johnny5

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Good post and I am coming at this from an American perspective. I started smoking back in the mid '90's when I was in college and one movie that came out at that time that was big with me and my friends was Pulp Fiction. I loved that movie and still do but they smoke a ton in that film. I don't think that had an influence in me starting to smoke but it definitely glamorized smoking to the point that I wasn't thinking about quitting then. I do think a lot of older films and TV programs were in some way supported by tobacco companies. There are infamous commercials from the 1960's children's cartoon The Flintstones endorsing Winston cigarettes. There are other examples too of family friendly programming from that time that endorse smoking in some way. I do feel that there has been a push towards taking smoking out of programs today. Supposedly Netflix is working on taking smoking out of a lot of their future original content. Also, the movie rating system today considers smoking to be a reason to rate a movie PG-13 or R. Still, I realize smoking was a big part of culture in the past and I don't think it should be cut out if it is meant to depict how things were during a certain time. Tough issue and I'm not sure what the answer is. I am not pro-censorship but at the same time I hate to see smoking (and, nowadays, vaping) glamorized to a younger generation.

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Congratulations @Sunshine59 Keep up the great work!

Happy Birthday, @Doreensfree Thanks for all that you do to help others and keep this place rocking..

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Great job, QueenB. I'm glad you are smoke free. Congratulations on 9 months of freedom.

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Congratulations on 18 years smoke free, @Christian99 That is a fantastic quit. I hope you do something to celebrate today.

Welcome back Tony. There is no reason to hope that you can do this. Believe that you can do this. We have all been where you are and quitting smoking for good is very doable. Stick around the site. Read up on nicotine addiction. Pledge in the NOPE thread daily (where you commit to Never Taking Another Puff, even if just for that one day), and reach out if you are struggling. It is time for you to be done with smoking and live a much healthier life.

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Half an hour was usually when I would crave another one too. I tried several times to cut down my smoking but it was usually a struggle after 30 to 45 minutes smoke free. I'm glad I don't have to deal with that now.