Vanity - 7th Grader seeks *former smokers* for (short) survey participation, please.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

ARE YOU A FORMER TOBACCO USER???
7th Grade Science Fair

SURVEY
1. How old are you currently?

2. How many years have you smoked or chewed tobacco?

3. How old were you when you started smoking or chewing?

4. How long (mo./yrs.) have you been free from tobacco use?

5. Who/What influenced you to start smoking or chewing tobacco?

6. Are you currently using tobacco product(s) regularly? How often?

7. Have you tried to QUIT using tobacco products? How many attempts?

8. How many cigarettes or cans of chewing tobacco do/did you use per day?

9. Does anyone in your immediate family use tobacco products regularly/daily? How often?

10. Do you believe tobacco use is an addictive substance?

11. If you are now NOT using tobacco; what method did you use to quit successfully long-term? (highlight one)
a. Group Therapy
b. Nicotine patch or gum
c. Medications or Antidepressants
d. Cold-turkey
e. Hypnosis
f. Other _____________(please list)

12. Since quitting tobacco use, would you say your level of overall physical and mental health has: (highlight one)
a. Grown worse
b. Some what improved
c. Improved greatly
d. Stayed the same as before

13. What is the most significant lifestyle change you’ve made since quitting tobacco use? (explain)




__ PERSONAL COMMENTS:





Thank You for taking this survey!!!

[Qwackertoo]

ARE YOU A FORMER TOBACCO USER???
7th Grade Science Fair

SURVEY
1. How old are you currently? - 51

2. How many years have you smoked or chewed tobacco? - 20 years smoked

3. How old were you when you started smoking or chewing? - 14 smoking

4. How long (mo./yrs.) have you been free from tobacco use? 17 1/2 yrs.

5. Who/What influenced you to start smoking or chewing tobacco? - father smoked, peer pressure in jr. high

6. Are you currently using tobacco product(s) regularly? How often? NO

7. Have you tried to QUIT using tobacco products? How many attempts? tried probably half a dozen times before success

8. How many cigarettes or cans of chewing tobacco do/did you use per day? - 2 packs but many burned up in the ashtray

9. Does anyone in your immediate family use tobacco products regularly/daily? How often? NONE

10. Do you believe tobacco use is an addictive substance? YES

11. If you are now NOT using tobacco; what method did you use to quit successfully long-term? (highlight one)
a. Group Therapy
b. Nicotine patch or gum
c. Medications or Antidepressants
d. Cold-turkey
e. Hypnosis
f. Other _____________(please list)

d. COLD Turkey and lots of sleep the first few days so I didn’t have to think about it

12. Since quitting tobacco use, would you say your level of overall physical and mental health has: (highlight one)
a. Grown worse
b. Some what improved - depending on IF I’m exercising I tend to fall off the exercise wagon between getting ready for big vacations
c. Improved greatly
d. Stayed the same as before

13. What is the most significant lifestyle change you’ve made since quitting tobacco use? (explain) Having two wonderful children and a wonderful husband, felt like a smelly ashtray when we started dating so I QUIT

__ PERSONAL COMMENTS:

Quitting smoking is very hard but worth it and now I can’t stand the smell of smoke.

[justiceseeker93]

Sorry for the error in pinging to myself instead of you.

Please see my post # 20.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Thanks for clearing that up. Sorry to have misunderstood.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Please keep them coming! I’ve been forwarding them to my girlfriend and she tells me her daughter is really excited about how many responses I’ve been able to forward to her.

While some of you may not mind, I took the liberty of deleting your FReeper names from your posts and FReepmail.

Also, I am certain that this is *not* about marijuana or other substances which you may have smoked, snorted, etc. This survey is only about collecting data from smokers and chewers of tobacco.

Having mentioned all that, I desperately need to run a few Christmas errands while my husband has the kiddos. Will check back in later and hope my box is overflowing upon my return!!!

Thanks again guys!

[Southbound]

1. 67
2. 53
3.13
4. Almost 2 years
5. Father & Grandfather both smoked
6. NO! No longer.
7. Yes, several times.
8. 1-1/2 to 2 packs/day
9. No, I was the only one.
10. Absolutely.
11. f. Combination, actually, of medications (4 different inhalers daily), permanent
oxygen therapy and cold turkey, due to a diagnosis of COPD & emphysema ( due to smoking,
which forced medical retirement).
12. b. somewhat improved
13. Since I now must haul an oxygen tank around 24/7, as a result of a bout of severe pneumonia,
I’ve learned to pay more attention to my health.

COMMENTS: Please don’t follow my example. Don’t ever start tobacco use.

