THAT'S LIFE by Timothy J. Shearlaw Congratulations to the Grade 12 class of Trochu Valley School for being smoke-free. That's 30 students smoke-free for the past six years. Considering peer pressure, students moving into the school system from other communities and habits inherited from mom and dad, they have achieved an almost impossible goal. Thirty per cent of all cancer can now be attributed to smoking.
Smoking is more than a habit.
It is an addiction. I began smoking at a very early age. Quitting was difficult, all four times, but I am smoke-free. Like any addiction, your body has to adjust if you have cut the fuel to the fire. Some folks refuse to quit because they're afraid they'll gain weight.