Friends, dont get me started on why smoking is bad for you - from a medical standpoint. Its like; name any disease, especially in the upper body, and smoking is atleast a contributing factor.
stopping cold turkey probably has a bad track record, even if some of you made it! CONGTRATZ! Its never to late to try, the most important factor is motivation, support, change of habits and nicotine replacement. - I should know, I just got of a nightshift at a lung ward at a danish hospital.
Smokers generally end up with (take your pick):
* slowly choking as each breath gets harder and harder, COPD. Its a slow painful death to which there is no cure but to quit in time.
* lung cancer. thats the one sudden, fast way to go.
*any form of cancer in tissues that have direct contact with the smoke (especially combined with alcohol)
*severe atherosclerosis. Imagine walking later in life were a walk of 10-100 meters is followed with extreme pain and a 5min break. This is because not enough blood getting to the muscles in the legs, due to obstructive fat filling out the arteries (and some of the blood getting there occupied with CO which the body cannot utilize).
No I dont smoke. I salute anyone who quit in time. Most never do, ahh they make half an effort when they're diagnosted with lung cancer. Morning choughing and a shortness of breath during strenious activity are signs of COPD which most patients ignore and overlook. All it takes is a 5min consultation with the doctor to know if you have it, take the test before COPD has gotten much worse. Its not funny living like every breath is like benchpressing 200lb and walking around with a oxygen-mask. The doctors Ive spoken with here in denmark says that there's not a single patient who is'nt regretfull later in life...if not for youself, think of your family.
Enough preaching for today :D
Life is dangerous, one might die!
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