"Bob Willard" wrote | | Be prepared for a long-term desire for a cigarette. In my personal | experience, it seems that there are two addictions, which I think of | as chemical and emotional. The chemical addiction only lasts for a | few weeks, while the emotional addiction lasts much longer. I haven't | had a cig, not even a puff, for 22 years; yet I still get the urge | a couple of times a year.
My last quit was for 16 years, so I do understand what you are saying. I would even smoke one or two now and then, maybe once or twice a year when we went out for a beer.
| | And, I've heard a couple of ex-junkies say that quitting heroin was | easier than quitting cigs. Go to most AA or NA meetings, and notice | all the smoke.
I have ehard the same thing. Since I've never tried heroin, I couldn't tell you if it's true or not.
| | Hang tough, Kate. | -- | Cheers, Bob
Thanks Bob!