It’s Time to UNSMOKE for Netflix

From chain-smoking time traveller Nadia in Russian Doll, to frazzled single mom Joyce Byers rarely seen without a pack in her shaking hands in Stranger Things, it goes without saying that Netflix’s characters love to smoke. But the appearance of cigarettes in their top shows is something the streaming giant is now cracking down on.

Be Inspired: UNSMOKE

If you don’t smoke, don’t start.
If you smoke, quit.
If you don’t quit, change.

We are all unsmokers.
Smokers and nonsmokers.
United we can rid smoke from our lives.

Questions and Answers on UNSMOKE

WHAT DOES UNSMOKE MEAN?

To unsmoke is to rid smoke from your life. It unites smokers and nonsmokers alike who want to ‘unsmoke’ themselves, family and friends. The best way is to quit cigarettes and nicotine altogether, but the next best way is to change to better alternatives.

How I Unsmoked My Best Friend

Today, it is not easy to find and trust a person that you can start a close friendship. I have just a few friends like this and I thank God for surrounding me with these trustworthy people.

One of those nice people is Mehmet. I met with Mehmet in 2007. We were both tax assistants in PwC. He was from Ankara and I was from Izmir. Due to the fact that the trainings were held in İstanbul, we shared the same room in the hotel. Since then, we became close friends and shared many things. Despite the distances we have, we always feel close to each other. Time passed by, we had things to laugh and things to cry, the one thing that doesn’t change was sharing the good and the bad experiences. Then first he got married and became a father, and later on I got married and became a father, too. In the holidays and vacations, we got together and enjoyed. The tune that our wives and sons caught was so fine and we became like a big family. People say that good things do not last long. He and his wife had made a decision, and this decision affected their life. One of the changes by Mehmet’s side after this decision was starting to smoke.