I have a number of strings now that are starting to build a real profile of the dangers posed by cigarette smoking. I am going to use this string to keep
them all together so as to be able to bring them up for all new members and lurkers. Also I will attach the links to articles specifically on the dangers of
smoking.
Most of what we do at the site is help people in understanding the nicotine addiction and how to treat it. The posts referred to in this string are not
really indicative of that specific support supplied here at Freedom, and are more for the reinforcing ones ammunition of why they should quit and stay off
smoking. But if people come across this section first, please continue reading other stings here throughout the Freedom board for the vast majority of the
activity here at Freedom are not about the dangers of smoking but more importantly on the benefits of quitting and the joy of being an ex-smoker.
Pictorial stings:
Smoking and cancer of the lung
(Message 32 of that string is a good place to start)
(Message 32 of that string is a good place to start)
See how smoking effects your lungs
(some of the same pictures as above string but with a different slant on the topic
(some of the same pictures as above string but with a different slant on the topic
Non-pictorial strings
Zep also has some good threads on the issues of the dangers of smoking.
I suspect there are more that may be appropriate to place here and invite Zep and anyone else who may recall strings that they have started or that were
started by others but were influential in helping them to quit to attach links to these articles on this string here. I think over time reading the links to
this thread will serve to make a really strong case for anyone who is not yet convinced of the importance of quitting or who may have started to lose their
initial motivation for having quit. Remember, it is always easier to keep a quit going than it is to start another one. To keep on the track of maintaining
all the benefits of having quit smoking always remember to never take another puff!
Joel

