Doreensfree

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Still traditional here ....full works ...all the trimmings ....and Christmas Pudding and brandy custard ... Ill run harder later

Huge Congratulations ...20 years !!!!.....Wow..... Thank you for coming back and sharing this and all your wisdom with us ..

Post your NOPE with Pride..... It was a massive part of my early Quit ....It was the first thing I would do every day .... It was so important to me .....to make that promise .....

Don't use anything with nicotine ... You have come too far ....All you will do is wake the sleeping monster ... And then I will have to get my frying pan out ..

2.Hangers.

Sugar Britches loves you ...warts and all... Gwen Ho-Ho..and Deke....Theres a a song there somewhere

8 sleep mask.... In your wardrobe....

I can remember the light bulb moment my junkie brain got this.... Also once I took on board I was a addict ...my fighting with myself ended .... Never take another Puff.....

Huge Congratulations... 7 Months already ...your flying .....your doing great ...love to see you throwing a number or two

Congratulations Jen....Mammy is very Proud an Happy for you .

Sending All Quit Train Members.....A slice of this Xmas Cake !!!!!

Lol.....Oh ....Don't worry ...Sugar Britches wil love it .... Come and tell us Tomorrow

You fight the battles ....your stronger than a thought ... Eventually you will win the war .

You can do it ...we are all proof it's possible ...believe in yourself ....you just have to want it bad enough.. Turn all your negative thoughts in to positive ones .... Your freeing yourself of slavery ...your amazing ....

BBC News New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking. Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, under a law expected to be enacted next year. "We want to make sure young people never start smoking," Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verall said. The move is part of a sweeping crackdown on smoking announced by New Zealand's health ministry on Thursday. Doctors and other health experts in the country have welcomed the "world-leading" reforms, which will reduce access to tobacco and restrict nicotine levels in cigarettes. "It will help people quit or switch to less harmful products, and make it much less likely that young people get addicted to nicotine," said Prof Janet Hook from the University of Otago. The crackdown has been met with mixed reactions. "I reckon it's a good move, really," one man told Reuters news agency. "Because right now there's a lot of young kids walking around with smokes in their mouth. Public are asking how they're getting these smokes. "And it's also good for myself too because I can save more money." However, others have warned that the move may create a black market for tobacco - something the health ministry's official impact statement does acknowledge, noting "customs will need more resource to enforce border control". "This is all 100% theory and 0% substance," Sunny Kaushal, chairman of the Dairy and Business Owners Group, a lobby group for local convenience stores, told New Zealand's Stuff news site. "There's going to be a crime wave. Gangs and criminals will fill the gap". Dog sniffs out hole in a wall cigarette stash Smoking surge in young during Covid lockdown New Zealand is determined to achieve a national goal of reducing its national smoking rate to 5% by 2025, with the aim of eventually eliminating it altogether. At the moment, 13% of New Zealand's adults smoke, with the rate much higher among the indigenous Maori population, where it soars to almost a third. Maori also suffer a higher rate of disease and death. New Zealand's health ministry says smoking causes one in four cancers and remains the leading cause of preventable death for its five million strong population. The industry has been the target of legislators for more than a decade now. As part of the crackdown announced on Thursday, the government also introduced major tobacco controls, including significantly restricting where cigarettes can be sold to remove them from supermarkets and corner stores. The number of shops authorised to sell cigarettes will be drastically reduced to under 500 from about 8,000 now, officials say. In recent years, vaping - smoking e-cigarettes which produce a vapour that also delivers nicotine - has become far more popular among younger generations than cigarettes. New Zealand health authorities warn however, that vaping is not harmless. Researchers have found hazardous, cancer-causing agents in e-cigarette liquids as well. But in 2017 the country adopted vaping as a pathway to help smokers quit tobacco.

