Samantha Costello felt smoking was impacting her life in every way. She felt unhealthy, it was expensive, and she was also embarrassed to be smoking. “I was disappointed that I was addicted to something,” Samantha said. After trying for three years to quit smoking, she finally beat the addiction by going ‘cold turkey’. Because the hand-to-mouth habit was so strong, Samantha substituted a straw for a cigarette.

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