#ex-smokers

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Oh my god I almost forgot. Today marks 3 whole years smoke-free! WOOHOO!  🚭🚭🚭🚭

I was a heavy smoker throughout my 20s. If anyone’s struggling to quit or looking to get motivated to quit, feel free to message me. I did a lot of research and employed a lot of strategies to keep myself away from cigs & thinking positively.

xoxoxo

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Has Vaping Hysteria Gone Too Far? — Pain News Network

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News On Sept. 16, Tulare County in California announced the nation’s seventh death

On Sept. 16, Tulare County in California announced the nation’s seventh death from vaping-related illness. Its advisory warned about “the dangerous effects of using electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes.”

As federal and state health officials struggle to identify what exactly is causing the deadly outbreak, vaping advocates are stepping into the void and crafting an alternative narrative that is being echoed broadly in online communities.

The people getting sick, according to their version of events, all vaped THC — the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — using products bought on an illicit black market. They also contend federal officials have seized on the crisis to crack down on a nicotine vaping culture they don’t appreciate or understand, a culture proponents insist has helped them and millions of others quit smoking.

As of Oct. 1, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung illness in 48 states. Eighteen people have died, including two in California. Of the 578 patients who have reported using specific products, most said they had vaped THC, but a significant portion — 17% — said they had used only nicotine.

CDC officials maintain they can’t identify one product or chemical culprit, and while they recently began emphasizing the risks of vaping THC, they continue to warn against any vape use at all.

Meanwhile, cities and states have responded with a divergent mix of warnings and bans. Michigan, New York and Rhode Island have moved to ban most flavored nicotine vaping products. The California Department of Public Health recently warned against all vaping devices, and the governor of Massachusetts issued a four-month ban on all vaping products. (Read more at link)

I live in MA which sucks! Luckily going to NH this weekend anyway and can get some there. If vaping is banned, I will end up back on cigarettes I know it. Nicotine is one of the worst addictions and hardest to quit.

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Millions more smokers and ex-smokers should receive free annual screenings for lung cancer, a federally appointed task force says — The Wash

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of 16 physicians and scientists who evaluate preventive tests and medications,

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The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire - Nancy Stedman

The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire – Nancy Stedman

Amazing to read that Nancy smoked for over thirty years and then BQ’ed in her first marathon. Congratulations, Nancy! Name Nancy Stedman Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 45 Height: 5′ 3.5″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 115 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Snickers (Albany, Ga) Tell us a little about the race. I was a smoker from age 12 to 43, usually a pack a day. BQd at…

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Any ex-smokers here who are willing to answer my curious questions?

Thank you. ^-^

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Can Vitamin B6 Prevent Lung Cancer in Smokers?

Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer compared the levels of vitamin B6 in the blood of people with and without lung cancer.

Those who had higher levels of vitamin B6 in the blood had lower rates of lung cancer. In fact, the risk of developing lung cancer in these people was about 60% lower!

Astoundingly, they found that smokers with high vitamin B6 levels also show a 60% reduction in risk for developing lung cancer!

Similar results were found for ex-smokers and non-smokers.

Note that smokers still have a much higher risk of developing lung cancer than non-smokers, whether or not they have higher vitamin B6 levels or not.