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Subject: Re: One can only guess at return to smoking statistics

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Past Tempted

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Date Posted: 00:07:42 03/01/02 Fri
In reply to: Stan the Stat Man 's message, "One can only guess at return to smoking statistics" on 16:11:17 02/28/02 Thu

My small survey is that most bum briefly and then return to smoking. Repaying those who provided is probably a good excuse to buy a pack.
As for frequency, all I can say is yes. One person I know has returned socially, returned as if it was normal, returned lightly and returned heavier than usual. Each time she quits is a sob story. At least her eyes water and her nose runs. Too sad for me to attempt.

>I've been lurker for a couple of years and came up
>with a rather dry statistic on smoking that was posted
>on Smoke Signals.
>
>You guys at least talk about smoking and activity is
>picking up. Here's a question. I'm sure no formal
>survey has been made on this. When someone starts
>smoking again after being quit, would you say they are
>more likely to spend a month bumming, bum one and buy
>a pack or just give up and buy a pack?
>
>Once they start back, do you think they are most
>likely to only smoke socially, return to regular
>smoking but not as heavy as before, return to just
>about the same amount as before or significantly
>increase their smoking?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: One can only guess at return to smoking statistics	Paul McCarthy	01:10:40 03/01/02 Fri

Price is a staggering statistic	Carrie Nations	12:36:23 03/15/02 Fri