The Chicago Dept. of Public
Health and other advocacy
groups have put together this
anti-smoking campaign. This
is quite the undertaking for a
big city...never before done...
their motto: Nobody Quits
Like Chicago. Illinois also
deserves kudos as Gov.
Quinn signed into law a
smoking ban across all state
university campuses...
ABC7Chicago.com: Chicago Begins Smoking Cessation Awareness Week
Romancing The Smoke is John Aaron's blog about his lifelong battle to quit smoking (which he did more than nine years ago) and the stories, history and news in the absurd world of Tobacco and Nicotine. Author of Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict, John illustrated writer Sean Daly's memoir and completed his second book, Aaron's Book of Contemporary Demons. Romancing The Smoke can be found on Amazon. Twitter: @romancethesmoke
Showing posts with label 2nd condition of nicotine withdrawal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd condition of nicotine withdrawal. Show all posts
Monday, August 18, 2014
Chicago Smoking Cessation Awareness Week. Way 2 Go, Chicago!
Monday, August 11, 2014
RTS: The Second Condition of Quitting: Oral Fixation or Furniture Gnaw
Shortly after I quit, I
began to have an
unreasonable urge to
gnaw on drawer handles,
chairs and door jambs.
Metal or wood, I didn't
care. It was as if, by
quitting, this voracious
inner appetite for the
universe had been
unleashed. I wanted
to take bites out of
inanimate things.
Don't ask me why.
I call it
Furniture Gnaw.
Nothing about quitting
smoking is reasonable.
Don't fight the absurdity.
Just move forward smoke free.
Read Romancing The Smoke
while you're at it.
Don't chew on the furniture...
began to have an
unreasonable urge to
gnaw on drawer handles,
chairs and door jambs.
Metal or wood, I didn't
care. It was as if, by
quitting, this voracious
inner appetite for the
universe had been
unleashed. I wanted
to take bites out of
inanimate things.
Don't ask me why.
I call it
Furniture Gnaw.
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| Condition #2 Furniture Gnaw |
smoking is reasonable.
Don't fight the absurdity.
Just move forward smoke free.
Read Romancing The Smoke
while you're at it.
Don't chew on the furniture...
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