I've quit smoking!

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I've been a smoker for thirty years. I started as a teenager and acquired the vice through adulthood. like most of us I did drink and did stuffs I'm not so proud of . I quit all of these juvenile stuffs except smoking. For me it relieves stress, hunger, insomnia, among others. I used to consume almost two packs of cigarettes a day. But lately , I took notice of illnesses that plague most people my age. Hypertension, cancer, lung problems, etcetera. I became conscious of my health and became more keen to those tiny discomforts I began to feel. So I decided to try to stop smoking. My friends told me it's not an easy task and really, it wasn't. It's like letting go of a best friend.The cravings were so great i would try for a week at most and get back to the old habit again. But something happened to me a few months ago. I got so ill I had no choice but to cease smoking. I thought I couldn't do it but it was a matter of choosing to live free from toxins or to smoke my way to death. Of course, I chose to live. Now, I after five months, I can happily say I feel better.and healthier. I look forward to a longer life, (God willing) and I do not intend to go back to my cigarettes ever again!