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=makoeyes77:iconmakoeyes77: Mar 28, 2008, 3:46:29 AM
My friend is addicted to smoking, and I can see that it's ruining him slowly. He coughs a lot and smokes like a chimney. I've tried talking to him about it, but he doesn't seem too phased and tells me not to worry. What doesn't help is all the 'Stop smoking' commercials that are popping up on TV :fear:

I'm just very worried about our friendship being cut short. He's always there for me and we're pretty close, and if that's taken away from me it'll be another strike from a bus. Any suggestions as to how I can get him to tone it down or quit altogether?

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~Captain-Duracell:iconCaptain-Duracell: Mar 28, 2008, 3:58:46 AM
Make them go for a long run with you.

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~Captain-Duracell:iconCaptain-Duracell: Mar 28, 2008, 4:00:24 AM
Oh and this advert on the side [link]

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~Rachnoa:iconRachnoa: Mar 28, 2008, 4:14:45 AM
The problem is you can't stop him from smoking. It has to be his own choice.
I just hope he respects you enough to not smoke while you're around...

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*Villanelle:iconVillanelle: Mar 28, 2008, 4:25:56 AM
You can't stop him. Don't try. Ask him not to smoke around you, however.

Quitting smoking is rather like losing weight- kind of difficult, and you can't do it successfully and long-term because someone else wants you to. It's a personal decision.

Why do you fear for your friendship?
~blackwarlock:iconblackwarlock: Mar 28, 2008, 5:45:40 AM
punch him in the neck?

u told this dude ur fearing for the friendship. . .
n also the whole lung cancer thing and the rest although deadly isn't as common as people make it seem. don't get so hung up on the guy dying. if something did happen to him, would you want to remember ur last weeks laughing as mates or you lecturing him about smoking???

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~Fadee-x:iconFadee-x: Mar 28, 2008, 6:11:07 AM
Unless he wants to actually quit smoking himself, you'll just be banging your head against a brick wall but maybe you could tell him not to smoke near you or other friends and also buy nicotine gum and patches. Hope it helps
!soulsilence:iconsoulsilence: Mar 28, 2008, 9:41:14 AM
unless your friend is 60 or smokes 7 packs a day, the guy has a good 40-50 years left.
~DjFlamingo:iconDjFlamingo: Mar 28, 2008, 11:01:33 AM
If he's addicted, then you can't do much. No matter how much of an influence you are to him, it won't matter.


Just ask him nicely not to smoke around you, because you don't like it.

You can't ask a person to full out quit something. They have to choose to quit, and know when it's time to quit.

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=makoeyes77:iconmakoeyes77: Mar 28, 2008, 5:21:51 PM
I fear for it because I can see that he's already suffering...I don't want to see our friendship ending anytime soon.

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A headless man had a letter to write, it was read by a man who had lost his sight. A mute repeated it word for word, and deaf was he who heard. What is the letter?

You can learn many things from children; how much patience you have for instance.
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