Comments on: Why I wish Douglas Adams had stopped smoking

By: Herbal vaporizer

Herbal vaporizer — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:43:47 +0000

you are right.. smoking can give us a lot of illenesses. One of these illnesses is heart deseases as you had mentioned. Good for you that you realized the deseases smoking can give to your health and that you quitted already.. Try making another blog about smoking.

By: Gabby Stein

Gabby Stein — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:38:06 +0000

Nice article. The situations you describe gave me a fit of laughter, especially the need to smoke when calling your parents ;-) That shouldn’t make one nervous, right? Somehow, it does anyway. As for Douglas Adams, I recently found a guy who seems to have the same style of writing going, only not as polished as Doug Adams. It’s some kind of “Stuff White People Like” about German people: http://www.ichwerdeeinberliner.com/ – Recommended…

By: Eliot

Eliot — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:21:18 +0000

I had the misfortune to spend a week in hospital last year (not smoking related, I gave up 5 years ago), and I saw many many old people who had been admitted for smoking-related problems. Frankly, it’s horrific, and they should bring youngsters in to see these poor wretches, in order to prevent people ever smoking in the first place.

Having said that, if I’m still alive at 70, I’m gonna start smoking again.

By: happyinoz

happyinoz — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:04:39 +0000

Way to go Rob – I’m 12 weeks ciggie free, used the patches though so only about 2 weeks nicotine free…………..

Tried Allen Carr’s book a few years back but relapsed badly………

Anyhow, I’m enjoying the extra wealth for now.

Wish that DA had finished that Dirk Gently book he was working on.

Good luck all.

By: clinton

clinton — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:48:30 +0000

I am ciggy free for over a year and a half now (I’ve stopped counting the days). I decided to quit (I was a 20- a day for 10 years) when my wife became pregnant. As I am a lazy bugger I went to my GP and said give me some drugs to stop me smoking. He was very helpful and gave me Varenicline (Champix). It was brilliant, you take it for a week while you smoke and then stop smoking in week two. It was miraculous I haven’t had a cig since then or crucially wanted one.

The only wavering times were as you mentioned your trigger times like at the bus stop, in the car. getting outside at an airport terminal. And the smoking ban in pubs has been avery good thing for me.

Try Champix, it may work for you

Good luck.

By: moped

moped — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:55:24 +0000

Allan Carr should be sainted, for he helped me quit too (five years ago). I agree with ‘Spacker’ that giving up (or stopping, to use the proper term) is actually quite easy. It just takes a little bit of reverse brainwashing that Mr. Carr provides. I have a feeling that the whole ‘giving up is hell’ thing is all part of the smoking myth that we have burdened ourselves with all these years.

Good on u Rob.

By: Tommytank

Tommytank — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:32:08 +0000

I gave up a year ago, i’m still gasping now…

Well done for having the balls to say you pissed yourself in front of your wife, i think the best of us have! :D

By: Magsmanston

Magsmanston — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:10:50 +0000

Bogwart:”The whole nicotine thing is BS and spurious. It is extremely addictive, but the body flushes it out after three days so what then?”

Er. I think you’re misunderstanding the physiology of addiction somewhat. Sorry.

By: A Kakapo

A Kakapo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:25:29 +0000

Mr Adams died twice for me as I had ECT quite soon after he died, forgot he was dead (along with an assortment of other things) and found out again weeks later. Not good.

Go Rob.

By: Spacker

Spacker — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:56:54 +0000

Feeling superior to all those smokers rules… Even more so to convince them to give you a fag then stick it behind your ear all night. All the while talking about how easy it is to give up smoking. Lets face it, they all want to give up, if not for health, then for breath so they might score despite being filthy smokers.

How to give up? Stop sticking burning things between your lips…. For crying out loud…. All these campaigns saying how hard it is… It isn’t. Why can’t we have a campaign, on telly, saying, something like, if you can’t quit by sheer will power you’re a complete loser and you probably deserve a kick in slats for being a spineless c*nt.