards, Paul Watson South Africa The Code Project Pope Pius II said "The only prescription is more cowbell. "
Paul Watson wrote: Back then the health problems were unknown. Not exactly true. James VI and I[^] wrote A Counterblast To Tobacco in 1604 (though he relaxed on it a bit later on when he realised he could tax it). While the amount of knowledge about the problems of smoking can only ever increase, the zero on that graph doesn't lie in our grandfathers' generation. Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.
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V. wrote: Here in Belgium there is a large text on the packs saying: "ROKEN IS DODELIJK" which means "SMOKING KILLS". Really? I'd have translated that as "Smoking is deadly" (Sorry, I'll stop being pedantic now)
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So what your saying is my english is bad? :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :laugh: I think they both have about the same meaning, but literally, you're right. (and I always thought my English was very good (for non-native speaker), :omg:, back to the books, ...) "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
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So what your saying is my english is bad? :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :laugh: I think they both have about the same meaning, but literally, you're right. (and I always thought my English was very good (for non-native speaker), :omg:, back to the books, ...) "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
Actually, I just thought you has seen packets of Cigarettes in the UK and the equivalent message is: Smoking Kills Like I said, I'll stop being pedantic now.
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Easy!!! introduce him/her to Jesus Christ. He/she will end smoking (plus many alphas, including drinking) when Jesus comes into him/her life. Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
It does not work. I have a friend who is a very dedicated new born Christian and he has been trying to quit for two years now. No luck yet.
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It does not work. I have a friend who is a very dedicated new born Christian and he has been trying to quit for two years now. No luck yet.
Ivor S. Sargoytchev wrote: ...new born Christian and he has been trying to quit for two years now After two years he is still a new born? Ivor S. Sargoytchev wrote: No luck yet. It has nothing to do with luck. Is it possible to link up your friend to me? Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
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Guys, trying to convince someone not to smoke. To do that, I need some strong visual effect - any good picture/photo illustrating effect of tobacco use on skin? :confused: Norman Fung
I doubt that anything will convince a smoker to quit. He or she has to come to that conclusion over time. It might help to say something like "as your friend, I am really concerned about your smoking and what might happen to you over time." That comes across as caring without being so pushy. Graphic pictures might push the person away from you or cause them to start sneaking smokes away from you without doing any real good. Mike
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Ivor S. Sargoytchev wrote: ...new born Christian and he has been trying to quit for two years now After two years he is still a new born? Ivor S. Sargoytchev wrote: No luck yet. It has nothing to do with luck. Is it possible to link up your friend to me? Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
Why???
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Guys, trying to convince someone not to smoke. To do that, I need some strong visual effect - any good picture/photo illustrating effect of tobacco use on skin? :confused: Norman Fung
A bunch of us quit in our last year in college. It usually helps if someone else can 'hold' their money for them. Of course, it was easy to do it back there. Right now it might not be practical. I think the pictures of teeth of smokers are pretty disgusting. Also I'm sure you can find on some site a list of all the deletrious effects of smoking..(esp things like high blood pressure, increase in fat collection in the arteries and things like that) "One of the Georges," said Psmith, "I forget which, once said that a certain number of hours' sleep a day--I cannot recall for the moment how many--made a man something, which for the time being has slipped my memory."
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Easy!!! introduce him/her to Jesus Christ. He/she will end smoking (plus many alphas, including drinking) when Jesus comes into him/her life. Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
Paul, no offense, I am a practicing Christian myself, but this kind of posting in a technical forum is not appropriate IMHO.
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Uwe Keim wrote: Someone who is so unbelievable stupid can't be convinced I don't think all smokers are stupid - most smokers know how bad smoking is for their health. It's just that they can't resist it. The same way, fat people (who can't resist eating fattening food) are not stupid either. Nish
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Guys, trying to convince someone not to smoke. To do that, I need some strong visual effect - any good picture/photo illustrating effect of tobacco use on skin? :confused: Norman Fung
I just recently quit smoking, I had the help of my Wife and Daughter and my Church Family and having faith that I can quit. From my personal experience it takes a strong desire to quit and to stay smokeless with help from prayer and realizing that if you light up or you don't the urge to smoke will pass you just have to ride out the storm. Tony
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Guys, trying to convince someone not to smoke. To do that, I need some strong visual effect - any good picture/photo illustrating effect of tobacco use on skin? :confused: Norman Fung
Most smokers have seen it all, and heard it all; there's nothing you can tell or show them that will cause them to stop smoking. The only thing that will do it is when they want to quit - not when someone else wants them to quit.
