smoking cessation program

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/head lines.tt

I think smokers are less likely to quit in such stressful time and I wish I had some habit to reduce the stress...maybe a smokers training program?

Anyway...I thought the tobacco taxes and part of the tobacco liability concessions were supposed to pay for this kind of thing. Also, insurance companies offer the nicoderm patch, prescriptions, and behavior modification programs for stopping...wtf?
I am all for people to be healthy and to stop smoking...but as part of the job stimulus package???
Why not take out those Arts millions and get Caroline to raise money for them? I thought we were trying to jump start the economy in these "perilous" times.
I agree that previous spending was reckless...it is just that now I have so little faith in the lawmakers (since they acted like the 3 Stooges and "who's on first?" in the last bailout. I am reading the details for the first time in the light that there is nobody looking out for me now. Kind of like if you were a passenger in a speeding car and the driver has slumped over the wheel drunk...you would suddenly get very interested in steering. Since I lost my job on Nov 5, I am particularly interested in the job creation details on this one since there won't likely be another one. I wish they would put this to a vote and we could pick the programs we think would work. The only jobs I see being created are for the Trade Unions, an industry in which jobs are not being lost.

You bring up some good points. Why is "stimulus" money going to non-stimulus areas? It's called PORK. Lawmakers but these types of things in their proposals and will only sign off if their individual cause is kept in the Bill.

This stimulus plan also gives money away to MANY lobbyist groups. In the last stimulus we lost this company 1 TRILLION dollars and little to no progress was made. In fact 70% of the money is unaccounted for--gone!

Why do they think that doing this again is going to have any better effects? The fact is that the government is building us a debt so huge that our grandchildren will be paying it back. Frankly I'm disgusted!

2009-01-28 12:06:28 by CaliGirl

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i would like to quit smoking and live in the richardson, tx area.

call your local hospitals and they will give you the info

2006-04-12 09:09:38 by kkcleek

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2006-05-15 06:31:54 by mignon09

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As a smoker of many years and a explorer of the available cessation "programs" I offer my personal BIASED opinion. I have "explored" (because I am still smoking) many "programs" from hypnosis, cold turkey, patches,gum the list goes on....I have come to my own personal conclusion that none of them work UNLESS "you" are ready and WANT to quit. If you are ready and WANT to free yourself from this "habit/addiction" it is MY experience that the most helpful program for me was "the pill" I recommend you research "chantix" it actually blocks the receptors in the brain from the nicotine "reward" I used it, it worked, I went from a four pack a day habit to ZERO cigarettes in less than two weeks with no adverse side effects, and the ONLY reason I resumed my "habit" was my conclusion that I really did not WANT to eliminate smoking from my routine/life. In closing, I hope I am getting my point across, as long as you are convicted in your desire to eliminate smoking from your life, it can be done. As for my "program" that was successful, Chantix did what it claimed to do. I on the other hand found the psychological connection with smoking to be stronger than my physical addiction. I hope you have the psychological DESIRE to eliminate nicotine, and find a "program" that works for you.

2008-01-24 11:37:02 by astronuts23

Millions for "smoking cessation programs" to lessen the medical costs? I thought that was why they were hiking the taxes? And how is this a Stimulus for the economy?

You could almost say the same thing about the millions to research climate change. How does that result in good jobs for the "failing" middle class? Not sure. It does further the global warming agenda, though.
I do find that the benefits of fewer smokers won't be felt for years, and by then they'll perhaps be suffering from smoking-related illnesses and the benefit may very well cancel itself out.

2009-01-28 20:51:05 by Sara