Reasons for quitting,
*At my recent standard physical appt my Dr. referred me to pulmonary function testing to diagnose whether I had early stage copd & would need a daily inhaler.
* I don't have copd, yet, or need the inhaler but the health scare caused me to immediately join the Duke university hospital smoking cessation program to get all the help I could to quickly set my quit date.
* Currently I'm unable to walk up a flight of stairs or exert myself at all without becoming short of breath.
Hopes, freedom from the enslavement of nicotine addiction & maybe even improved health.