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For your grandfathers generation smoking was a very different affair. Back then the health problems were unknown. Even my mother, who still smokes a few a day, says that she would never have started in her teens had she known all that we know today about smoking. Aside from that I don't agree with your arguement when the person in question has no dependants. It's their choice. If they regret it then fine, still no reason for others to be coerced into quiting. We are adults, we have choice, we do many, many things that are bad for our health but pleasurable to our lives. Give them all up to live a bit longer or to please grandkids? No thanks. regards, Paul Watson South Africa The Code Project Pope Pius II said "The only prescription is more cowbell. "
Firstly, wow, I can't beleive I got voted into grey for my message. If someone could explain why that would be great. Now on to your reply: Paul Watson wrote: Back then the health problems were unknown Indeed. Paul Watson wrote: Aside from that I don't agree with your arguement when the person in question has no dependants. What arguement? I was just stating how a life of smoking affected my grandfather nothing more. :confused:
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Paul, no offense, I am a practicing Christian myself, but this kind of posting in a technical forum is not appropriate IMHO.
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Nemanja Trifunovic wrote: I am a practicing Christian myself... I wish you wait till someone sees you as one, and honor you as such. Nemanja Trifunovic wrote: ...but this kind of posting in a technical forum is not appropriate IMHO. I do not understand what you wish to say here, is it allowed to post "To convince a smoker to quit..." in the "techinical forum"? since I am only providing a solution to a question and have not diverted in anyway from the question. Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
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Why???
Ivor S. Sargoytchev wrote: Why??? Why what? I do not understand. Please state clearly your question. Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
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A bunch of us quit in our last year in college. It usually helps if someone else can 'hold' their money for them. Of course, it was easy to do it back there. Right now it might not be practical. I think the pictures of teeth of smokers are pretty disgusting. Also I'm sure you can find on some site a list of all the deletrious effects of smoking..(esp things like high blood pressure, increase in fat collection in the arteries and things like that) "One of the Georges," said Psmith, "I forget which, once said that a certain number of hours' sleep a day--I cannot recall for the moment how many--made a man something, which for the time being has slipped my memory."
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He would have had a talk with your friend, and whilst it is always going to be their decision to smoke it would at least have given them first hand experience of the dangers of smoking when it all finally catches up on you... and with our increasing life expectancies it will eventually catch up on you. He was given six months to live after his first heart attack caused by smoking, when he was about 60, after having smoked every day since he was in his mid teens. He then went on to live to 93 - another third of his life - not smoking a single cigarette but fighting daily with the consequences. The last five years of his life where spent in his flat connected to an oxygen machine because his lungs weren't working properly (his natural blood oxygen count was 60/100, he would run out of breath standing up). Smoking gave him asthma, a heart attack, ongoing heart problems, lung disease, and it took away his freedom. In its final strike it killed him: he suffered another heart attack that he didn't wake up from last May. If the first one had killed him he would never have seen his son married, his four grand children, his two great grand children, or had his Diamond Wedding Anniversary. He only survived it because of his occupation - he was a nurseryman so he spent the day outside in what was back then clean fresh air; something not many people experience anymore. He was a very lucky man to have lived as long as he did and to get to see the things that he did. He quit smoking almost 35 years ago after a single incident before which he felt fine - but the effects of all that abuse do not go away. The biggest reason to stop smoking should be for the people you care about, no one can want their friends and families to have to go through that with you.
Ðavid Wulff The Royal Woofle Museum
Audioscrobbler :: dwulffEverybody is entitled to my opinion