Smoking

[Anticrombie0909]

When I was in Europe, everybody smoked. Seriously, everyone. If you go there, prepare to come back with your lungs twice as black. And it pissed me off to no end. Smoking is one of those things that is just so insanely stupid. There's no gain to you except for you to waste your money, become unhealthy and eventually get cancer and die.

In an AIM chat the other day, I voiced an idea I'd been forming for awhile. On the off chance I ever go into politics, one of the first things I'd do is pass anti-smoking legislation. But none of this bullshit weak-minded liberal stuff. We need something radical, something that will get people's attention.

My idea was that we pass legislation that says if you continue smoking past X date, any persons that show up at any hospital seeking treatment due to smoking related diseases/injuries will be immediately REFUSED service. Maybe then, if smokers realize they are literally signing a death warrent, they'll take it more seriously.

I'm sick and tired of people taking advantage of the fact that they know they can't be refused treatment. I see people who get holes cut in their throats so they can breathe, and then they continue to smoke out of the hole. That's just sick. Why would a person do this to him/herself?

Some people say it's because they're weak-minded. Don't give me that bullshit. Nothing annoys me more than people who say they can't do it. If you really wanted to quit, there is NOTHING stopping you except for yourself and your own weakness. ANYONE can overcome ANYTHING if they try.

When I was about 10, I suffered from OCD. A pretty bad case of it. I'd do the whole sidewalk crack thing, touching stuff even number of times, making sure everything was equal. I never told anybody, and I never seeked any sort of treatment whatsoever. It was hell for me. I became religious to the point of being paranoid and I always thought if I didn't do something right, something terrible would happen.

Gradually, over the course of maybe two years, I fought it. All by myself. OCD is a terrible disease, and extremely difficult to beat. But I did it. I no longer exhibit any symptoms whatsoever, and I did it purely by my own damn willpower. Next time somebody tells me that they want to quit smoking but can't, I'm going to walk away.

Anyway, I just wanted to see what people thought.