[aruanan]

1. 46
2. 3
3. 14
4. 29 years
5. a friend
6. No
7. Yes. More than I can count.
8. Between 1 and 2 packs
9. No
10. No. Nicotine is an addictive substance.
11. f. Other: Grace of God (please list)
12. c. Improved greatly
13. Gotten older with excellent cardio health and low blood pressure

PERSONAL COMMENTS: An adult smoker is what became of an addicted adolescent doing something he thought would make him look like an adult.

[Ladysmith]

See your mail for my reply.

[CzarNicky]

SURVEY
1. How old are you currently? 35

2. How many years have you smoked or chewed tobacco? Three years

3. How old were you when you started smoking or chewing? 21

4. How long (mo./yrs.) have you been free from tobacco use?11 years

5. Who/What influenced you to start smoking or chewing tobacco? My then girlfriend

6. Are you currently using tobacco product(s) regularly? How often? No

7. Have you tried to QUIT using tobacco products? How many attempts? I tried to quit once

8. How many cigarettes or cans of chewing tobacco do/did you use per day? 1 pack of cigarettes a day

9. Does anyone in your immediate family use tobacco products regularly/daily? How often? No

10. Do you believe tobacco use is an addictive substance? yes

11. If you are now NOT using tobacco; what method did you use to quit successfully long-term? (highlight one)
a. Group Therapy
b. Nicotine patch or gum
c. Medications or Antidepressants
d. Cold-turkey
e. Hypnosis
f. Other _____________(please list)

D. I went cold turkey because paying for cigarettes while unemployed was really dumb

12. Since quitting tobacco use, would you say your level of overall physical and mental health has: (highlight one)
a. Grown worse
b. Some what improved
c. Improved greatly
d. Stayed the same as before

D.

13. What is the most significant lifestyle change you’ve made since quitting tobacco use? (explain)

I have become almost a total recluse and rarely if ever venture out of the house. I don't blame smoking or now lack thereof but it is the most significant lifestyle change I made.

__ PERSONAL COMMENTS:

Smoking is a waste of money.

Thank You for taking this survey!!!

You are welcome

[Ladysmith]

BTTT

[freeagle]

I am responding to the survey for my mother who passed away June 2008 from cigarette smoking caused Lung Cancer.

ARE YOU A FORMER TOBACCO USER???
7th Grade Science Fair

SURVEY

1. How old are you currently?
Deceased

2. How many years have you smoked or chewed tobacco?
60 years (with some breaks over the years - see below)

3. How old were you when you started smoking or chewing?
20 years old

4. How long (mo./yrs.) have you been free from tobacco use?
Last two years before death.
Quit when symptoms (later diagnosed with lung cancer), made it impossible to breathe or smoke.

5. Who/What influenced you to start smoking or chewing tobacco?
Was in Nursing School during the 1940’s and everybody smoked.

6. Are you currently using tobacco product(s) regularly? How often?
No, deceased.

7. Have you tried to QUIT using tobacco products? How many attempts?
Quit for a couple years five different times.

8. How many cigarettes or cans of chewing tobacco do/did you use per day?
1 - 1 1/2 packs per day.

9. Does anyone in your immediate family use tobacco products regularly/daily? How often?
Husband (a physician) smoked 1 - 1 1/2 packs until 1961. He quit cold turkey and never smoked again. Died in 1993.
None of their five children smoke.

10. Do you believe tobacco use is an addictive substance?
Yes.

11. If you are now NOT using tobacco; what method did you use to quit successfully long-term? (highlight one)
a. Group Therapy
b. Nicotine patch or gum
c. Medications or Antidepressants
d. Cold-turkey
e. Hypnosis
f. Other _____________(please list)

d She always quit cold turkey.

12. Since quitting tobacco use, would you say your level of overall physical and mental health has: (highlight one)
a. Grown worse
b. Some what improved
c. Improved greatly
d. Stayed the same as before

c improved greatly

13. What is the most significant lifestyle change you’ve made since quitting tobacco use? (explain)
She could breathe better. Had more energy. Enjoyed smells.

__ PERSONAL COMMENTS:

My mother died June 2008. She was 81 1/2 years old. She was in excellent health other than the lung cancer.

When she was first diagnosed with lung cancer, the type associated with smoking, she denied it and went to great lengths to prove the doctors wrong.

A year after chemotherapy and remission, the cancer returned. She realized that she was going to die and felt ashamed that she had ended her own life by smoking.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Well, I’m back from shopping. I have gone through my FReepmail and you guys are such a great group of people. Thank you to everyone!