Bubba,
I've heard that one a lot on this site. Frankly, I think it's just another junkie lie. A junkie will say ANYTHING to keep their addiction going. And truly, I think what the person means is "I can't afford patches AND cigarettes when I go back to smoking because I know that I will." In all honesty, THAT right there is the truth, whether the person will admit it or not. However, as we all know all too well, nobody will quit when they're not ready to. Until then, a person will come up with as many excuses as needed to keep going in their addictions... I know I did.
I personally was a cold turkey quitter and I'm proud of that. I had patches... in fact, I've still got some that I never used, just in case I felt like I needed one. After a few days, I knew that the nicotine was out of my system, so there was no point in putting a patch on, so I just bit the bullet and dealt with the withdrawals nicotine free. That's not to say that I'm against NRT... I'm not. I think that anything that helps a person quit and do it successfully is a great method in my book. Thank you for this thought-provoking post. I agree that people who say that they cannot afford patches, but CAN afford cigarettes are just lying to themselves... but I think every single one of us on this site did that for many years. The quit will happen when we're ready for it.
Crave the Quit!
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 174
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,369
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $718.62
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
