[Magdalen] 30 Years of Sobriety.

[Jay Weigel]

My son doesn't smoke and never has. He has awful allergies and a tendency
toward asthmatic bronchitis, and he hates all forms of tobacco. He tried
for years to get his dad to quit, as did we all.

On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 12/26/2014 3:27:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> Both my  S/O's parents died as a direct result of drinking. My late ex, I
> fully  believe, died of a combination of drinking and smoking. My son, if
> he
> is  not stopped somehow, seems likely to die from drinking. I am hoping  an
> intervention can be managed.>>>>
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> There was a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine  some
> years ago that showed that most unrepentant alcoholics die of smoking
> related problems, and not alcohol
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> Not to downplay the problems from alcohol, but it appears that smoking is
> a
> much worse national health problem.
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> My younger brother, Paul, also died from the deadly duo of alcohol  and
> cigarettes.
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> David Strang.
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