Podcast guest Counter-Addictions de Rose, on October 31, Franck Dubosc shared his personal experience for the Tobacco free month. The actor candidly explained his difficult withdrawal from cigarettes, an addiction that he overcame after an operation that worried him.
Franck Dubosc recounts his years of intense dependence: “I smoked too much, two packs a day. I couldn’t take it anymore, I only lived between two cigarettes.” At Rose's microphone on October 31 for her podcast Counter-Addictions and on the occasion of Tobacco free monthhe explains how cigarettes ended up seriously harming his health. It was a warning from his doctor that triggered a major realization. Franck Dubosc tells Rose: “I'm having vocal cord surgery and I say to myself: 'this will be the opportunity, after that I'll stop, I'll stop smoking but afterwards (…) I'll smoke a little more.' So I don't put out the last cigarette. I am having vocal cord surgery and the doctor tells me: 'We removed a harder area, we're going to analyze it, if it's not cancerous I will advise you to stop, otherwise it will come back.' He then explains that it was this sentence from his doctor that scared him and really served as a trigger for him to stop lighting cigarettes. This warning sign, combined with the loss of his godfather, who died of lung cancer, convinced him to act to preserve his life. The actor and comedian explains that he stopped immediately but he still insists that it is a daily struggle. Because addiction, as Rose points out, is a disease.
Franck Dubosc and the challenge of quitting smoking
Franck Dubosc describes his weaning as a succession of small victories, thanks to the help of the patches. “Every day was a reward”he explains. The death of his father, who suffered from Charcot's disease, was another turning point that helped him give up cigarettes. Remembering his beginnings, he says he started smoking at seventeen, influenced by his aunt, a habit of “this other time” which took root far too early. Franck Dubosc explains to Rose that he has other small addictions like coffee and candy: “I gained weight when I stopped smoking, we start eating (…) I love sweets.” However, the father has never started smoking cigarettes again, he assures: “I never smoked again.”
Franck Dubosc: his new routine without cigarettes
To compensate for the absence of nicotine, Franck Dubosc turned to coffee, an addiction that he considers less harmful. “I don't like sport, but I do it every day. It’s a horror for me,” he confides, also referring to the weight gain that followed: “I stopped at 37 and started eating candy.” He remembers avoiding places where he couldn't smoke, but is glad he hasn't cracked since.
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