New Zealand to ban smoking for next generation in bid to outlaw habit by 2025 Legislation will mean people currently aged 14 and under will never be able to legally purchase tobacco 01:09 New Zealand aiming for 'smoke-free generation', says associate health minister – video Tess McClure in Christchurch @tessairini Wed 8 Dec 2021 23.29 GMT New Zealand has announced it will outlaw smoking for the next generation, so that those who are aged 14 and under today will never be legally able to buy tobacco. New legislation means the legal smoking age will increase every year, to create a smoke-free generation of New Zealanders, associate health minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said on Thursday. “This is a historic day for the health of our people,” she said. The government announced the rising age alongside other measures to make smoking unaffordable and inaccessible, to try to reach its goal of making the country entirely smoke-free within the next four years. Other measures include reducing the legal amount of nicotine in tobacco products to very low levels, cutting down the shops where cigarettes could legally be sold, and increasing funding to addiction services. The new laws will not restrict vape sales. An end to cigarettes? New Zealand aims to create smoke-free generation Read more “We want to make sure young people never start smoking so we will make it an offence to sell or supply smoked tobacco products to new cohorts of youth. People aged 14 when the law comes into effect will never be able to legally purchase tobacco,” Verrall said. New Zealand’s daily smoking rates have been dropping over time – down to 11.6% in 2018, from 18% a decade earlier. But smoking rates for Māori and Pacifika were far higher – 29% for Māori and 18% for Pasifika. “If nothing changes, it would be decades till Māori smoking rates fall below 5%,” Verrall said. She said eradicating smoking in the next four years was within reach: “I believe it is. In fact, we’re on track to for the New Zealand European population. The issue is, though, if we don’t change what we’re doing, we won’t make it for Maori – and that’s [what] the plan is really focused on”. The policies were welcomed by public health experts on Thursday. “New Zealand once again leads the world – this time with a cutting-edge smokefree 2025 implementation plan – it’s truly a game changer,” said Dr Natalie Walker, director of the Centre for Addiction Research at University of Auckland. The reduction of nicotine in cigarettes was a world first, said public health prof Chris Bullen. From a health perspective, “all my wishes have come true”, he said. Smoking has already been widely replaced by vaping among teenage New Zealanders, and is also attracting many young people who would never have taken up smoking – according to surveying of 19,000 high school students this year, nearly 20% were vaping daily or several times a day, the majority with high nicotine doses. That’s compared to 3% of those aged 15-17 who smoked daily in 2018, or 13% who smoked a decade earlier. The plan has come under criticism from some parties – the Act party has argued that reducing the nicotine in products will hit lower-income people hardest, who will have to buy more cigarettes and smoke more to access the same dose. Verrall said the very low levels required by the laws had been researched and proven to help people quit. Concerns have also been raised about a growing black market for tobacco. The government acknowledged this risk in initial proposals: “Evidence indicates that the amount of tobacco products being smuggled into New Zealand has increased substantially in recent years and organised criminal groups are involved in large-scale smuggling,” it said. Initial plans for a smoke free generation of New Zealanders have now been finalised after public consultation. They were first floated in April. They will still need to pass through the legislative process, but should not face any obstacles – Smokefree 2025 is a headline Labour policy, and the party holds a majority in New Zealand parliament. Verrall said the legislation would be introduced in 2022, with the age limits coming in in 2023.

To. Kris .... I give you a ton of Dog Food for your 4 legged friends ....

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Well done for keeping hold of your Fabulous Quit .... Yes regular sugar free Gum....or boiled sweet ...the thought wouldn't last long .... It's ok to think about smoking ...just don't act upon it ..

Keep yourself busy Darcy ...find a new hobby...we have had folks learn to knit ,!earn to paint ect.... Get your self a jigsaw ..keeps the mind and your fingers busy ... Take smoking off the Table .... Great yourself with the extra money ,you have....even a little reward can help...

Hello and Welcome ...glad you found us .... Take the time to read all the green pinned threads on the Main Smoking Discussion Board. There is so much good information there ...It's a great place to start .