Wow, this thread only reinterates how much smoking is an addiction in my mind. I'm not a smoker, but I've always wondered how my father can continue to smoke..even after watching his own mother die of lung cancer and now, to make matters worse, HIS father has been diagnosed with emphysema.

This has really got to be a hard thing to deal with. I wish the best for anybody here who is trying to quit!

Who's done more research than the good people at the American Tobacco Industry? They say its harmless. Why would they lie? If you're dead, you can't smoke.

*Shrug* He's planning on quitting cold turkey which sounds even harder, but what do I know?
Yeah, I meant chewing tobacco. Ewwww!