Why Quit?
Because nicotine addicts can and do die young
Deborah 39
Debbie 43
Neal 53
Johnny 40
Bryan 34
Susan 43
Swayze 57
Sean 19
My Daddy 42
Noni 33
Kim 46
Char 33
David 41
Terry 53
Fred 43
Quentin 23
Joseph 45
Carrie 33
Barb 42
Melinda 39
Helen 50
Chris 41
Guren 38
Because smoking destroys in so many ways
Circulatory disease
Artery hardening
Heart disease
Stroke
Buerger's disease
Emphysema
81 Carcinogens
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Stomach cancer
Colon cancer
Bladder cancer
Blindness
Diabetes
Brain damage
Depression
Secondhand Smoke
Fetal harm
Self mutilation
Because doctors are begging us to stop killing ourselves
Because we are REAL drug addicts in every sense
Because tobacco toxins don't discriminate in who they kill
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- WhyQuit.com Founded in July 1999, WhyQuit is the Internet's oldest forum devoted to the art, science and psychology of cold turkey quitting, the nicotine dependency recovery method that each year produces more successful ex-users than all other methods combined.
- Why? Why quit? Here we collect and share WhyQuit's motivational articles. It's our hope that these materials will contribute toward fueling your dreams and resolve long enough to allow you to arrive here on Easy Street with us.
- Joel's Library Joel Spitzer devoted nearly 50 years toward teaching why smokers should quit, how to quit, and how to stay free. Joel's Library is home to Joel's "Daily Quitting Lesson Guide," Joel's 100 Reinforcement Articles, to his free ebook Never Take Another Puff, and his collection of nearly 500 video stop smoking lessons.
- Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey Home Written by John R. Polito, a former 30-year heavy smoker, WhyQuit's founder and Turkeyville's director. While there are hundreds of quitting books, only one was cited by the Surgeon General's 2020 Quit Smoking Report, Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey Home.
- Smart Turkey Smart Turkey is home to recovery articles written by students of Joel Spitzer, which includes "Memorable Freedom Threads"
- Turkeyville If quitting cold turkey and looking for a deadly serious and highly focused support group, visit Turkeyville. Home to more than 13,000 like-minded quitters, we have two requests before posting. First, carefully read Turkeyville's Rules as membership and posting are conditioned upon them. Last, do not post if still using nicotine as posting is reserved for those who have stopped.
- Nicotine Cessation Topic Index An alphabetical subject matter index to hundreds of nicotine cessation support group discussions, article and videos.
- 50 Quitting Tips Key cold turkey nicotine cessation insights into how to stop smoking, vaping, chewing or sucking nicotine into your body and bloodstream.
Created 07/15/99 and reformatted 01/31/21 by John R. Polito