Dear Brethren of KTC, I have made it well-known to you all.. my own personal hypocracy that I am a pharmacist and a nicotine addict. Disclaimer: please do not consider this romanticizing nicotine addict representative of all nicotine addicted pharmacists...at least me.
On that front, despite all the medical knowledge I had 105 days ago before my quit,...despite all that I thought I knew about nicotine, its mechanism of action, pharmacodynamic profiles, evidence-based treatment approaches with medicinal therapy, and blah blah blah...none of that got me anywhere. It means absolutely shit when it comes to quitting. I learned to quit by posting roll, reading, becoming active, building accountabilty networks, creating and fostering brotherhood, and learning to hate nicotine more than anything in my life.
Yemtig, I was you. I know your life. I know why you dipped, and why you thought you liked it, and why you thought you needed it. I lived it. A bit of humiltiy will go a long way here, learn from those who know what they are talking about.
