I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

I want a fag.

The time has come. I’ve decided to throw caution to the wind and try to refrain from suckling at the teet of disease. Yes, folks, I’ve going to try (once again) to stop smoking. I know its not a terribly fashionable thing to do these days, but I’ve been smoking for about 20 years, the majority of my life, and I must admit I’m a little anxious about it. The decision was made in a flash due to life circumstances, but it doesn’t make it any easier. So off I trotted to my doctor. I’ve tried many times in the past, using NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy), I’ve tried patches, chewing gum, lozenges, microtabs, will-power, even acupuncture. Nothing worked. The doc listened to my whining with a seemingly sympathetic ear and promptly made a referral to the local smoking clinic for what I can only assume is for a smoking cessation class. He also sent me on my way with a freshly printed out prescription for a new drug on the market called Champix. Immediately on my return home I turned to my trusty pharmacopoeia (otherwise known as the web) and Googled the name. What I found was a little disturbing, seems Champix comes with a history of high profile suicide attempts! Not good. Not to worry though, I’ll try anything once! This is day two of my treatment, I’ve been told that I should continue smoking until about day 10 to give the drug time to build up in the system. It acts by binding to the nicotine receptors, stimulating them to decrease withdrawals and blocks any real nicotine from attaching, thus reducing the pleasure of smoking. The drug makes me a little nauseous, but at least I’m not dangling from a rope!

Yet!

I’ll keep you up to date with my progress, and if you have had experiences of quitting the fags, with or without medical intervention, I’d love to hear from you.

By the way, I’m aware of the original meaning in the first picture - couldn’t resist.

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