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Posted by: Andy 1 year, 4 months ago

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Though more than half of all New York CIty smokers tried to quit smoking in the past year, 80% of them (about half a million people) lit up again within three months. While the average smoker tries to quit about 8-9 times before actually succeeding, nicotine replacement therapy has been shown to double one's chances.

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    Andy1 year, 4 months ago

    Been on replacements for about 3 weeks now. Not at the 3 month marker yet, so who knows. But it's been working so far.

    I did call 311 after I saw the commercial during a Mets game. We'll see if they decide to send me free stuff...

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      lizbethxq1 year, 4 months ago

      You have officially received three weeks of gold stars! If I were the Professor on Brain Age, I might graduate you to platinum stars ;)

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