I love when I read hypocrisy - it's a lesser known, but just as prevalent byproduct of nicotine addiction. We have dentists, doctors, and people like myself (pharmacist) who perceived ourselves to be the best ninja dippers in the world ...and the best liars. We basically tell the public how bad tobacco is for you and "hey, here's some support materials to help you quit." Pretty freakin' pathetic, isn't it.
Coincidentally (and you'll appreciate this) I was reading up on GOLD guidelines for a COPD project (I'm no longer in the dispensing world). In these guidelines, which are the treatment guideline of choice for COPD, there is clear guidance and support for nicotine replacement as part of quit regimens. Even the medical guidelines support substituting one nicotine dosage form for another. In it's defense, the guideline is to "Stop smoking" and not for quitting...which, really is a guideline for failing.
So, here we are with all our hubbub and medical degrees and shit...one of the first things I learned here, was that I didn't know jack about quitting. I learned from some bad-ass people who make quitting their top priority every day. I'm one of them now and it started with posting roll. Posting roll, the great equalizer...all walks of life, professions, and ages are normalized into a cohesive quit unit when we all post our promise to each other. Do this every day, one day at a time, and you too will become a badass; able to look back on the day where you didn't know jack.
Lets do this.
