elvis i'm the same. I wish I could smoke now as well, or even just in moderation. But I can't. Like yourself, the reactions are just awful and for me they last AGES after it. It's like trying to recover from some major toxic impact.

And unfortunately I enjoy smoking too, which is hard when I get the urge and weaken and then end up a mess for it. But again, I guess it's for the best if my body is alerting me that this is not for me!

Some get that warning only too late. Some smoke their whole lives and seem to thrive. What gives? Why do some respond well and others respond adversely to it. E.g. I know some people who cannot even be in a room with someone smoking, they actually feel sick and get symptoms.

So really I think it's a tough one for me to wrap my brain around. I do believe there are smoking related illnesses, I have no doubts of that. But I'm seeing nIghtlight's side that there is the other also. Could it be that some of us do not have the make up to gain such benefits and are as he suggested (like a person with a broken leg trying to run?). Well I don't know.