I have been smoking since i was 14 yrs. old. This has been 37 years. I started out by taking my dad's cigs in the morning on my way to school. I would snatch 2 or 3, give one to by friend and have one for the walk home. This went on for a while until, back in those days a teenager could buy a pack if cigs. So i did. And here we are. 37 years later, i am a 2 a day packer. I am disgusting to myself. My cloths stink, my car stinks, i have to paint once a year. My face is starting to show the signs of smoking. I have those little puckery lines around my mouth. I do not like it.
I looked into a smoking cessation group. I saw the ad on TV and decided to call. My first appt. is March 4. And get this!!!!! THEY PAY ME!!!! 350.00 dollars for the first set of meetings, the 235.00 for the last set. They divide the group in two. Group A gets Chantix, group B gets a placibo. Then we switch. Have to keep a journal as well. A side affect from the chantix is depression, (so they told me) seems to me i will get depressed anyway cuz i'm not able to smoke. Well, i could, but whats the sense of wasting everyones time? Either quit or don't!! Has any one here taken any of this therapy? How well (or not) did it work for you? I really am quite serious about this, but i will need a lot of support. My hubby smokes as well. I need to stay away from him!!!! ( just kidding)