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How to get tenants to stop smoking?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:26:40 +0000

I’ve asked my first floor tenants to stop smoking and they don’t seem to listen to a word I say. What are my rights and how can I get them to stop smoking?
FYI: most apartments in Chicago do not have contracts, but there are still actions you can take. But what are they?

be glad you have tenants.
paying smokers beat an empty apartment

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Has anyone decided to give up smoking since the ban?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:24:56 +0000

I am just interested as a few people i work with have given up. I didn’t think it would really bother people going outside but it obviously does. If you are giving up how are you doing and how are you doing it?

I have been trying to give up for a long time. I found that I’d give up for even months at a time and then lapse back into smoking after going out to a pub. It’s hard to fight the craving when so many people around you are smoking, so I’d buy some "just for the night" but then of course in the morning there would still be some left in the pack that I’d finish…and without realising I’d be back in the habit (smoking, not a nun’s dress of course).
I was going to give up on Sunday, but for various reasons didn’t. I’m almost certain this time it will be a little easier though. I hope so.

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SMOKERS: Have you tried an electronic cigarette? How does it compare to normal cigs?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:22:49 +0000

I’m looking to try the e-cig, but I don’t want to spend $100 if I just go back to normal cigs. What are your opinions?

NON-SMOKERS: Please no lectures. I know, It’s disgusting and I’m killing myself. I KNOW.

Hello Claire,

I have various ecigs and I love them. You don’t need to spend more than $100 for a good quality ecig. And please also consider that over time you save money since the refill cartridges are cheaper than tobacco cigarettes.
Please take a look at this buying guide.

http://www.ecigarettes365.com/buying_guide

It gives you useful information for making a decision and it lists 4 starter kits under $100

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How come you get depressed when you quit smoking?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:20:52 +0000

Is it an actual side effect of nicotine leaving your body? I have quit smoking a million times and usually find myself lighting back up cause I can’t stand the misery.

But this time i’ve lasted over a month. I feel great. I’m not depressed anymore. Tho i’ve had heaps of bad shit happen to me while trying to quit, i’m pretty happy.

But my poor husband gave up smoking 4 days ago. And he’s miserable. Everything to him is negative. I hate to see him this way. I was that way too!

Is there anything to help him not be depressed. Or do you just have to get through those evil 2 weeks without smoking and it will go away. Is there a magic vitiman?

When you are a regular smoker your brain gets used to the nicotine. Once you quit it creates a chemical imbalance in your brain because you took away a chemical that has become part of the regular system. This most likely causes headaches, depression, and cravings. It is also why using gum and other methods that have some nicotine in them help people quit. It reduces the amount of nicotine slowly over time to help the brain functions learn to balance and operate without the nicotine. I would recommend just using one of those systems offered in drug stores or use your own such as going from say a pack a day to half a pack for a week then a quarter of a pack for the next week to 2 a day for a week to one a day for a week then one every other day for a week to none. This way the brain should balance out and he should be much healthier and happier! Good Luck!

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“Quit Smoking” – Shashi Kapoor

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:39:02 +0000

An anti-smoking video by CPAA (Cancer Patients Aid Association)

http://www.cpaaindia.org

Duration : 0:1:4

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How do I stop my friends from Peer Pressuring me to Stop Smoking?

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:01:33 +0000

they keep trying to persuade me to stop smoking. I dnt know if i can hang out with these kind of people anymore. Im not a Quitter. I finish what i start.

That’s the spirit

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How to give up smoking?

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:58:49 +0000

I’ve been smoking for three years…sometimes i smoke 4 cigs a day sometimes over a packet. I want to quit smoking but it’s quite hard because here we have no medical centres dealing with this issue. One the other hand i do not have a support group cheering for me.
recently i’ve bought some pills to keep me off the smokes but they only seem to contribute to the craving and make me want to smoke more and more.
another problem is gaining weight.after 3 consecutive attempts at giving up the habit i gained 30 pounds after them.
i feel at a loss here. what should i do and how. thank you
i have started smoking only half a cig or take only a few puffs when i feel the urge, but whenever i go out with my friends i cannot help myself not smoking…

and again … need some info on "managing" my weight during the process

I believe you should get yourself together.
Firstly, you need to work out on a daily basis.
Secondly, try to get the opinion of one or more doctors.
Thirdly gradually cut down on the number of cigs you smoke. I know you can borrow from friends and all but try not to. keep an empty packet at hand and put 3 cigs in it every day and have only those cigs with you, like a ratio …or if 3 cigs is too drastic for you, start up with a number you feel best comfortable with and try to lower the number every other day(that is how it worked for me)
You could also try to find a close friend of yours that smokes and try to talk him/her into not smoking.
walk more, in the evening, in the park, avoid crouds of smokers, avoid going out with people that smoke or at least try sitting in the no smoking section
i really hope it helps. i haven’t smoked in 2 years

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What Is the better choice of electronic cigarette – the greensmoke or the safe cig?

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:46 +0000

I am considering both as they seem to be excellent, easy to use and reliable, but I don’t know which to go with? Also wondering if there is a way to save money on either (ie. coupon code) which might help make my decision easier.

any info about why you would recommend one over the other would be appreciated.

Both are 2 piece ecigs meaning atomizers and cartridges are combined into a cartomizer. Quality wise they are similar. GreenSmoke offers more flavors if you are into that. SafeCig has better/faster customer service. I personally think GreenSmoke is a little hipper than SafeCig.

You can read actual user reviews for both right here.

http://www.ecigarettes365.com/the_safe_cig

http://www.ecigarettes365.com/Green-Smoke

The site lists coupon code as well …

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How long after you quit smoking should you feel the benefit?

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:52:53 +0000

I quit smoking two weeks ago (smoker for 17 yrs) and ever since I have woke up in the morning with a sore throat. I have also put on a lot of weight ( about a stone) despite eating healthy snacks (grapes, melon etc). I am starting to feel any health benefits I have gained from stopping have been undone by the extra weight I now carry. How long will it be before I actually feel any benefits from stopping ? Any ideas on how to boost my morale and feel good about quitting?

first of all Congradulations on packing in smoking.i packed in 21 years ago i can remember feeling awful at the time in fact i felt worse when i packed in than i did when i was smoking i had a really bad cough for weeks after i went to see my doctor he said it was all the chemicals in the tobacco that was clearing out of my body i was pregnant at the time i packed in so i put on weight anyway.keep up the good work watch what you eat sounds like you are being sensible in what you are eating anyway try to get regular exercise.it may not seem it right now but in a few weeks even months you will feel so much better GOOD LUCK

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How is encouraging people to stop smoking by raising taxes supposed to raise money for health care?

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:09:33 +0000

Lets think this through. Raising taxes is supposed to do two things:

1) Get people to stop smoking.
2) Raise money for health care.

If #1 is successful, what happens to the health care funding?
Remember the funding often goes to unrelated issues like child health care, not always to smoke prevention.

No, it is suppose to

get people to stop smoking

reduce the cost of health care

this is the logic (agree or not, i really don’t care and I am a smoker)

the majority of health cost are due to smoking, so if you stop people from smoking, you reduce health care cost. but….

you also reduce the need for tobacco (the number one cash crop for Kentucky, and the second cash crop for North Carolina).

reduce the number of factory workers at plants that package cigarettes (they have a big plant in Greensboro,NC employs about 2,000 people.

I think the tax money will end up funding something stupid, like the money that states got from the tobacco lawsuit, it was used as normal state funds and not for health care.