Today is No Smoking Day

By Helen G | 12 March 2008, 08:32

Here is a link to the No Smoking Day website.

Here is a link to the NHS Go Smoke Free website

If you’ve decided to quit today, good luck and I hope you’re successful.

That’s all I’m going to say on it. No lectures, no moralising, no preaching - and certainly no born-again non-smoker’s evangelism ;)

Thank you.
Helen

Your Comments

Jane said:

I gave up smoking five years ago after ten years of puffing and one thing that really really helped was: Don't Tell Anyone. That way it's just between you and you. No cheerleading. No 'Oh Well Done' which when you're feeling pissed off anyway, makes you want to thump the person who said it. I muttered something about 'cutting down' when asked directly but that was it.

I also used nicotine patches. But if I were giving up now I'd try Zyban (sp?) It's amazing the number of people who go all Victorian Auntie over zyban and patches saying: 'Oh I couldn't put that into my body'. Even though they're filling their body with a cancerous concoction on a daily basis.

But the main thing is - don't announce it. Good luck!

Posted on 12 March 2008 at 2:08 PM

Anna said:

The problem with Zyban is that it's not to be trifled with - as a multiple reuptake inhibitor it has far too many side effects for the purpose of giving up smoking.. I'm not anti-drugs [or anti-smoking] however it is a powerful drug.. and one that is perhaps out of proportion to nicotine withdrawal - as unpleasant as that is.

Posted on 12 March 2008 at 9:45 PM

top ^

Latest Posts: UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; Are you a Bad Girl? Mama Says Good Girls Marry Doctors; Women's Liberation Movement @ 40 - Reflections; What is feminism? First survey results; New feature: In conversation with Senzeni Marasela; New review: Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century; Round-up!; What About Women?; New feature: Writing women back into punk; New feature: Painful vagina? Your poor husband!; More posts

Latest Comments: Helen S on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; sianmarie on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; andieberry on Women's Liberation Movement @ 40 - Reflections; Troon on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; C on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; Jeff on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; Colin on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; Louise on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; Lindsay on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence; Troon on UK survey: 1 In 7 women students have been subjected to sexual assault or violence

More feminist bloggers: There are plenty of fantastic UK feminist bloggers around. For a fantastic introduction to feminist blogging, go to the Carnival of Feminists website, which showcases the finest feminist posts from around the blogsphere, including many from UK blogs.

How to contribute to The F-Word: Got something to say? Something to review? News to discuss? Well we want to hear from you! Click here for more info

Events: Check out our events listings for info on some of the fantastic feminist events going on up and down the country. Please get in touch to tell us about events we've not listed yet.

Small Print: All blog posts are the views of the individual post author, and not those of The F-Word.