Quitting Smoking

[Lady Mokusei]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the first-ever paid national tobacco education campaign — Tips From Former Smokers in 2012. These tips encouraged people to quit smoking by highlighting the toll that smoking-related illnesses take on smokers and their loved ones.

This is the story of Terrie from North Carolina who had cancer as a result of smoking. In Tips From Former Smokers TV commercial, Terrie showed how she got ready for her day.

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Terrie smoked her first cigarette at 13. In 2000, she found a sore in her mouth that was diagnosed as oral cancer. Later she found out she had throat cancer.

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Terrie is not the only person who participate in this campaign. Great number of individuals who have been affected by cigarette smoke shared their stories. You can watch their stories here:

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So what is your opinion about the campaign? Do you think that this is effective way to persuade smokers to quit? For smokers: Have you ever thought about the consequences of smoking?​

 

[Alpha Q up]

Thank god i don't smoke

 

[Ciao]

Scaring the shit out of kids is a good way to get them to not do something. However, its not like people don't know the dangers of smoking. People are going to do it anyways.

 

[Kαmi]

My motivation for not smoking cigarettes is that hole in the neck thing. I don't ever want that to happen, that's just disturbing for me

 

[thunderthehybrid]

If they wanna smoke, let them smoke. It's their choice if they wanna die early.

 

[hixa kuogame]

lol people won't stop smoking as long as its being promoted in the media

 

[Crossroads]

Never smoked, been high on any drug, or drunk.

I'm still the most hype person on earth, when I want to be.. which is next to never.

OP: People are going to smoke and do what they want, as that is human nature.

But when they're sick, they'll regret it and wish they didn't do it.

The entire "You don't know what you have, until it's gone.", doesn't just apply to relationships.

EX: You don't know how pretty yo lungs look til they're filled with tar.

Crossroads - Preaching since May 2013.

#LG
#I'mGone

 

[Javaweb]

I don't smoke so I don't care about those commercial but I be like yeah people that's why you shouldn't smoke. But when I'm EATING showing me those disturbing pictures I lose my appetite and almost vomit

 

[kekerot]

their choice

 

[Blinkie Uchiha]

Yeah I smoke, but tbh I'm more likely to die from getting hit by a bus with how freakin' clumsy I am...

 

[Big Sean]

I hate when people smoke by doorways.. take that shit into an alley..

 

[Barrath]

The best way to quit is to never start..

 

[Crossroads]

I hate when people smoke by doorways.. take that shit into an alley..

YES. This comment right here.

 

[Barrath]

If they wanna smoke, let them smoke. It's their choice if they wanna die early.

On that note, it's our choice to encourage quitting. It's not common for anyone to stop someone from quitting. Rather, people often encourage smokes to quit. Of course it's their choice to smoke or not, but it's also our choice to encourage or discourage it and their choice to listen to us or not. So many choices, but don't act as though only one party gets to choose.

 

[hixa kuogame]

I hate when people smoke by doorways.. take that shit into an alley..

I hate when someone smokes right in front of the store or somewhere

 

[Cosman]

Never smoked, been high on any drug, or drunk.

I'm still the most hype person on earth, when I want to be.. which is next to never.

OP: People are going to smoke and do what they want, as that is human nature.

But when they're sick, they'll regret it and wish they didn't do it.

The entire "You don't know what you have, until it's gone.", doesn't just apply to relationships.

EX: You don't know how pretty yo lungs look til they're filled with tar.

Crossroads - Preaching since May 2013.

#LG
#I'mGone

Straight edge, huh? Dat crossroads. I rarely get drunk, never smoked myself. Weed like one time off a cookie and that was about it. Life is more enjoyable sober in all honesty.

Smoking is awful.

 

[Wolfus]

Never smoked, been high on any drug, or drunk.

I'm still the most hype person on earth, when I want to be.. which is next to never.

OP: People are going to smoke and do what they want, as that is human nature.

But when they're sick, they'll regret it and wish they didn't do it.

The entire "You don't know what you have, until it's gone.", doesn't just apply to relationships.

EX: You don't know how pretty yo lungs look til they're filled with tar.

Crossroads - Preaching since May 2013.

#LG
#I'mGone

Indeed. The problem is that most people who use drugs don't care about the consequence or think that "drugs are cool, they don't harm". They think this even when it's scientifically proven that the drug does harm. It's called stupidity. Too bad there isn't a cure for stupidity.
Just wait. There is going to be some hippie in this thread to say "lol, drugs don't harm, it's just manipulation of the media and the government in order to stop you from using what's good"

 

[Big Sean]

I hate when someone smokes right in front of the store or somewhere

Exactly.. who is that helping? People are going to be coming in and out.

 

[Lady Mokusei]

Scaring the shit out of kids is a good way to get them to not do something. However, its not like people don't know the dangers of smoking. People are going to do it anyways.

So the commercial is ineffective? Smoker will continue to smoke after seeing this commercial even tho he knows that one day he could be like Terrie from the video?

My motivation for not smoking cigarettes is that hole in the neck thing. I don't ever want that to happen, that's just disturbing for me

I know. I was passionate smoker myself. I quit three years ago and from time to time I still want to light cigarette but after watching these videos from this campaign that wish of mine disappeared.

I don't smoke so I don't care about those commercial but I be like yeah people that's why you shouldn't smoke. But when I'm EATING showing me those disturbing pictures I lose my appetite and almost vomit

Sorry about that.

 

[Penguin]

They should try getting people to quit drinking too. Ever seen a liver that belongs to an alcoholic?