Celebrating 21 Smoke Free Years
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I stopped smoking on November 15, 1990. That's one month and 21 smoke free years and since then, I have tried to influence friends and family who continue to smoke. Of course, I am not very successful. In a way I understand because I had a hard time too. I started smoking when I was 18 and I know that it is very hard to stop the habit unless there is a compelling reason to do so. So how did I do it...what prompted me to stop smoking?