February 19, 2002 at 12:00 am
#16946
Sue-Hutchinson
Member
I smoked for 20 years and managed to quit (its been 18 years now!), so feel I have some angle on the answer. Have you ever had an itch on the bottom of your foot? You HAVE to scratch it … no matter how much you ignore the itch, it won’t go away. The itch is always there, although sometimes scratching it just a tiny bit is enough (hence the quick drag on a cigarette when there is no time for a whole one) but eventually it will return full force. Sometimes the itch is there while you are wearing a laced up shoe and you have to go through major contortions to scratch it (you know the people I mean, who will go to any lengths to get a cigarette)! It is an addiction and like alcoholism, is always a threat – just my two cents worth!
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