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Chest Tightness While cessation chest tightness is normal, temporary and should not last for more than a few days, it can also be a sign of life threatening conditons requiring immediate medical attention, including a heart attack

Thats why things like smoking to open up lungs or hydrating with beer were nothing unusual

So, the inspiration for the "Neo-Dadaists" in the book (I put this in quotes because there was an actual Neo-Dadaist movement in the '50s and '60s) was all the nonsense and none of the politics, or hope for a better future, or sincere lampooning of capitalism, or anything that mattered

Personally, I think if you want to quit theres probably only one way to go about it: cold-turkey