To my smokers:

You won't quit until you find a reason deemed worthy by your own understanding of the world and your own beliefs. If you think, “It's my life, if I want to die early thats my right”, then you are absolutely right. If you think, “I'm young my body will not be damaged as much as when I'm older, so let me enjoy it now” you would also be right. But because you have the liberty to do something doesn't mean you have to abuse that liberty. Everything has a limit. Everything should be enjoyed in moderation.

But when you know just how badly it affects your body, how can you still continue to smoke as heavily? You think you are young AND invincible. There are many other dangers in life that can kill you, might as well enjoy what you can. True. But wouldn't you rather the way you die be something not in your control? Yes, have a smoke, but don't do it so much that you accelerate your conversion into a machine-dependent body.

Courtesy ALA Web site
 www.lungusa.org

Starting 2005, Medicare Plan B covered individual tobacco cessation treatment. And in 2010 part of the health care reforms included all Medicare patients. Especially those with tobacco-related illnesses or second-hand smoking problems. So even the government is doing their part in encouraging quitting. According to the American Lung Association, about 47 percent of smokers try to quit every year, and of those only 4 to 7 percent actually quit. And most people need several attempts to quit.

One of the only times a young man quits cold turkey is when they are about to become parents or when their children convince them. So why do they have to wait till that late of a stage in their lives? The human mind has the strength to convince us to do just about anything. Our willpower is stronger than we can understand. So why don't we abuse that liberty to do better things for our body and the world instead?

Everyone has their faults, but we are all capable of handling them.