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  • Posted By: tchaput @ 07/30/2008 9:31:16 AM

    Really, ALL of your 20-year sober clients die from cigarettes? I find that a little hard to believe.

  • Posted By: MorrisseyFan1979 @ 07/30/2008 7:49:57 AM

    I, for one, think this is a great idea. I entered rehab back in March as a non-smoker, and when I got out in April I was a smoker. By the end of April I had stopped, but it wasn't a ton of fun doing so. There's a LOT of data that suggests that those people who use drugs that involve smoking have a much higher relapse rate if they smoke cigarettes as well. There's also a lot of data that changing drugs, like I did, just leads back to using a harder drug.

  • Posted By: FATJOEY @ 07/30/2008 7:08:36 AM

    ban an addictive substance from a REHAB FULL OF WEAKMINDED FOOLS? BLASPHAMY!!!

  • Posted By: movinon @ 07/29/2008 8:02:35 PM

    well that just tops the charts for new york. you can't do this, you can't do that, you can't eat this. new york is the land of no. thanks to all you bleeding heart liberals. god forbid someone with an addiction wants help and because they smoke they can't get help. what a sorry state of affairs. this state needs to lighten up with all their rules and ridiculous regulations. it is becoming more clear to me why this state sucks. time to move. land of the free,,,,,,,,my ass!

  • Posted By: rh122240 @ 07/29/2008 5:30:27 PM

    Personally; I am tired of "society" trying to encroach on our lives. The latest is a ban on fast food in South Central Los Angeles. Who are we to REGULATE what people eat? Whether it is beneficial or not is NOT THE POINT...FREEDOM OF CHOICE is the basis of this country. Without that freedom, who the *** needs America?
    As for smoking; yes, I am a smoker for the past 56 years If that offends anyone; go and *** yourself. I don't care if they raise the price of a pack to $10.00>>> NO ONE is going. to dictate my life. That's why I live in this country for the freedom to choose. Take that away and we have exceeded Hitler , Stalin and Mao"s wildest dreams of controlling their people. Didn't we fight a war for that freedom to make our own mistakes ?

    • Posted By: observer101 @ 07/29/2008 5:42:22 PM

      You bet we fought for those freedoms...But I dont want to pay for the excessive treatment your stupid ass is going to need by the time you are in a hospital bed gasping for air...You may not give a sh*t about Americans having to pay for your treatments that your insurance wont cover, but I do!..Your just a dead man walking, and dont care anymore. And if ppl are to stupid to eat healthy and the government, (they so happily rely on) has to foot the bill for their medical care...Well then you bet your ass they are going to tell ppl to eat healthier and regulate fast food and smoking.

  • Posted By: kph99 @ 07/29/2008 3:09:27 PM

    What a terrible idea, when will the government stop legislating personal choices. If someone wants to smoke, who should stop them. If they want to ride around without a seatbelt, let them it is their choice. The government is supposed to protect our rights and freedoms, not force some sort of moral code upon everyone.

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