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Is it bad that i am sucking on a pacifier while tryiing to stop smoking?

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Dr. Sheila Calderon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: Anything that works is better than smoking. Try the e cigarettes. They are found in smoke stores in the outdoor strip malls, allow you to blow vapor, look and feel like the real thing and come in many flavors including nicotine.

Dr Cordero and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/3/2015

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