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Dick Morrison becomes entangled with Quitters, Inc., after a friend proposes a radical stop‑smoking program. The scheme carries a chilling price: a single puff could trigger a few volts of electric shock to a loved one, or even result in a lost thumb. Faced with this deadly wager, Dick must decide whether the cost of a single drag is worth the risk. Immersed in this high‑stakes world, the story navigates themes of addiction, coercion, and the dark underbelly of the Mafia-style enforcement that underpins the program.
First publish date: November 1999
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Stephen King
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