dont, I agree with you because it is a druga and and BAD one! I've stopped drinking since July25th 10. I'm down to about 5 cigs a day but it's those 5 that keep me hooked! When I want one , I want one! I had no problem with alcohol, after 20 years , heroin was really hard.. drugs was really hard, cigs should be easy!!!!!!!!! Karen

FLMAO sista from probably the same mista!?!?!?!
The doc , Reply # 32 nails it for me, see we figured out we were in the same family tree long ago.
If legally I couldn't drink I would smoke 3 packs / day. If I was legal to drink, no smoking for me.
3rd tradition in AA always was great to. Went for years fucked up on dry chemicals and claimed sobriety. It wasn't until I figured it was all about how I rolled behind closed doors. Freakin' pathetic looking in the mirror.
For me I have to put everything in check. I average a cigarette every other day now, and i feel I have relapsed but believe me i don't beat myself up over it. Bigger fish to fry. Just have a lil more tweekin to do that might take 20+ years,,lmao/

I know, Bobby, we're strange. That's why we get along so well. Lol!

Nemo, why does me wanting people to treat tobacco like a deadly drug mean that I've got problems with my own mortality. ? Isn't it just as likely as smart guy like you is intellectualizing his own tobacco use??
Don't get me wrong , I'm not suggesting tobacco change sobriety dates, but I am suggesting that some levels of sobriety cannot be reached while your an addictive drug addict . Or while you over eat to the point of addiction and bodily damage like me. My anxiety is doing much better and is largely based on feelings of over responsibility, not especially a mortality thing.
And BTW, you don't have to walk on eggshells here.

So treadly, other than aggravate the ever lovin' shit outta smokers, what else do you do in your spare time? :)

I pray that none of your kids ever pick up a cigarette, I'm afraid you might just shoot them....

You're preachin to the choir my man. I don't know a smoker who doesn't know everything terrible there is to know about smoking but just as you can't make an alcoholic quit drinking, you can't make a smoker stop smoking...... unless they want to stop.....

I still love you though. :)

Well thx DT.

I now have an appointment for biofeedback to quit.
She also offers Hypnotism (which works on me) if this doesn't do it.

I have wanted to quit....and had never tried Bio so sounds great to me to try something new for me. Only 40 bucks too...soo I can do it.

Thx again...whole thread motivated me

Peace and reaches for the tobacco.

Me too. After reading this thread I am totally quitting and am very excited to reach those higher levels of sobriety only attainable by non smokers. Wow, what a great day. You saved me.

Oh sry...I forgot this was all satire.

Mine is really true

you are such a goody goody mindlight lol

(do you have the saying goody, goody in the US??)

well here's a trade off. Why don't we add pot to the "drugs we approve of you using during sobriety"
Instead of a group of aa'ers smoking in the parking lot, they'd be tokin in the parking lot.

Try not to get this confused with the reason we are here. We come here because of our problem with alcoholism, and to acquire support to abstain from it. We can find many other addictions once we take away alcohol, but those are differant issues that should be addressed individually. I do know where your comming from tho. Most people in alcohol recovery die from smoking related diseases, which is a totally differant issue. Yes, it is an addiction, but there is a differant group that does address that, and offers support. On here, I think it's important to keep our focus on alcoholism, without confusing it with other addictions. For some, alcohol is by far enough just to deal with. Wish you all the best. James

DT - if it was AA there isn't a problem. Pot is an outside issue - AA has no opinions on outside issues...

I cringe at the thought of AA being perceived as the wellness police. We've got enough PR problems as it is without adding practicing medicine without a license to the list.

it really seems so cut and dry, maybe i am an idiot. OK, I am an idiot.
On a daily basis the notion that your cigarette could contribute to the loss of your life just has got to mean something.
As an confessed alcoholic the notion that my drink could contribute to the loss of my life, that has to mean something.

I will have my full pot of coffee every morning until I die, I rarely say a word and enjoy my news weather time, roll through my computer for about 15 minutes, " these addictions will not kill me"

I don't believe the statistics. I've already outlived quite a few of my non-smoking friends and relatives.

My favorite story about that was told by my great-aunt. She was having her routine checkup when her doctor said, "Mrs. Brady! You're smoking again!"

"I know," she said.

"But I've told you, Mrs. Brady, if you smoke, you're going to die."

"But doctor," she protested, "I'm 93."