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a kennedy

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114. quitting was the hardest thing I've ever done.

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 08:35 AM

Oct 2013

but those physco patches worked wonders for me......just calmed me down, and helped me quit. May 2nd 2006 was the last day I had a cigarette.

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How will they verify your smoking status? [View all] B2G Oct 2013 OP

I uploaded a picture, and they said I was definitely smokin' jberryhill Oct 2013 #1

If you're smokin' you're doing it too fast Fumesucker Oct 2013 #3

Lol. It's actually a serious question though. B2G Oct 2013 #4

They'll ask you. bobclark86 Oct 2013 #9

Cool. That's what I was hoping. nt B2G Oct 2013 #12

You were hoping to commit a felony? jberryhill Oct 2013 #101

E-cigarettes aren't tobacco. B2G Oct 2013 #126

That's not the issue jberryhill Oct 2013 #128

You might want to look into how they define it jberryhill Oct 2013 #16

Good for you! B2G Oct 2013 #21

I'm on my first round of e-cigs... SomethingFishy Oct 2013 #27

quitting was the hardest thing I've ever done. a kennedy Oct 2013 #114

I agree it was the hardest thing I ever did ThomThom Oct 2013 #122

good for you and your wife.....and I can't imagine the $$$ we've saved. a kennedy Oct 2013 #127

since my husband quit a few years ago it is amazing how much money ejpoeta Oct 2013 #151

Congrats on that! Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #47

Right, but if you recently stopped smoking... jberryhill Oct 2013 #58

If you know, how are they defining "recently"? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #123

You're gonna love the answer jberryhill Oct 2013 #129

Shocking. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #137

But before I forget jberryhill Oct 2013 #139

Link? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #148

e-cigs have kept me from smoking for almost 2 years arely staircase Oct 2013 #131

They don't ask if you are a nicotine user Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #44

That's not the issue jberryhill Oct 2013 #130

Apparently, it depends on the state. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #138

You look rather suave in your smoking jacket, too: kentauros Oct 2013 #93

When they run your blood alcohol tests leftstreet Oct 2013 #2

that's what the Total Information Awareness program at NSA was set up for Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #5

You beat me to it. bunnies Oct 2013 #8

You told! displacedtexan Oct 2013 #52

Thank you for that helpful tip! Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #63

Actually, I was getting a work drug pre-screen a couple of weeks ago. dballance Oct 2013 #6

It can actually be detected by smell in the urine, though I'm sure they do a chem test instead Hekate Oct 2013 #59

As a non-smoker, it's Usually easy for me to tell who smokes. dballance Oct 2013 #109

Exactly -- you're just using you're nose another way. I'm also a non-smoker. Hekate Oct 2013 #110

Well sure but I don't imagine that would fly for an insurance company's legal challenge. DireStrike Oct 2013 #120

Well of course you are correct dballance Oct 2013 #124

I've never had to verify it to health insurance companies Happyhippychick Oct 2013 #7

Same here, never had a problem! B Calm Oct 2013 #10

Excellent. Thanks! B2G Oct 2013 #14

Yea but health insurers Sgent Oct 2013 #100

They can only enforce that by the breach treestar Oct 2013 #11

Most doctors ask if you smoke. Mariana Oct 2013 #98

Asking if anyone has got a light might be a giveaway. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #13

For a joint? Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #15

People seriously believe that there won't be verification? solarhydrocan Oct 2013 #17

Actually the insurance company will benefit much more by not screening in advance. DebJ Oct 2013 #23

^^^ THIS ^^^^ Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #65

I want to bet. former9thward Oct 2013 #49

Well since I have no money because I've now got a new ~$300 bill... solarhydrocan Oct 2013 #61

Sorry, I only smoke cigars. former9thward Oct 2013 #68

Do they do it now? treestar Oct 2013 #132

By how badly you smell. randome Oct 2013 #18

Some life insurance is based on smoking status wercal Oct 2013 #19

probably test for nicotine at some point & adjust your rates. I read Sunlei Oct 2013 #20

But how would e-cigs and NRT figure in? B2G Oct 2013 #22

Nicotine is in e-cigs. n/t DebJ Oct 2013 #24

But I don't freakin smoke cigarettes B2G Oct 2013 #25

Well, nicotine will greatly increase your chance of heart attack, stroke, DebJ Oct 2013 #28

Myth B2G Oct 2013 #33

But do they mean it isn't an increase in risk compared to tobacco-procured nicotine? DebJ Oct 2013 #39

No, you're thinking of carbon monoxide cthulu2016 Oct 2013 #41

See here's the problem with smoking rates HockeyMom Oct 2013 #45

Like the weird hard spots on my back where I got burned years ago.... DebJ Oct 2013 #77

My mom was a lifelong smoker (along with everyone else in the family) forthemiddle Oct 2013 #113

This is my worst nightmare......smoked for a long, long time, quit for only 7 years, and I'm sure a kennedy Oct 2013 #115

I only quit two years ago forthemiddle Oct 2013 #136

Some polices ask if you have used tobacco in FIVE years SoCalDem Oct 2013 #117

It asks about tobacco use, not nicotine frazzled Oct 2013 #30

That might help me quit; the ecig. I tried patches DebJ Oct 2013 #32

It totally could frazzled Oct 2013 #36

Thanks. How does one buy an e-cig these days? DebJ Oct 2013 #42

That was years ago. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #51

Thanks. N/T DebJ Oct 2013 #76

Go to Walgreens (if you have that) frazzled Oct 2013 #55

Thanks very much! n/t DebJ Oct 2013 #75

I've had great luck with this website Change has come Oct 2013 #90

From what I found looking into e-cigs bhikkhu Oct 2013 #106

You can buy them in many convenience stores now Revanchist Oct 2013 #119

That's how the e-cig worked for me, too. Mariana Oct 2013 #99

nicotine that's what they test for and that is what e cigs are. Lot of jobs forbid nicotine use. Sunlei Oct 2013 #29

