giant ups to the quitters, and a big keep trying to those who are stlil struggling with quitting and smoking again.

last year, one of my roommates quit and he had a huge list of things he would use as oral fixation replacements. one of his favorites was brushing his teeth. at the height of his struggle he would be walking around the house 5-6x a day with his tothbrush hanging out of his mouth. in fact, I believe he had to buy a new one after a month of severe duty.

the funny part is, he didnt really think about the dental benefits of all that brushing and when he went into the dentist months later to get his wisdom teeth removed, the hygenist was so amazed at his dental cleanliness that she called all the other hygenists over to check out his grill.

he told them why he brushed so much and they were so stoked to hear it had to do with quitting smoking that they drastically discounted his surgery in support. [he was, of course, uninsured]