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I blame the mother for allowing her son to smoke in the first place. Ridiculous. And don't tell me she could not have known....cigarette smoke stinks and sticks to everything. She knew. She chose to ignore it.
To get off the nicotine, there is the patch, pills, gum, will power.....
I do realize nicotine is very addictive, but there is no reason a 15 YO should have an e-cig (which is dispensing nicotine and who knows what else) instead of a regular one.
No. IMO, they should have told the kid that using his vaporizer (electronic pacifier) was not allowed during the school day, and told Mum she could come get the vape gadget.
As for "needing it to quit a 10 per day cigarette habit", oh, poor baby! I quit a 30 per day habit by just stopping when the taxes became onerous to me. I chewed up a lot of toothpicks and hard candy, but I didn't use any "nicotine replacement therapy".
The kid needs to just suck it up and QUIT!
Yes, the school made the right call--as long as confiscation of e-cigs on campus is part of their published regulations. If not, they should have simply taken the device, turned it over to Mommy Dearest, and cautioned the kid to NOT bring it on campus again.
As to, the following...
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Originally Posted by Redraven
I quit a 30 per day habit by just stopping when the taxes became onerous to me. I chewed up a lot of toothpicks and hard candy, but I didn't use any "nicotine replacement therapy".
The kid needs to just suck it up and QUIT!
...all I can say is that, independently, my mother, father, and brother all quit "cold turkey", back in the late '70s. None of them reported any agonizing withdrawal symptoms. In all 3 cases, they said that they were a bit uncomfortable and disagreeable for the first 48 hours, and that their discomfort lessened considerably as each day went on. By the time that one week had passed, they had no desire whatsoever for a cigarette, and none of them ever returned to smoking. I don't recall how much my parents smoked, but my brother was a 3 pack a day smoker before his "cold turkey" cessation.
I think that all anyone needs is sufficient strength of character...and the intelligence to comprehend that they are significantly extending their lifespan if they stop smoking. Instead, it seems that many people simply don't have the strength of character necessary to...just say no to this noxious habit.
Regarding nicotine replacement therapy, a few months ago I was in the checkout line at Costco, and the guy in front of me was buying a large quantity of Nicorette chewing gum. Trying to be friendly, I said, "Good for you. I hope that you don't even need to use all of that gum before you lose the desire to smoke".
His reply was, "Oh no, I've been chewing this gum for the past 6 years".
in your opinion , did the school make the right call?
Damn Skippy.
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