Friends can form a cheerleading squad for a pal who's trying to quit. Or two smokers can quit together, suggests Bob Gordon of San Francisco. The emotional withdrawal is harder for me. So, for the first couple of months you need to stay away from smokers. It's that simple and that hard.
Tobacco is a leftover prop from the gay community's self-hating days.
We can't change that past, but we can keep our future from going up in smoke. Deb Price is a Detroit News staff writer whose column is published on Monday. We welcome your comments .