Bogbott's right... there's no justice in the world! :( It's like my grandfather who is dying of emphysema who has never smoked a day in his life. How unfair life is!!! Crave the Quit! Pam [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 275 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,895 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1135.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5

Here's the press release from his site. It is with great sadness that Allen Carr�s Easyway International must confirm that Allen Carr has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Allen, aged 73, was only diagnosed in the past week and his family is still coming to terms with the situation. Allen Carr is married to Joyce and has 4 children, 2 step-children, 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. A tabloid newspaper has obtained information about Allen�s diagnosis and plans to run a story this weekend. As a result of this Allen has asked his organisation to issue the following statement at this very difficult time. Allen quit smoking in 1983, after discovering his Easyway method, which allowed him to get free from his hundred-cigarettes-a-day addiction. He has not smoked since. He has built up a global reputation as THE leading authority on stopping smoking. His method was founded at his original clinic in South West London, and experiences from these sessions were used as the basis for his hugely successful books which have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. There are now more than 70 Easyway clinics in 30 different countries which treated more than 45,000 smokers last year alone. It is impossible to say how many smokers Allen has cured but with each book sold apparently being read by several smokers and with the method also available on DVD, CD and CD-Rom, it would be safe to estimate the figure at over 10 million. It is not possible to tell if Allen�s cancer is linked to his previous 100 cigarette-a-day addiction. Allen has also spent many years in smoke-filled rooms since he quit, whilst treating smokers for their addiction. One of the unique features of Allen Carr�s Easyway Clinics is that smokers continue to smoke whilst attending the sessions. If this time he has spent with smokers has contributed to his current condition, Allen�s view is that it�s a price worth paying, especially as his method has successfully treated over 10 million smokers. He is certain that had he not quit, he would have been dead 20 years ago and confirms that the last 23 years he has spent as a non-smoker have been easily the most enjoyable of his life. Allen said yesterday �Since I stopped smoking more than 23 years ago I have been th

Hannaher, Yes, it's true that second hand smoke contains more nicotine. To answer your question, let me explain the process. Hopefully this will help. What happens when you smoke a cigarette is that you're getting nicotine from [b]two[/b] sources. One from inhaling the cigarette, or mainstream smoke and then also from the lit end of the cigarette, or side stream smoke. The side stream smoke does have more nicotine in it. When we quit, and are around smokers, we do still get some of the side stream smoke and yes, we [b]can[/b] get increased cravings because of it. I have noticed that when I've gone to a smokey bar or something, the next day, I want a cigarette. I'm sure that it's because I got some low levels of nicotine in my system because of the second hand smoke. BUT, unless you are sitting there with somebody's cigarette in your face and you are intentionally breathing in their smoke, you're not going to get as much nicotine as you would if you actually smoked a cigarette because it's unintentional, so you're probably not inhaling the smoke as much. So yes, it's possible to get some increased cravings. But it's not like Hell Week or anything like that again. And it usually doesn't last more than a few hours at most. That's been my experience anyway. Hope that helps. Crave the Quit! Pam [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 279 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,986 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1152.27 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26

bgainshunter, As I said, it's low levels of nicotine. However, it's entirely possible that children of smokers end up smoking because they have become addicted to nicotine through second hand smoke. There is a significantly higher number of smokers who had smoking parents than non-smoking parents. Could it be because they were exposed to second hand smoke and subconciously, went on to smoke because they were already addicted? I think that's entirely possible. Either way, it's a fact that there IS nicotine in second hand smoke. That is undeniable. So therefore, it's certainly possible to have some low-level craves after being exposed to [b]large[/b] amounts of second hand smoke, such as at a smokey bar or other smoke-filled room. That's just my opinion, anyway. Crave the Quit! Pam [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 279 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,988 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1152.27 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48

How would you know? I read a post here just yesterday about a woman who's daughter seems to be going through withdrawals since she quit smoking. I'm sure that her daughter didn't know that she was addicted to the second hand smoke, but there's a good possibility. Either way, it's good that we all quit so that we are not exposing our loved ones to that anymore, but let's face it... it's a possibility. Crave the Quit! Pam [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 279 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,988 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1152.27 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 20 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

God be with him, thanks Butterfly Swimmer. had enough [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/20/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 378 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

This is sad news but I will admitt I never read his book. Was he a smoker????? If not, how can you write a book about smoking???? Was he a closet smoker, one who never exposed the fact that he smoked?? just curious. had enough [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/20/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 378 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47

I agree with you, and I live in California, one of the strictest quit smoking states. I came to the conclusion years ago the the lying is on both sides of the fence. I believe that being in a room with a smoker a lot can probably kill you, but I don't buy the argument that the secondhand smoke you pick up at a bus stop will. I'm happy I quit smoking, because it is something I did for me, but I do feel like a lot of the propaganda that states like Cali uses to get nonsmokers to intimidate smokers into quitting goes way too far. I've seen a couple of fist fights out on the streets over this bull. The biggest lie, Secondhand smoke is more dangerous than smoking. Yeah, and I'm Santa. I breathe in so much pollution each day that it is difficult to tell what exactly is causes my breathing problems, although I would argue that any pollutant I could get rid of would help. Like I told people, I do not drink, do drugs, have promiscuous sex, or drive and pollute the air with my exhaust. I smoked. Leave me alone. I will quit for me only. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 23 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 925 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $170.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

I never read his book. But his health is relevant to me. It took me a year to get over the fact that many former smokers do die of lung cancer. I had the "why bother to quit" attitude. Then I remembered something that I heard a member of AA say, His real vow was not to die drunk. I think that is true for me. My father smoked the day he died of lung cancer. I don't want that for myself. When the day comes, and that may be 40 years off, I do not want to die with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth. So part of the victory for me will be how I feel about myself as I die. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 23 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 925 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $170.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

I was a child of smokers. I became addicted because I got the message that it was okay to smoke. I was never addicted to second hand smoke. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 23 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 940 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $170.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21