Stop Telling Kids Not to Smoke: Why We Need To Change Our Approach To Tobacco Use Tabitha Moses “ We need to change the approach to smoking entirely. We need to stop telling kids not to smoke because it’s bad, and instead understand why they are thinking about trying cigarettes.
What It Feels Like To Quit Smoking Dana Norris “ As long as I indulge it, the craving for a cigarette will never go away. And I don’t want one cigarette – I want 20. And there is nothing cleansing in slow destruction.
The Hardest Parts Of Quitting Smoking Arvind Dilawar “ By most measures, I was never a heavy smoker. Even after seven years, a typical day of home to work to home would entail at most only six or seven cigarettes. This may be why the process of quitting, which I undertook two months ago, has gone smoother than I imagined.
Some Questions I Have As An Ex-Smoker Stephanie Georgopulos “ I used to reassess my budget every time the price of cigarettes ballooned. “They’re $11 now? Okay… switching to one-ply toilet paper and ordering the $5 Miller High Life / Whiskey combo until my next paycheck comes. That oughta do it.”
Smoker Solidarity Andrew Pham “ I’m someone who prides myself on living a very healthy lifestyle. I abide by a healthy vegetarian diet, I rarely consume unhealthy foods, and I’m physically active. I do however; smoke cigarettes on a very regular basis. Not excessively, but a regular and hearty 5 or 6 a day. More if I’m drinking.
An Anti, Anti-Smoking Message from John Waters Matthew Newton “ A sort of anti, anti-smoking message for moviegoers from a young John Waters: “Smoke anyway, it gives ushers jobs. And if people didn’t smoke, there would be no employment for the youth of today.”
Rachel Freeman 
Dana Norris 
Arvind Dilawar 
Stephanie Georgopulos 
Andrew Pham 
Matthew Newton