I'd figure that they would ask, and then confirm from past medical records. Lancero Oct 2013 #26

My doctor has already tested me for nicotine (and illicit drugs) Holly_Hobby Oct 2013 #31

I don't believe this. They can't test for illicit drugs per the ACA B2G Oct 2013 #34

+100 I believe you solarhydrocan Oct 2013 #38

Too many people believe any rumor they see. former9thward Oct 2013 #54

It could be malpractice if a doctor didn't check for drugs pnwmom Oct 2013 #64

I see my doctor four times a year and get blood tests at least once a year. DebJ Oct 2013 #79

Neither do I. But if a doctor had reasons for suspecting it, pnwmom Oct 2013 #88

Certainly. But it's not a standard test everyone type of thing. n/t DebJ Oct 2013 #89

Right. n/t pnwmom Oct 2013 #92

You can be tested without your consent only if you arrive in the ER unresponsive... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #141

Doctors frequently say they're going to do a blood draw pnwmom Oct 2013 #144

You can sue them and win if they run a tox screen without your consent. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #145

Where does it say that? This link is about trauma patients pnwmom Oct 2013 #146

Possibly you should check up on what else your doc may be misinforming you about.... Hekate Oct 2013 #72

Your doctor is either an idiot, or a bald-faced liar. Th1onein Oct 2013 #85

Of course, docs make money when they order tests Mariana Oct 2013 #147

I wouldn't have a doctor who lied to me to get me to do something to make them more money. Th1onein Oct 2013 #150

I guess enough people don't realize the doctors are lying Mariana Oct 2013 #153

Sounds like you need a new doctor... a better one who's not a paranoid uninformed freak SoCalDem Oct 2013 #118

Your doctor is a liar. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #140

A note on the ACA and smoking penalties. DebJ Oct 2013 #35

This still doesn't address NRT B2G Oct 2013 #43

Most people are honest with their docs.... moriah Oct 2013 #37

You assume people go to a doctor HockeyMom Oct 2013 #50

Those rules say "all tobacco products". Ecigs, the gum & patch made from tobacco? Sunlei Oct 2013 #74

Actually, no. politicat Oct 2013 #107

Interesting about tomato & eggplant leaves! Thank you for the info.,answers the questions. Sunlei Oct 2013 #116

The doctor can tell by looking at you BainsBane Oct 2013 #40

So your doctor will report you to your insurance company? What about HIPPA? B2G Oct 2013 #48

Oh, the insurance companies know how to get around that. Mariana Oct 2013 #102

HIPPA doesn't apply Sgent Oct 2013 #103

Here is what they will do... pipi_k Oct 2013 #46

Your lungs, yellow fingers, burned throat cilia, grey skin, give you away. Hoyt Oct 2013 #53

I am 74 and have been smoking since I was 16. RebelOne Oct 2013 #56

When I smoked 20+ years ago, I looked and felt like crud. Hoyt Oct 2013 #57

You have no idea how bad you look and smell alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #104

And this sucks for Tien1985 Oct 2013 #152

This whole thread makes me think of this: ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #60

If you have medical records it's in there. pnwmom Oct 2013 #62

They put you in a locked holding cell for four days and chain smoke outside of it with you watching. Zorra Oct 2013 #66

Lol B2G Oct 2013 #67

LOL that's cruel and inhuman torture. I'm gonna light up just reading it. n/t DebJ Oct 2013 #80

one wonders DustyJoe Oct 2013 #69

Make you run a 100 yard dash. The Midway Rebel Oct 2013 #70

"Smokers may get temporary break from Obamacare penalties" OhioChick Oct 2013 #71

Wow. what does that mean? B2G Oct 2013 #73

Sorry I missed out on that conversation. DebJ Oct 2013 #83

Smell test? we can do it Oct 2013 #78

Make you take 5 deep breaths if you choke half to death you doc03 Oct 2013 #81

There is a urine test for it jmowreader Oct 2013 #82

That's why I don't pee indoors anymore jberryhill Oct 2013 #95

Yup, and I had to take it. Frank Cannon Oct 2013 #111

It is my understanding that the law is specific about "tobacco use" Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #125

I'm only guessing, but if you say no, and sign the form at end that swears the info napi21 Oct 2013 #84

That's the key. In your worst hour of need you will be left with no care. Not a good bet at all. nt stevenleser Oct 2013 #121

It Won't Be Long RobinA Oct 2013 #86

Medical records... cynatnite Oct 2013 #87

Probably passive enforcement gopiscrap Oct 2013 #91

They have all your credit card records ... (use cash...) FarCenter Oct 2013 #94

NSA's on it. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #96

They won't. But if you smoke and lie and say that you don't, kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #97

Its the same as it was BEFORE the ACA. phleshdef Oct 2013 #105

Exactly! How can so many people replying to this thread not realize that??? (eom) beaglelover Oct 2013 #134

sniff test. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #108

ha ha, they put you in a room and see how long before you start squirming..... a kennedy Oct 2013 #112

a cheek swab. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #133

It is not that difficult to understand..... beaglelover Oct 2013 #135

When I quit they ran a blood test for CO2 levels. Greybnk48 Oct 2013 #142

Presumably your doctor has a nose. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #143

Honesty madville Oct 2013 #149