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The CDC claims that nicotine is a "very addictive drug" that can be "as addictive as heroin or cocaine." Nicotine is typically eliminated from the body within 2 to 3 days, however, physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms may last for much longer depending on the individual. If you are trying to kick the habit, this community is dedicated to giving smokers the...

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So, being currently unemployed, I end up watching a fair amount of daytime television. (not soaps or anything, mostly documentaries and stuff, but still daytime tv). Most of the commercials are targeted to either housemoms or older retired people. makes sense. Well, I've recently seen not one, but two different companies, advertising portable oxygen units! Now, I have worked in the advertising business for over 20 years, and I can tell you that these companies wouldn't be running these commercials on national cable networks if there were not a LOT of potential customers out there. This is so sad. I mean it's sad anytime anyone suffers this affliction, but even more sad to me that there are so many of them, in their older years, that advertising these on television is financially viable.
I'm convinced that this is the result of a generation of people growing up during a time when practically everybody smoked! (the 40's, 50's and even 60's) Even though the vast majority of these people eventually quit, once it became widely known what the health effects were, seems the damage was done and now there are a significant number of older people living with copd and needing portable oxygen units.
I'm so glad I quit. And I pray, pretty much every day, that I have quit in time to avoid this end. I also hope that generations coming up behind these (including mine) make television advertising for portable oxygen units less financially viable by having far fewer of us as customer prospects!
I'm convinced that this is the result of a generation of people growing up during a time when practically everybody smoked! (the 40's, 50's and even 60's) Even though the vast majority of these people eventually quit, once it became widely known what the health effects were, seems the damage was done and now there are a significant number of older people living with copd and needing portable oxygen units.
I'm so glad I quit. And I pray, pretty much every day, that I have quit in time to avoid this end. I also hope that generations coming up behind these (including mine) make television advertising for portable oxygen units less financially viable by having far fewer of us as customer prospects!
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portable oxygen!!!!
I have to wonder if they ran the adverts and clips of films of when it was so much the "in" thing to do along side the adverts for portable oxygen,if it would not deter some youngsters from ever starting.Or even help someone else who is trapped in the smoking trap.
Let's all work to put both these companies out of business. At least the tobacco companies. The others can provide oxygen for other purposes.
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