Yes, oral fixations are definitely tough to break. @killuminatic I used to be a sunflower seed freak and just decided to stop one day. My bad habit started in college when I'd crack one after another and eat those salty seeds while doing ridiculously difficult calculus problems. Dork status!😀

Yes, I ocassionally smoked cigarettes when I was in my teens and early twenties. Thankfully I never got hooked on cigarettes and stopped altogether when I started my family. That being said, I am now fortunate to be a mom to an 18-year-old son who, along with his friends, thinks "vaping isn't as bad as smoking cigarettes." I call bullshit. Since I just had this conversation with him, it's fresh in my mind...

E-cigs are relatively new and aren’t regulated by the FDA; it's impossible to know what’s in an e-cigarette. Furthermore, the substance that e-cigarette users breathe in and exhale contain harmful substances like nicotine, chemicals and heavy metals. The liquid form of e-cigs makes it , and the chemicals it contains, adhere to your lungs. Think "pneumonia. COPD."

My father died from lung cancer despite having quit smoking almost 45 years earlier. Watching someone you love die from cancer is a sucky, unforgettable experience and yeah, I will speak out against smoking anything that can will eventually kill you...

Best advice I have is to quit smoking if you currently do and don't ever start if you're thinking to try it -- in any format of nicotine.
Just say "No!"* ✌✌✌
Please say a prayer for my dear friend, Ceci, fighting for her life from effects of smoking
https://steemit.com/lungcancer/@cecirod1218/was-in-intensive-care-twelve-days-home-now-recuperating